In Brief: IKEA expands; SkyEurope opens Kraków base; Comp; Agora president

The company plans to build a new furniture store in Łódź, expand its retail centers in Poznań, Wrocław, Gdańsk and Kraków and invest in its suppliers. The concern also wants to increase purchases from Polish suppliers by 10-20%. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) ... Budget airline SkyEurope opened its hub in Kraków yesterday. This is its second base in Poland. The carrier's managing director Christian Mandl told the press that his company has already sold over 25,000 tickets to and from Kraków. (Parkiet, p. 5) ... Warsaw-based IT company Comp has won a zł.450,000 tender to design, create and implement an integrated IT system for the Civil Aviation Office. (Parkiet, p. 6) ... Piotr Niemczycki, the deputy president and the general director of media concern Agora is taking a six-month holiday starting today. He declared there are no hidden motives behind his decision and it is motivated solely by the need for a break. (Puls Biznesu, p. 7; Parkiet, p. 3) E.B.