Kaufland introduces environmentally friendly solutions
Energy-efficient LED lighting, replacement of refrigeration furniture and cooling installation with an ecological one, which allows the use of waste heat to heat stores are just some of the solutions introduced by the Kaufland chain.
The stores will be equipped with self-service checkouts, digital screens displaying the current promotional offer, as well as multimedia price readers.
Healthy habits
Depending on the location of the store, there will be Conscious Nutrition Zones, where customers can find veg-free, gluten-free or low-sugar products in one place. In selected supermarkets it will be possible to use bottle vending machines, i.e. vending machines accepting deposit bottles, for which you can get a voucher for shopping in Kaufland stores. The renovated facilities will also include other environmentally friendly solutions, such as energy-saving LED lighting. Depending on the location, it is also planned to replace the refrigerating furniture and cooling installation with an ecological one, which allows the use of waste heat to heat stores, which allows to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Improving infrastructure
Kaufland in 2020, the chain opened 12 new stores, 7 of which were previously owned by Tesco. Selected establishments will also feature Zones of Conscious Nutrition and renovated bakeries. The network will also improve the technical infrastructure of the institutions (electrical, lighting, ventilation and LAN networks) and renew social areas for employees. The modernization of the acquired stores will end in 2022.
Modernization of selected facilities
The residents of Pabianice, Sanok and Nowa Sól can already shop in the renovated facilities. In the near future, 14 Kaufland stores in selected cities in Poland will be modernized: 7 of them are stores that were built by the chain, while the remaining 7 are stores that previously belonged to Tesco (e.g. in Kraków, Wrocław, Gdańsk ).
Works in Pabianice, Nowa Sól and Sanok have been completed. Modernizations in the remaining stores built by Kaufland will start from May 2021 to January 2022 and end in the first half of 2022. Changes will take place in stores in Bielsk Podlaski, Brodnica, Kościan, Leszno, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Piła and Wałcz.