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Polish supermarket chain
Biedronka
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 Exterior of a Biedronka store near Tomaszów Mazowiecki |
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| Company type | Joint-stock company |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1995; 30 years ago (1995) |
| Founder | Mariusz Świtalski |
| Headquarters | ul. Żniwna 5, Kostrzyn, Poland |
| Number of locations | 3,730 stores (2024) |
| Area served | Poland, Slovakia |
| Key people | Pedro de Castro Soares |
| Products | Discount store, supermarket |
| Revenue |  102.0 billion PLN (2024) |
| Operating income |  3.9 billion PLN (2024) |
| Net income | 3.4 billion PLN (2024) |
| Total assets | 26.8 billion PLN (2024) |
| Total equity | 4.6 billion PLN (2024) |
| Number of employees | 84,000 (2024) |
| Parent | Jerónimo Martins |
| Website | biedronka.pl, biedronka.sk |
| Footnotes / references[1][2] |
Biedronka (lit: Ladybug) is a chain of supermarkets. It is the largest chain of discount shops in Poland with 3,730 stores and 84,000 employees at the end of 2024[update].[2] It is owned by the Portuguese group Jerónimo Martins. The name "Biedronka" means "ladybug", and a cartoon ladybug 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 Poland-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 2023, Biedronka announced its intention to enter Slovakia by the end of 2024, making it the Biedronka's first expansion abroad.[8] In March 2025, Biedronka opened its first store in Slovakia.[9]
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.[10][11]
A Biedronka store in Piecki
A Biedronka store in Stronie Śląskie
A Biedronka store in Ruda Śląska
Inside a Biedronka store in Białystok
Biedronka's truck during unloading, Tomaszów Mazowiecki
- ^ a b "Roczne sprawozdanie finansowe 2024 [2024 Annual financial statement]" (xml). JERONIMO MARTINS POLSKA SPÓŁKA AKCYJNA. 2025-03-26. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ a b c "30 lat Biedronki w Polsce: od pierwszego sklepu w Poznaniu do lidera rynku" [30 years of Biedronka in Poland: from the first store in Poznań to the market leader] (in Polish). Biuro prasowe sieci Biedronka [Press office of Biedronka chain]. 2025-04-04. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
- ^ "O firmie" (in Polish). Portugalski Świat.
- ^ "Polish discount retailer Biedronka boosts sales by 13.2 pct in 2017". Polish Press Agency. 12 January 2008. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Jak Biedronka zmieniła się przez 20 lat funkcjonowania w Polsce (galeria zdjęć)". dlahandlu.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Biedronka 2000". Biedronka (in Polish). Archived from the original on 12 November 2012.
- ^ "25 lat temu ruszył pierwszy sklep z szyldem Biedronka! – Handel dystrybucja". portalspozywczy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Biedronka na Slovensku: čo treba vedieť o príchode poľskej konkurencie Lidla" (in Slovak). Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Biedronka prichádza na Slovensko" (in Slovak). Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Lista 500". Polityka (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ^ "Lista 500 – Polityka.pl". Polityka (in Polish). Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
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