The Portuguese retail group Jerónimo Martins, owner of the Biedronka supermarket chain in Poland, has been fined 121 million euros by the Polish competition regulator, UOKiK. The regulator alleges the company engaged in anti-competitive practices by colluding with transport firms to suppress driver wages. The company denies the allegations and plans to contest the decision in court.
Jerónimo Martins to appeal 121 million euro Polish fine
Monday, 14 September 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
Jerónimo Martins is a major Portuguese retail group that operates the Pingo Doce supermarket chain in Portugal and the Biedronka chain in Poland. The company is currently in the news because the Polish competition regulator fined it 121 million euros for alleged labor market violations, a decision the company plans to challenge.
5 sources
- Jerónimo Martins to contest decision by Polish regulatorcmjornal.pt ·
- Poland: Jerónimo Martins to appeal 120 million euro finedinheirovivo.dn.pt ·
- Jerónimo Martins appeals against Polish regulator's decisionobservador.pt ·
- Portuguese supermarket chain fined in PolandThe Portugal News ·
- Biedronka: Jerónimo Martins ordered to pay 121 million euros in Polandrtp.pt ·
