Celebrations in 2015

Celebrations in 2015

2015 WAS A DUAL CELEBRATION YEAR,
WE CELEBRATED PINGO DOCE’S 35TH
AND BIEDRONKA’S 20TH ANNIVERSARIES.
FIND BELOW THESE BRANDS’ HISTORY.

2015 WAS A DUAL CELEBRATION YEAR, WE CELEBRATED PINGO DOCE’S 35TH AND BIEDRONKA’S 20TH ANNIVERSARIES. FIND BELOW THESE BRANDS’ HISTORY.

   Pingo Doce Biedronka
 
1980

1st Pingo Doce Store.

Start of Pingo Doce's operations, with the opening of the Rebelva store, two years after the Company was incorporated.

 
1982

Signing of the first technical assistance agreement with Belgian retailer Delhaize.

 
1985

Jerónimo Martins becomes a holding and creates a strategic partnership with the Delhaize “Le Lion” Group to develop Pingo Doce.

 
1987

100th Pingo Doce Store

opens in Parede (Cascais). Acquisition of 15 Pão de Açúcar stores.

 
1992

Partnership with Ahold.

Ahold replaces Delhaize as Pingo Doce's strategic partner, by acquiring a 49% stake in the Company.

 
1993

Pingo Doce gains Food Distribution leadership in the supermarket segment.

Acquisition of the Modelo supermarkets. Acquisition of the Inovação Group (Inô, Feira Nova and Cash & Carries).

 
1994

New store concept, where Perishables gain a prominent position. Opening of the Azambuja Distribution Centre.

 
1995

Acquisition of the Eurocash Cash & Carry chain. Start of the Biedronka project.

 
1996

New Visual Identity.

 
1997

Purchase of Biedronka, through the acquisition of 243 stores from the discount chain.

 
1998

Pingo Doce Online is created, the first virtual supermarket in Portugal.

 
1998

Launch of the first Private Brand product, V.I.P. beer.

Opening of the Lubin Distribution Centre.

 
1999

Opening of the Wyszków Distribution Centre. Acquisition of 57 stores from the German chain, TIP.

 
2000

Opening of the Grudziadza Distribution Centre.

 
2002

Opening of the Azambuja Fruit Warehouse.

 
2002

New Visual Identity.

 
2003

Opening of the Azambuja Fish Warehouse.

 
2004

New Commercial Strategy.

Implementation of the Every Day Low Price policy, which represented a turnaround in the commercial strategy.

 
2004

Biedronka is a SuperBrand

Achievement of the SuperBrands award, attributed for the first time to a retail chain in Poland.

 
2005

Environmental and Food Safety Certification

of the Azambuja, Vila do Conde and Guardeiras Distribution Centres. Creation of the figure of the Customer Ombudsman.

 
2005

Opening of the Kostrzyn Distribution Centre.

 
2006

1st “Bem-Estar” space opens in

Linda-a-Velha. Inauguration of the Vila Nova da Rainha Warehouse. Partnership with Daymon Worldwide, essential for developing Private Brand products.

 
2006

Inauguration of the first pharmacy

in partnership with Associação Nacional de Farmácias (National Pharmacy Association - Portugal). Opening of the Wojnicz Distribution Centre.

 
2007

1st company in the world

to obtain certification of the Private Brand product development process. 1st “Refeições no Sítio do Costume” restaurant opens in Linda-a-Velha.

 
2007

1,000 STORES

 
2008

New Visual Identity.

Pingo Doce/Feira Nova merger and integration of 77 Plus stores. Opening of the Non-Perishables Warehouse in Laúndos. Opening of the Alcochete Distribution Centre.

 
2008

Acquisition of Plus Discount and integration of 193 stores into the Biedronka chain. Opening of the Mszczonów Distribution Centre.

 
2010

Opening of the Skarbiemierz Distribution Centre. Store No. 1,500

 
2012

Action giving 50% discount on all products, carried out on May 1 marks

a new strategy for immediate savings campaigns.

 
2012

Sponsorship of the Polish National Football Team.

Opening of two new Distribution Centres in Ruda Slaska and Sieradz. Store No. 2,000

 
2013

Launch of the Poupa Mais (Save More) card, in partnership with BP.

 
2013

Implementation of a strong expansion plan which included two new Distribution Centres and 280 new stores.

 
2014

1st Edition of the Children's Literature Competition.

Inauguration of the Algoz Distribution Centre and implementation of a new logistics model. Store No. 385

 
2015

 
2015