List of supermarket chains in Poland
Major retail chains
Table:
Retail chain

Type

Number
of stores

Headquarters

Background
/ Notes

Biedronka

Supermarket

3000[1]

Poland

Żabka

Convenience store

6000[1]

Poland

Lewiatan

Convenience store

3200

Poland

Społem

Convenience store

69

Poland

Consumers' co-operative of local
grocery stores est. 1868.[2]

Groszek

Convenience store

1700

Poland

Rabat Detal

Convenience store

1700

Poland

There are no markets in certain regions.

Lidl

Supermarket

700[1]

Germany

Top Market

Convenience store

2600[3]

Poland

Stokrotka

Supermarket

577[4]

Poland

Netto

Supermarket

368

Denmark

Polomarket

Supermarket

280

Poland

Piotr i Paweł

Supermarket

70

Poland

Aldi

Supermarket

132

Germany

SPAR

Convenience store

250

Netherlands

ABC

Convenience store

8500

Poland

Rosa

Convenience store

54

Poland

Dino

Supermarket

1218[5]

Poland

There are no markets in certain regions.

Livio

Convenience store

2300

Poland

Mila

Supermarket

187

Poland

There are no markets in certain regions.

Odido

Convenience store

2200

Poland

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A chain store or retail chain is a retail outlet in which several locations share a brand , central management , and standardized business practices . They have come to dominate the retail and dining markets , and many service categories , in many parts of the world . A franchise retail establishment is one form of chain store . In 2004 , the world 's largest retail chain , Walmart , became the world 's largest corporation based on gross sales . [ citation needed ]
Biedronka is the largest supermarket chain in Poland with 2,823 stores in 2017 and 67,000 employees ( 2019 ) . It is owned by the Portuguese company Jerónimo Martins . The supermarket chain 's name translates as ladybug , with a cartoon ladybug as the company 's logo . Biedronka sells mainly local ( Polish ) products , many of which are manufactured under the company 's own label . It is one of the most popular supermarket chains in Poland and is targeted at lower-income customers . It also sells some Portuguese-made products , mostly wine . Biedronka has had a dominant position in Poland 's grocery retail market for more than a decade , and its main competitor in Poland is Lidl .
A supermarket is self-service shop offering a wide variety of food , beverages and household products , organized into sections . It is larger and has a wider selection than earlier grocery stores , but is smaller and more limited in the range of merchandise than a hypermarket or big-box market . The supermarket typically has aisles for meat , fresh produce , dairy , and baked goods . Shelf space is also reserved for canned and packaged goods and for various non-food items such as kitchenware , household cleaners , pharmacy products and pet supplies . Some supermarkets also sell other household products that are consumed regularly , such as alcohol ( where permitted ) , medicine , and clothes , and some sell a much wider range of non-food products : DVDs , sporting equipment , board games , and seasonal items ( e.g. , Christmas wrapping paper in December ) . A larger full-service supermarket combined with a department store is sometimes known as a hypermarket . Other services may include those of banks , cafés , childcare centres/creches , insurance ( and other financial services ) , Mobile Phone services , photo processing , video rentals , pharmacies or petrol stations . If the eatery in a supermarket is substantial enough , the facility may be called a grocerant , a blend of grocery and restaurant . The traditional supermarket occupies a large amount of floor space , usually on a single level . It is usually situated near a residential area in order to be convenient to consumers . The basic appeal is the availability of a broad selection of goods under a single roof , at relatively low prices . Other advantages include ease of parking and frequently the convenience of shopping hours that extend into the evening or even 24 hours of the day .
Poland ( Polish : Polska [ ˈpɔlska ] ( listen ) ) , officially the Republic of Poland ( Polish : Rzeczpospolita Polska [ c ] [ ʐɛt͡ʂpɔˈspɔlita ˈpɔlska ] ( listen ) ) , is a country located in Central Europe . It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions , covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres ( 120,733 sq mi ) , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With a population of nearly 38.5 million people , Poland is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union . Poland 's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw . Other major cities include Kraków , Łódź , Wrocław , Poznań , Gdańsk , and Szczecin . Poland is bordered by the Baltic Sea , Lithuania , and Russia 's Kaliningrad Oblast to the north , Belarus and Ukraine to the east , Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south , and Germany to the west . The history of human activity on Polish soil spans almost 500,000 years . Throughout the