Briefs

Orlen's new filling stations 150 new filling stations are to be opened by PKN Orlen in the next three years. The investment will reach the amount of PLN 1 bln. By the end of 2006 the company wants to operate 1020 stations, each of them supposed to sell 3.1mln of fuel per year. Orlen has a 30% stake in the gas stations market selling ca 40% of fuel in Poland. New Empik's stores The retail chain Empik has announced the opening of three new stores in Poland in 2004, starting with the first one in Rzeszów (South Poland). At the end of last year there were 56 Empik's stores. Empik specialises mainly in press, books, CDs and multimedia and is a major player in this market segment. Starting last year the chain has seen new competion enter the market. The first Traffic store was opened in Warsaw city centre, the second one to be in Blue City shopping centre, also in Warsaw. KrakChemia's profit KrakChemia, the operator of supermarke