4F
A Polish sportswear and accessories brand owned by OTCF, offering products for both training and everyday wear. Since 2008 it has worked with the Polish Olympic Committee, designing collections for the Summer and Winter Olympics. 4F has 174 own stores and 180 partner stores in Poland, plus over a dozen stores in Latvia, Slovakia, Romania and the Czech Republic. Beyond retail, 4F is present in more than 30 countries through its wholesale network, and its products are available in over 500 multi-brand stores.
World Youth Day
A gathering of young Catholics held in Kraków on 26–31 July at the invitation of Pope Francis. World Youth Day brought together over 2 million pilgrims from all over the world. Participants took part in spiritual and cultural events such as liturgies, catechesis, meetings with religious communities and movements from around the world, concerts and performances — and had the chance to discover Poland, and Kraków in particular.
C.H. Beck
A German publisher specialising in professional publications on law, tax and economics, as well as foreign-language literature. Founded in 1763 in Munich by Carl Gottlob Beck, it is one of the oldest and largest German publishing houses. The C.H. Beck bookshop has been present on the Polish market since 1993, with stores in Warsaw and Wrocław, many partner bookshops across the country and an online shop.
Salumanus
Salumanus is a Polish distributor of ICT solutions, operating since 2002. It specialises in components and systems for data transmission over fibre-optic, wireless and copper networks. Salumanus has offices in three Polish cities — headquarters in Kraków and branches in Warsaw and Wrocław. In 2017 the company received an award from Raisecom in Barcelona.
Celkar
Celkar imports and sells car parts and has been on the market for almost 20 years. It is a Polish family-owned business headquartered in the economic zone in Niepołomice near Kraków, where a 4,000 m² logistics centre and a 1,000 m² office building opened in 2013. The company employs over 60 people and was awarded the Forbes Diamond in 2015.
Mix Electronics
A chain of consumer electronics and home appliance wholesalers and supermarkets. Founded in 1991, the company grew rapidly: in 2006 the “Rzeczpospolita” daily ranked Mix Electronics 299th among the largest Polish companies, and in 2008 it rose to 190th place in the “Polityka” ranking. In 2009 it took over a competitor — eight Electro World Polska hypermarkets — for a symbolic one euro. At its peak, Mix Electronics had over 200 stores across Poland.
Zachęta
Zachęta is a chain of shops in the Małopolska region, run by one family for two generations and part of the LEWIATAN group. Zachęta shops combine the strength of a large retail network with the advantages of a local neighbourhood store. Years of experience have allowed the company to develop a business model that keeps customers happy with both the product range and prices. The chain has 40 shops in Małopolska, with headquarters in Kraków.
