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POLO POLSKA- The Nationwide Trade Net has existed since 1991. It started its activity as one of the first on the market and at present is the only one trade net in second-hand clothing and outlet sector. It is built on similar basis as chains of food stores or building sector stores. Since the beginning of its existence the company focuses on purchasing best quality goods and developing wholesale. Afterwards, the system of retail sale has been prepared to guarantee the cooperating stores possibility of obtaining large profits.
At the beginning volume of import was 800 ton per year. The dynamic development allowed to increase the amount of imported goods and in 1996 it amounted to 5400 ton of clothes. These values increase every year.
Aims and Achievements
Our strategy is to fill in the market recess between traditional second-hand clothing and new clothing stores. This strategy includes also outlet sale (new clothing), series endings for very attractive price for customers.
POLO POLSKA- The Nationwide Trade Net develops dynamically, it includes about 200 stores in Poland, and the new ones continuously appear. Our company becomes more and more famous on the Polish market.
Our wish is to create a net, which will secure in the best way access to both - high quality second-hand clothing and outlet clothing sold by us.
During 18 years of its activity our company has achieved an extensive knowledge and trading experience. It has improved and worked out an effective system of selling second- hand and outlet clothing.
The second-hand clothing and outlet offered by us come, among others from England, the Netherlands and Australia.
Before sending the clothes to Poland they are subject to restrictive inspection by our employee, who issues for each transport batch a quality certificate.
Our activity
We run and extend our nationwide net of stores and wholesale firms. According to our observations at present nets of stores and wholesale firms have much higher chances to survive on the Polish market than individual enterprises.
This is because a trade net has the following advantages:
- strict business dependency between net’s creator and entities belonging to the net (partners who cannot exist without other partners)
- exchange of information and experiences between our Partners and head office
- guaranteed stability of prices, because we look for the best sources of supply and we exist as a net.
- reliable and extensive system of quality control of deliveries, which allows to provide high quality goods for low price.
- regularity in delivering goods and methods of activity (we use a tested regular- two-weeks time way of sale goods according to verified price policy)
- nationwide advertisement, which increases recognition of our logo and stores – this leads to increase of our constant customers amount, moreover we work out a system of advertisement activities of regional extent adjusted to individual customer’s needs.
- introduction of new products to the net (a group of specialized traders looking for price and quality attractive goods on the European market.
What we offer
We help to design, equip and open a store (We take part in the process of choosing and localization of premises, we also help with interior design of the store).
We deal with promotion and advertisement (we provide patterns of advert elements and information needed in equipped stores, we provide patterns of posters and leaflets appropriate for each season of the year and appropriate day of cycle, which guarantees sale increase.
We carry out trainings, we advise in personnel selection (we offer help to our partners in selection of personnel and we train them regarding goods sorting, customer service, theft prevention, etc.)
We care about efficient functioning of a store (we control the process of store preparation and participate in its opening, which is an important event for us; during the entire cooperation we are in a constant touch with partners, we give them advice and help.
What we expect from our potential partners
Selection of our trade partners is not incidental. They have to fulfill defined conditions, for example they should have trade experience, work motivation, effectiveness in action and success orientation.
If they make use of our great experience and apply our procedures and recommendations, they will be successful.
About us
POLO POLSKA- The Nationwide Trade Net comes from Nysa and it has got its distribution center here. The management of the company is situated in Warsaw.
The company achieved success and wants to share it. Since many years it has helped the children’s hospital in Nysa buying equipment to the ward and organizing games for children staying at the hospital.
For many years we have supported the so-called Finals of The Great Orchestra of Holiday Help (WOŚP). In 2004, POLO POLSKA took part in the auction of the gold medal of the Olympic Games in Athens won by Otylia Jędrzejczak, offering 255 thousands PLN. We occupied second place in the auction. Jurek Owsiak, appreciating contribution of our company in organization of the Final WOŚP year by year sends thanks to the company’s owners.
POLO POLSKA- the Nationwide Trade Net and its Owners also support local cultural events, for instance regional election of Miss Polonia, they are also sponsors of sport events, such as Boxing Gala in Częstochowa.
Our company was also a co-organizer of the charity match between boxers and motorcycle racers. In our team appeared, among others, the World Champion in professional boxing-Tomasz Adamek.
POLO POLSKA is also a sponsor of Marcin Najman who has been twice a vice champion of Poland in kick-boxing, vice-champion of the Małopolska region in boxing and twice the most popular athlete in Częstochowa. |
Company history 
