of their Polish business. 2. To what extent is Tesco’s food retailing expertise transferable to Poland? The traditional retail sector in Poland started to modernize intensely in the later years of the twentieth century. After the collapse of communism entrepreneurship and privatizing in retailing was highly supported and approved by the government as this was economically important to Poland. Using this opportunity‚ Western European countries started to own local stores thus penetrating the
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of the Ferrero Company‚ created Nutella‚ by mixing cocoa with cocoa butter‚ toasted hazelnuts and vegetable oils into the spread. At this time‚ children could go to the local food store with a slice of bread and ask for a “smear” of the spread‚ for more less a penny. Nowadays‚ Nutella is number one spread in Italy‚ France and many other European countries. In most of them‚ Nutella is eaten primarily at breakfast or as a snack. (http://www.nutellausa.com/history.htm) In Poland‚ Nutella continues
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COMMUNISM IN POLAND ! ! By the end of the Second World War a Communist regime had taken power with the help of the Soviet Union. Poland was a satellite state of the U.S.S.R‚ and were ruled by a one-party Communist regime‚ since the takeover during the Cold War (1945). The Cold War was a brief time of tension between the Untied Sates of America (U.S.A) and the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R). Without actual combat‚ the war lasted from 1945 to 1991. The U.S.S.R was trying to gain total power and
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contributed to the emergence of a workers’ opposition movement in Communist Poland in the period 1956-1981. After World War II‚ the official communist party dominated all aspects of Polish politics‚ which soon became an issue with not only the working class of the country‚ but also the intellectual and educated Polish community. Between 1956 and 1981‚ there was an emergence of workers’ opposition against the communist party in Poland due to the blatant oppression and desperate living conditions of many
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Slavic people established Poland in the late 5th century. History was first written in the 10th century about Poland when the Polish nation changed into Christianity in 966. Prince Mieszko I was the first ruler and his son‚ Boleslaw I‚ was the first king of Poland. This established the Piast dynasty that lasted from 966 to 1370. During the Piast dynasty there where Piast kings with a lot of rivalries from nobility and Bohemian and Germanic invasions that made Poland a very troubled country.
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The Invasion of Poland‚ also known as the September Campaign or 1939 Defensive War (Polish: Kampania wrześniowa or Wojna obronna 1939 roku) in Poland and the Poland Campaign (German: Polenfeldzug) in Germany‚ was an invasion of Poland by Germany‚ the Soviet Union‚ and a small Slovak contingent that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. The invasion began on 1 September 1939‚ one week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact‚ and ended on 6 October 1939 with Germany and the Soviet
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Americanization in Poland These days in Poland we can notice that the process of Americanization has proceeded. Every step we take‚ we face the influence of the American culture in our country and it does not surprise anybody or we do not even surmise that we take part in this phenomenon. Firstly‚ I have noticed that more than 90% of the music I listen to is in English. Even if the bands come from Sweden or Hungary the lyrics of their songs are still in English‚ usually in American English
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Poland Unemployment Rate from January 2011 to January 2013 Current : Poland’s unemployment rate climbed to 13.4 percent in December‚ from 12.9 percent the previous month‚ due to an economic slowdown and a seasonal loss of many outdoor jobs. The Main Statistical Office said Thursday that some 2.14 million people in this nation of 38 million were without a job at the end of December. Unemployment usually rises in Poland in winter‚ when outdoor jobs are lost due to snow and low temperatures.
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tradition in your culture. Christmas is a very old festival and the most important public holiday in Poland. It is a Christian holiday‚ when the birth of Jesus is celebrated. Christmas Eve is the most important day of the year therefore the preparation is very careful. In polish traditions at Christmas there are some universal symbols such as a Christmas tree that has religious significance. In Poland people buy and decorate the Christmas tree a few days before Christmas. It is decorated with coloured
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The invasion of Poland was the spark that ignited the world’s largest war in history. Even though Germany had already annexed the Sudetenland and Austria‚ this was the last straw because France and Britain had guaranteed Poland’s borders. If they had lost them‚ France and Britain’s credibility would almost be depleted and the rest would lie with their homeland ("Invasion of Poland"). Germany had invaded Poland on September 1st but Poland was very reluctant to go to war and was even willing to forget
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