The store offers free groceries to individuals and families experiencing hardship, as well as advice on healthy eating.
The store offers free groceries to individuals and families experiencing hardship, as well as advice on healthy eating.
The Kraków Plaza mall has also been turned into a temporary shelter for hundreds of refugees from Ukraine.
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Maria Wilczek
But experts say that finding new workarounds will be tough.
Maria Wilczek
Around Warsaw, shops are springing up that do not let customers in.
The Buy Locally Index looks at imports as a share of consumption, but also accounts for how easy it is to buy local products.
Polish consumers say they are doing less frequent but bigger shopping trips.
PKN Orlen wants to open 900 of its new format retail outlets by 2026.
The oldest shop dates back to 1819, while the list also includes Poland’s first coffee roaster, established in 1882.