Warsaw (Puls Biznesu) – Ahold is going to build a network of franchise shops. They will be called Albert Express and be located on gas stations. One Albert Express has already been launched.
International retailers invest in smaller shops in Poland. Ahold, which already has Hypernova and Albert chains, wants to launch a chain of shops on gas stations.”Ahold is going to develop a chain of franchise shops under the brand Albert Express located at Jet gas stations in Poland”, Planet Retail, the sector www newspaper reads.
The first shop has already been launched in Tychy. Unfortunately, neither Ahold nor ConocoPhilips, the owner of Jet brand, wanted to talk about these plans.
According to Planet Retail, Ahold wants to launch seven such shops this year. If the project is a success, further shops will be launched on Jet stations in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Conoco has over 80 gas stations in Poland.