Eurocash S.A. is a Polish
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.[1] 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.[2]
Eurocash Group
The
joint-stock company Eurocash S.A. is the dominant entity of the Eurocash Group, which apart from owning
business units, holds
franchise networks: ABC, Delikatesy Centrum, Polska Sieć Handlowa Lewiatan, Euro Sklep,
Groszek as well as the
drugstore Drogerie Koliber.[3] Eurocash also possesses other enterprises: Partnerski Serwis Detaliczny S.A., DEF
cash and carry stores, chemical and
cosmetics company Ambra. Eurocash S.A. groups some of its enterprises under the following business units:
Eurocash Cash&Carry - a
retail chain of over 160
wholesalers, specialising in small to mid-sized
grocery-chemical stores.[4] The business unit is the franchise operator of the grocery stores "Sieć Sklepów ABC" - with over 6100 stores, it is the largest retail chain of small neighbourhood stores in
Poland.[5][6]
Eurocash Franczyza - a business unit operating the retail stores franchise Delikatesy Centrum, with over 800 stores as of 2014. the largest concentration of stores is located in south-eastern
Poland.[7]
Eurocash Dystrybucja - the leading Polish distributor of
consumer packaged goods to
petrol stations and corner shops. It is the leading distributor of consumer packaged goods in Poland. The company disposes of 500 thousand square-metres of department space and a line of 650 transport vehicles. In April 2014, Eurocash S.A. merged with Tradis
Sp. z o.o., the latter as a consequence transforming into Eurocash Dystrybucja.[8][9]
Eurocash Gastronomia - the leading Polish distributor of
consumer packaged goods to the
hotel,
restaurant and
catering market. The company specialises in the distribution of goods to middle-class restaurants (casual dining) as well as
fast food chainss, workers' cafeterias and hotels.
Eurocash Serwis - the leading Polish company specialising in the production and distribution of
coffee,
tea, cigarettes, tobacco,
candy, batteries, mobile 'phone cards as well as medicine available without prescription. The company has over 130 subsidiaries.[10]
PolCater - a company specialising in the
gastronomy market. The company supplies restaurant chains,
cafeterias and hotels.
PSD - Partnerski Serwis Detaliczny - the partnership is associated with the
consumers' co-operativeSpołem. The PSD Group founded the association of nationwide retail stores Gama.[11]
PayUp Polska - a
joint venture founded by
Portuguese company Pay Up Desenvolvimento and the Eurocash Group. The company distributes electronic services to customers, which are realised via electronic terminals. The company provides
pay and go top-up for mobile 'phones, the payment of bills (e.g. for gas, electricity, telephones and homes). The service accepts
electronic payments, cashback and
online payment via
paysafecard.