Ruch
Ruch (1918 - present), from the Polish word for movement or motion, is a press distribution, consumer goods, and logistics company based in Warsaw. Founded as the Polish Society of Railway Bookstores (Polskie Towarzystwo Księgarni Kolejowych), the company specialized in popular works appealing to rail commuters, setting up small kiosks in rail stations selling books, magazines, and consumer goods such as cigarettes, snacks, toiletries, and small toys. It was founded with the mission of spreading literacy and solidifying national identity in the country, which had just regained its independence at the end of the First World War. The company expanded quickly and by 1935 had some 700 kiosks and other points of sale throughout Poland. In 1949, under the Communists, the company became a state-owned enterprise and was placed under the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs. In the 1990s, it was reestablished as a private company, though the Polish state continued to hold a majority of its shares for years afterwards.
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