Iron Age the area became extensively diverse , with various cultures and tribes settling on the vast Central European Plain . However , it was the Western Polans who dominated the region and gave Poland its name . The establishment of Polish statehood can be traced to AD 966 , when Mieszko I , ruler of the realm coextensive with the territory of present-day Poland , converted to Christianity . The Kingdom of Poland was founded in 1025 , and in 1569 it cemented its longstanding political association with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by signing the Union of Lublin . This union formed the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth , one of the largest ( over 1,000,000 square kilometres - 400,000 square miles ) and most populous countries of 16th and 17th century Europe , with a uniquely liberal political system which adopted Europe 's first written national constitution , the Constitution of 3 May 1791 .
Żabka Polska ( Polish pronunciation : [ ˈʐapka ] ) is a chain of convenience stores in Poland . There are more than 4,500 stores across Poland . Some Żabka stores are located in the Czech Republic . The retail turnover was about EUR 650 [ citation needed ] million in 2010 .
A convenience store , convenience shop , or corner store is a small retail business that stocks a range of everyday items such as coffee , groceries , snack foods , confectionery , soft drinks , tobacco products , over-the-counter drugs , toiletries , newspapers , and magazines . In some jurisdictions , convenience stores are licensed to sell alcohol , although many such jurisdictions limit such beverages to those with relatively low alcoholic content such as beer and wine . Such stores may also offer money order and wire transfer services , along with the use of a fax machine or photocopier for a small per-copy cost . They differ from general stores and village shops in that they are not in a rural location and are used as a convenient supplement to larger stores . A convenience store may be part of a gas/petrol station , so customers can purchase goods conveniently while filling their vehicle with fuel . It may be located alongside a busy road , in an urban area , near a railway or railroad station , or at another transport hub . In some countries , convenience stores have long shopping hours , and some remain open 24 hours . Convenience stores usually charge significantly higher prices than conventional grocery stores or supermarkets , as these stores order smaller quantities of inventory at higher per-unit prices from wholesalers . However , convenience stores make up for this loss by having longer open hours , serving more locations , and having shorter cashier lines .
Eurocash S.A. is a corporate group holding numerous enterprises , inter alia : Eurocash Cash & Carry , Eurocash Serwis as well as the retail chains of ABC , 1 minute , Delikatesy Centrum , Groszek , Lewiatan and Mila . The largest share holder ( 44% ) of the company is the Portuguese Luis Amaral , who in 2003 acquired a share in his former employer Jerónimo Martins . Since February 2005 , Eurocash holds a place on the Warsaw Stock Exchange .
PSS Społem is a Polish consumers ' co-operative of local grocery stores founded in 1868 . Each of the branches of PSS Społem during the Partitions of Poland were formed via different conditions in law , economy and politics . The common character of the consumers ' co-operative was patriotism , providing economic and political security against the Partition Powers of Kingdom of Prussia , Habsburg Austria and the Russian Empire . The year 1869 saw the formation of the first consumer co-operatives : Merkury in Warsaw , Oszczędność in Radom , and Zgoda in Płock . The idea behind the name of the co-operative chain was Stefan Żeromski , who published the first fortnightly journal propagating the need for co-operation , published in 1906 . During the Polish People 's Republic , PSS Społem built a number of modernist grocery stores , inter alia in : Spółdzielczy Dom Handlowy Zenit in Katowice ( 1962 ) , SDH Central in Łódź ( 1972 ) , SDH Skarbek in Katowice ( 1975 ) .
Groszek is a brand and franchise of independent retailers ( primarily small grocery shops ) in Poland . The chain was founded in 2000 , the organiser and owner of the chain is Eurocash . The chain is made up of over 1250 convenience stores , the average size of each store is 125,5 m² . In 2013 , the chain was awarded the Hermes award by the business journal „ Poradnik Handlowca , for the distribution firms , retail , independent shop owners , as well as people which in the past few years imposed great influence in the development of the brand .
Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG ( German pronunciation : [ ˈliːdl̩ ] ; UK : /ˈlɪdəl/ LID-əl ) is a German global discount supermarket chain , based in Neckarsulm , Germany , that operates over 10,000 stores across Europe and the United States . It belongs to Dieter Schwarz , who also owns the store chains Handelshof and hypermarket Kaufland . Lidl is the chief competitor of a similar German discount chain Aldi in several markets , including the United States . There are Lidl stores in almost every member state of the European Union . [ citation needed ] Lidl stores are also present in Switzerland , Serbia , the United Kingdom and the United States .
