ORLEN Group to double the number of service stations in Slovakia

“We are taking a balanced and comprehensive approach to developing our retail network, tailoring the capital expenditure to local conditions and market expectations. In Poland and the Czech Republic, we are focusing on upgrading our retail network, improving its service qaulity and expanding our offering. Our priority in Slovakia, on the other hand, is fast development of the network. Last year’s sales figures show that the ORLEN Group network was well received in Slovakia and has a strong potential for growth on that market. We want to make the best use of our experience from the very similar Czech market so that we can become one of the leaders in retail sales in Slovakia as well,” says Daniel Obajtek, CEO and President of the PKN ORLEN Management Board.

The ORLEN Group entered the Slovakian retail market in April 2019. Currently, it has eleven stations there, operating under the Benzina and ORLEN Group combined brand. Last year, the network recorded over 260,000 transactions, more than half of which included non-fuel sales. As in the Czech Republic, the service stations’ offering in Slovakia includes Polish products, such as beverages, snacks, engine oils and fluids. Currently, motorists in Slovakia can use ORLEN stations located in the urban areas of Malacky, Holice, Lužianky, Šelpice, Šurany, Strečno, Tesárske Mlyňany, Senica, and recently also Ružomberok.

“Food and store services are our fastest growing sales segment – its volumes in the Czech Republic increased by 320% over the last eight years. We are pleased to see customers choose our network not only to buy the proven EFECTA and VERVA fuels, but also because of the wide range of non-fuel products and food services. I believe that Slovak customers, just like motorists in the Czech Republic, will like not only our excellent coffee and popular hot dogs, but also other food products offered at Stop Cafes,” said Marek Zouvala, Director of the Benzina service station network of the ORLEN Group.

The ORLEN Group operates the largest Central and Eastern Europe’s network of over 2,800 service stations, located in Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Slovakia and Lithuania. The Group is consistently raising the standard of its facilities and expanding the range of its non-fuel products and services. At the end of the first quarter of 2020, more than 2,100 Stop Cafe and Star Connect sites operated as part of the network, including nearly 460 convenience stores under the O!SHOP brand.