In Brief: Royal PBK; Car sales up; Piotr i Paweł look to expand supermarket spread

In March, car sales rose by 28% on February's figures, some 40% more than in March 2003. This rise in demand was largely stimulated by forthcoming VAT rate changes and fears of further price hikes following EU accession next month. (Puls Biznesu, p. 6) ... Piotr i Paweł, a supermarket chain operating 24 stores in 18 cities, wants to expand its operations in Central and Eastern regions of the country, opening four new outlets a year. "Each year we spend more that zł.10 million on investments," said Piotr Woś, the company's co-owner. (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) D.W.