Biedronka

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Biedronka

Exterior of a Biedronka store near Tomaszów Mazowiecki
Company type	Joint-stock company
Industry	Retail
Founded	1995; 29 years ago (1995)
Founder	Mariusz Świtalski
Headquarters	ul. Żniwna 5, Kostrzyn, Poland
Number of locations	3,283 (2022)[1]
Area served	Poland
Key people	Pedro de Castro Soares
Products	Discount store, supermarket
Revenue	€11.5 billion (2019)[1]
Parent	Jerónimo Martins
Website	biedronka.pl

Biedronka (lit: Ladybird) is a chain of supermarkets. It is the largest chain of discount shops in Poland with 3,283 stores as of 2022^[1] and 70,000 employees (2022).^[2] It is owned by the Portuguese group Jerónimo Martins. The name "Biedronka" means "ladybird", and a cartoon ladybird is the company's logo.

Biedronka sells mainly local products, many of which are manufactured under the company's own label. It also sells some Portuguese-made products, mostly wine.^[3] Initially targeted at lower-income customers, it is now one of the most popular supermarket chains in Poland.

Biedronka has had a dominant position in Poland's grocery retail market for over a decade, and its main competitor in Poland is Lidl,^[4] although competition is rising in form of Kaufland and Aldi.

The founder of Biedronka was entrepreneur Mariusz Świtalski, owner of Elektromis. The first Biedronka store opened its doors on April 6, 1995, on Newtona Street in Poznań. In 1997, Jerónimo Martins acquired 210 stores from Elektromis, marking the beginning of a significant expansion phase for the chain.^[5]

Since then, Biedronka has experienced rapid growth, exemplified by milestones such as the opening of its 1,500th store in March 2010 in Poznań on ul. Bobrzańska, followed by reaching 2,000 stores by 2012. ^[6] In September 2014, the chain celebrated the launch of its 2,500th store, and in February 2019, it reached the milestone of 3,000 stores.^[7]

In 2008, Biedronka acquired and transformed over 120 stores previously operated by the German chain Plus into its own network of stores.

Biedronka's success is reflected in its consistent rise in rankings among Poland's largest enterprises. In the Rzeczpospolita list of the 500 largest enterprises in Poland, Biedronka has steadily climbed higher each year.

Similarly, in a ranking compiled by weekly newspaper Polityka, Jerónimo Martins Polska SA, the parent company of Biedronka, achieved 5th place in 2009 and 4th place in 2010.^[8][9]

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  A Biedronka store in Piecki
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  A Biedronka store in Stronie Śląskie
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  A Biedronka store in Ruda Śląska
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  Inside a Biedronka store in Białystok
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  Biedronka's truck during unloading, Tomaszów Mazowiecki

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