Germany ( German : Deutschland , German pronunciation : [ ˈdɔʏtʃlant ] ) , constitutionally the Federal Republic of Germany ( German : Bundesrepublik Deutschland , listen ( help·info ) ) , [ f ] is a country in Central and Western Europe . It borders Denmark to the north , Poland and the Czech Republic to the east , Austria and Switzerland to the south , France to the southwest , and Luxembourg , Belgium , and the Netherlands to the west . Germany includes 16 constituent states , covers an area of 357,386 square kilometres ( 137,988 sq mi ) , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With 83 million inhabitants , it is the second most populous state of Europe after Russia , the most populous state lying entirely in Europe , as well as the most populous member state of the European Union . Germany is a very decentralised country . Its capital and largest metropolis is Berlin , while Frankfurt serves as its financial capital and has the country 's busiest airport . Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity . A region named Germania was documented before AD 100 . Beginning in the 10th century , German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire . During the 16th century , northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation . After the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire , the German Confederation was formed in 1815 . The German revolutions of 1848-49 resulted in the Frankfurt Parliament establishing major democratic rights .
Stokrotka ( lit . Bellis ) is a Polish chain supermarket . It is a retail part of the Emperia Capital Group , coordinated by Emperia Holding SA with its registered office in Warsaw . It was listed since 2002 on the Stock exchange .
Netto is a Danish discount supermarket operating in Denmark , Germany , Poland , and previously in Sweden and the United Kingdom both as a stand alone venture , until its sale in May 2010 to Asda , and via a joint venture with Sainsbury 's between June 2014 and July 2016 . Netto is owned by Salling Group . Netto also operates an express version of the store in Denmark , known as Døgn Netto ( [ 24 hour ] Day Netto ) . Døgn stores offer the same service as regular Netto stores with fewer products , but longer opening hours and higher prices . As of 2016 , all Døgn Nettos are being revised to normal Nettos or Føtex Food convenience concept stores .
Denmark ( Danish : Danmark , pronounced [ ˈtænmak ] ( listen ) ) , officially the Kingdom of Denmark , [ N 10 ] [ N 2 ] is a Nordic country in Northwest Europe . Denmark proper , which is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries , consists of a peninsula , Jutland , and an archipelago of 443 named islands , [ N 2 ] with the largest being Zealand , Funen and the North Jutlandic Island . The islands are characterised by flat , arable land and sandy coasts , low elevation and a temperate climate . The southernmost of the Scandinavian nations , Denmark lies southwest of Sweden and south of Norway , [ N 11 ] and is bordered to the south by Germany . The Kingdom of Denmark also includes two autonomous territories in the North Atlantic Ocean : the Faroe Islands and Greenland . Denmark has a total area of 42,924 km2 ( 16,573 sq mi ) , land area of 42,394 km2 ( 16,368 sq mi ) , and the total area including Greenland and the Faroe Islands is 2,210,579 km2 ( 853,509 sq mi ) , and a population of 5.8 million in Denmark proper ( Danish egentlige Danmark ) ( as of 2020 [ update ] ) . The unified kingdom of Denmark emerged in the 8th century as a proficient seafaring nation in the struggle for control of the Baltic Sea . Denmark , Sweden , and Norway were ruled together under one sovereign ruler in the Kalmar Union , established in 1397 and ending with Swedish secession in 1523 . The areas of Denmark and Norway remained under the same monarch until 1814 , Denmark-Norway . Beginning in the 17th century , there were several devastating wars with the Swedish Empire , ending with large cessions of territory to Sweden . After the Napoleonic Wars , Norway was ceded to Sweden , while Denmark kept the Faroe Islands , Greenland , and Iceland . In the 19th century there was a surge of nationalist movements , which were defeated in the First Schleswig War .
Polomarket Sp . z o.o . ( stylised as POLOmarket ) is a retail chain of grocery stores , operating around 290 stores nationally around Poland . Every month , Polomarket stores are visited by nearly 8.5 million customers . The Polomarket headquarters and logistics centre is located in Giebnia near Pakość , Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship . The second warehouse is located in Kłobuck . The retail chain 's slogan is My favourite ( Mój ulubiony ) .
