During the second day of the 7th European Congress of Local Governments in Mikołajki, a panel discussion was held: “Local product locally unavailable. How large retail chains are changing the market of small towns “.
For many years, there has been a decline in the market share of independent stores and specialty stores, which is due to the increased competition of large-format stores. The increase in the presence of commercial networks, both domestic and, above all, foreign ones, applies not only to large and medium-sized cities, but more and more often to small towns and even villages. Many of the owners of independent stores, trying to stay on the market, decide, for example, to join franchise networks. What impact does this progressive process ultimately have on the product market and their availability to customers?
Moderator:
Robert Gołaszewski – EDITOR OF BUSINESS MAGAZINE
For 20 years associated with the media, incl. Rzeczpospolita daily; Polskapresse; MotoBiznes. Author of many business projects. Expert, speaker in the field of automotive industry.
Panelists:
Jarosław Derbin – REGION DIRECTOR LIDL SP. Z O.O. SP. K.
He has been associated with Lidl since 2005, where he held the following positions: Area Manager, Sales Manager and Regional Director. He gained professional experience in Poland and Germany. Currently, it manages 2 Sales Offices, 110 stores, a Distribution Center and over 2,500 employees.
Stefan Krajewski – MEMBERSHIP OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND
President of the Provincial Board of PSL in Białystok. He is a political scientist by education, he completed MA studies at the University of Warsaw and postgraduate studies in EU agricultural policy at the University of Warmia and Mazury. He also earned an MBA degree.
Mariusz Jan Radło – HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC INTERDependencies WARSAW SCHOOL OF TRADE
SGH professor, head of the Department of Global Economic Interdependencies of the Warsaw School of Economics. \ R \ nExpert in the fields of: global value chains, competitiveness of economies and enterprises, and development policy. Managing partner in the SEENDICO consulting and analytical company.
Ewa Danela Burdon – PRESIDENT OF THE NORWEGIAN-POLISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
In the current position since 2014, GM of the Norwegian consulting company Perfect Connection. An international speaker, incl. intercultural business and human due-dilligance. Education: 3 x higher master’s degrees: Journalism, Political Science, International Business and Communication Management.
