Empik (stylised as empi̓k) is a Polish commercial chain selling
book
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s, international
press
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and media products (including film, music, and software). The chain also owns a photo company, Empik Foto, as well as a foreign language school, Empik School.
History
EMPiK chain began during Poland's communist period as KMPiK (, the International Press and Book Club) owned by the
Prasa-Książka-Ruch monopoly which financed the
PZPR
The Polish United Workers' Party (, ), commonly abbreviated to PZPR, was the communist party which ruled the Polish People's Republic as a one-party state from 1948 to 1989. The PZPR had led two other legally permitted subordinate minor parti ...
Party from its revenue. In 1991 it was acquired by businessmen Jacek Dębski, Janusz Romanowski (a former reserve police officer) and
Yaron Bruckner, and given its current name. While initially it was partially owned by the Polish state, in 1994 it was sold completely by the
State Treasury to Bruckner's
Eastbridge N.V.
Ronny Bruckner, also known as Yaron Bruckner (31 March 1957 – 4 August 2013), was a Belgian businessman.
Career
Bruckner started his career aged 20, as director of Zidav, a company specialising in establishing trading partnerships with Rom ...
In May 2009 EMPiK had 134 stores in Poland and 23 stores in Ukraine.
[From Polish Wikipedia]
See also
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List of bookstore chains
This is a list of bookstore chains with brick-and-mortar locations.
In the United Kingdom and many parts of the English speaking world, they are known as "Bookshops" and "newsagents".
In American English, they are called "bookstores", or someti ...
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Companies based in Warsaw
Retail companies established in 1991
Polish companies established in 1991
Bookstores of Poland
Language schools
Polish brands
Polish Limited Liability Companies