Non-stop Action

The opening of a logistics centre in Bieruń – the first outside the Netherlands to be wholly managed by Action – is also a sign of the speed of your expansion. Do you intend to maintain this tempo? Sławomir Nitek, managing director, Action Polska: Of course, you could say that taking action is in our DNA. In mid-February, we entered our tenth country, Spain, so we are now expanding in many parts of Europe. When it comes to Poland, our plans haven’t changed. It continues to be a very promising market and we plan to keep acting quickly here. The Covid restrictions must have had an impact on your operations. How has all the uncertainty related to this affected your operations? Has the management of your company also had to change much? The pandemic has undoubtedly had a huge effect on how each business operates – and retail especially has been impacted by the many different kinds of restrictions. These include limits on the number of customers and temporary