Tesco tests convenience format on Orlen stations

Poland’s largest fuel company PKN Orlen has launched tests of convenience stores under the Tesco Express brand, the company said in a press release on Tuesday. The testing program will take 12 months. It will involve the opening of 10 Tesco Express stores on selected Orlen stations. The first such store was opened at a filling station near the Warsaw Chopin Airport. “We hope that the effects of our cooperation [with Tesco] gains recognition from our present customers and that it encourages new buyers to come to our network,” said  Marek Balawejder, responsible for retail sales at PKN Orlen.