Piotr i Paweł is a retail chain of delicatessen and supermarket stores . The retail chain was founded in 1990 by Eleonora Woś and her two sons , Piotr and Paweł Woś . As of October 24 , 2016 the supermarket chain has 138 stores in Poland . Since 2003 , the company additionally operates an online store , available across all of Poland .
Aldi ( stylised as ALDI ) is the common brand of two German family-owned discount supermarket chains with over 10,000 stores in 20 countries , and an estimated combined turnover of more than €50 billion . Based in Germany , the chain was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946 when they took over their mother 's store in Essen . The business was split into two separate groups in 1960 , that later became Aldi Nord , headquartered in Essen , and Aldi Süd , headquartered in Mülheim . In 1962 , they introduced the name Aldi ( a syllabic abbreviation for Albrecht Diskont ) , which is pronounced [ ˈaldiː ] ( listen ) . In Germany , Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd have been financially and legally separate since 1966 , although both divisions ' names may appear as if they were a single enterprise with certain store brands or when negotiating with contractor companies . The formal business name is Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Compagnie , oHG . Aldi 's German operations consist of Aldi Nord 's 35 individual regional companies with about 2,500 stores in western , northern , and eastern Germany , and Aldi Süd 's 32 regional companies with 1,600 stores in western and southern Germany . Internationally , Aldi Nord operates in Denmark , France , the Benelux countries , Portugal , Spain and Poland , while Aldi Süd operates in Ireland , Great Britain , Hungary , Switzerland , Australia , China , Italy , Austria and Slovenia . Both Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd also operate in the United States with 1,600 stores as of 2017 ( and is the only country to have both of Aldi 's subsidiaries operating outside of Germany ) .
SPAR , originally DESPAR , is a Dutch multinational franchise that manages independently owned and operated food retail stores . It was founded in the Netherlands in 1932 , by Adriaan van Well , and now consists of more than 13,112 stores in 48 countries . The company 's name is an acronym of the slogan Door Eendrachtig Samenwerken Profiteren Allen Regelmatig , which was used by van Well to describe the brand and translates as Everyone works better together . Its headquarters are located in Amsterdam . The company operates a partnership programme and has a presence in most European countries , as well as many others throughout Asia , Africa and Oceania . In fiscal year 2017 , SPAR achieved €34.5 billion ( $ 40.1 billion ) in global sales , which represented a 5.3 percent increase over 2016 .
The Netherlands ( Dutch : Nederland , [ ˈneːdərlɑnt ] ( listen ) ) , informally Holland , is a country in Northwestern Europe with some overseas territories in the Caribbean . In Europe , it consists of 12 provinces that border Germany to the east , Belgium to the south , and the North Sea to the northwest , with maritime borders in the North Sea with those countries and the United Kingdom . Together with the Caribbean Netherlands - Bonaire , Sint Eustatius and Saba - it forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands . The official language is Dutch and a secondary official language in the province of Friesland is West Frisian . In the north and east of the country , Low Saxon is also spoken , and in the southeast , Limburgish . In the Caribbean Netherlands English and Papiamento are recognised languages . The five largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam , Rotterdam , The Hague , Utrecht and Eindhoven . Amsterdam is the country 's most populous city and nominal capital , while The Hague holds the seat of the States General , Cabinet and Supreme Court . The Port of Rotterdam is the busiest seaport in Europe , and the busiest in any country outside Asia . Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the busiest airport in the Netherlands , and the third busiest in Europe . The country is a founding member of the EU , Eurozone , G10 , NATO , OECD and WTO , as well as a part of the Schengen Area and the trilateral Benelux Union . It hosts several intergovernmental organisations and international courts , many of which are centered in The Hague , which is consequently dubbed 'the world 's legal capital ' .
Dino Polska S.A. is a Polish retail chain of grocery stores . The retail chain was founded in 1999 by Tomasz Biernacki . Dino supermarkets are generally located in medium and small-sized towns as well as on the peripheries of larger cities . As of 2017 , Dino supermarkets are located in the following voivodeships : Greater Poland , Kuyavian-Pomeranian , Lesser Poland , Lower Silesian , Lubusz , Łódź , Opole , Pomeranian , Silesian , Świętokrzyskie as well as in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship . Howbeit , upon foundation , the retail chain only operated in western Poland .