PSB Mrówka

PSB Mrówka is a do-it-yourself home-and-garden retail chain for home, repairs, garden and decor, run under the umbrella of Grupa PSB Handel – Poland's largest buying group for building and renovation materials. The Mrówka ("the Ant") format is aimed at everyday household shopping and is deliberately built as a locally owned shop serving its own town or county, rather than an impersonal big-box. It intentionally targets smaller and mid-size towns that large DIY chains ignore, and comes in scalable formats: a compact Express for small towns and a larger classic format with an outdoor garden area for stronger markets.

From the operator's perspective it is a partnership system in which you keep full legal and operational independence – your own company, your own staff, your own day-to-day decisions and your own assortment choices – while plugging into the central organisation. HQ provides the brand and national advertising (TV, radio, digital), centralised purchasing and supplier access across a very broad product range, logistics and a warehouse network, IT and analytics with planograms, location and store-layout analysis, training and DIY know-how, and ongoing advisory support. You find and fit out the premises, finance the stock and build-out, hire and run the team, and drive local sales and service.