The ECO market opened its first barrier-free store in the city of Ukrainka, the ninth Fozzy hypermarket in the chain appeared in Krivoy Rog, the new designer Silpo in Poltava, the Multi Cook chain from co-owner Gal Baluvan opened the first store in Canada, the 20th anniversary Mi Market in the capital, and also other news from the food retail segment.
ECO market opened its first barrier-free store in Ukrainka
As RAU was informed by the retailer's press service, the market has an area of 820 sq. m resumed work after a deep renovation. This included a complete refurbishment of the store's exterior and interior design, improved store logistics and the installation of energy-efficient refrigeration equipment, a generator and self-service checkouts. An important aspect of the renovation was the introduction of inclusive and barrier-free solutions: a new ramp, contrasting tiles, internal shopping rows 1.2 meters wide, which makes them convenient for movement on wheeled chairs. According to ECO Market President Inna Miroshnichenko , this year it is planned to overhaul 13 stores of the chain.
A new Fozzy hypermarket has opened in Krivoy Rog
The new store opened its doors to customers on August 3 in Krivoy Rog at 33 Vecherny Boulevard. The hypermarket has an area of 6,466 sq. m. m became the ninth operating store in the chain. It could have been an anniversary event if it had not been for the missile strike on Odessa a year ago, which completely destroyed the hypermarket there. Fozzy hypermarkets are wholesale and retail stores operating in the cash and carry format. The area of the stores is 6000-10,000 sq. m, with an assortment of more than 50,000 SKUs. Fozzy hypermarkets operate in the following cities: Kyiv, Kharkov, Kremenchug, Rivne, Dnepr, Krivoy Rog. In Odessa and its suburbs, only grocery delivery is available. The order can be made both on the website and through the mobile application.
The Silpo chain opened a new designer supermarket in Poltava
On August 2, in Poltava, in the new block of the Kyiv shopping and entertainment complex (Pavlenkovskaya Square, 3), another Silpo designer supermarket opened, designed in the style of petroglyphs – ancient images on stone that were abandoned by primitive people. The store has an area of 1452 sq. m is now located at a new address, because it moved from the neighboring block of the Kyiv shopping center, which was on Zinkovskaya Street, 6/1. There are five Silpo supermarkets in Poltava. You can take a closer look at the design of the new supermarket here. Also, three Silpo supermarkets were once again included in the list of Europe's Finest Store, which is annually compiled by the specialized retail magazine European Supermarket Magazine. RAU invites you to remember what these designer Silpos look like .
Development of cooperation between MVM My Home and Silpo
On August 3, in the Silpo supermarket, located in the RayON shopping center (Kiev, Nikolay Lavrukhina Street, 4), an MVM My Home retail outlet opened in the shop-in-shop format. Here visitors will be able to purchase household goods: textiles, kitchen utensils, bathroom accessories and decor. The first shop-in-shops were opened in the Lavina Mall and Arcadia shopping centers. The opening of the third store in the capital indicates the growing popularity of this concept and trust in the brand among Kiev residents.
The Fora network has rebranded
Fora, a chain of grocery stores close to home, which has been operating on the Ukrainian market for more than 20 years and has more than 340 stores, has carried out a rebranding in partnership with the creative agency Taktika. In particular, new brand elements were developed for all communication channels – from shop windows to social networks. The logo was updated in such a way that it did not lose recognition and it was possible not to change signs throughout the network at the same time. Marketers also “refreshed” the main colors of the network – green and red and added new ones – purple, yellow and blue. In addition, at the beginning of August, the chain opened a Fora Express store in Kyiv on the street. Braichevskogo, 13, and also announced the launch of an updated supermarket in the capital on August 9 at the address: st. Zakrevskogo, 93 A.
Six new markets T hrash! Trash! since the beginning of summer
Since the beginning of summer, the Thrash! Trash!, which operates in the neighborhood format, has added six more new locations. New stores are located at:
- July 12, Borzna, st. Panteleimon Kulisha, 81
- July 12, Chernigov, st. Kosmonavtov, 9
- July 25, Rivne, General Bezruchko Avenue, 30
- July 25, Lviv, st. Sykhivskaya, 25 A
- August 8, Agronomicheskoe, st. Central, 2 A
- August 8, Khmelnitsky, st. Ozernaya, 4
Let us remind you that Fozzy Group has launched its Thrash network! Thrash! in 2016 and as of the end of May, it had 120 stores in 50 cities of Ukraine, 20 of them opened during the spring of 2024.
The Multi Cook chain from co-owner Gal Baluvan opened its first store in Canada
The Ukrainian chain of convenience food stores Multi Cook has entered a new market – it has opened its first outlet in Canada. According to USTC, this was stated by the owner of Multi Cook and co-owner of Galya Baluvana Vladimir Matviychuk . The address of the new Ukrainian store in Canada is: 2340 Lake Shore Boulevard West, Toronto, Ontario M8V 1B6. Here visitors can not only buy the brand’s products, but also taste them. The assortment includes dumplings, dumplings, pasties and other dishes popular in Ukraine. Under the MultiCook brand, more than 150 stores have already been opened in 23 countries.
Anniversary: 20th Mi Market began work in the capital
On August 2, the Mi Market chain opened its 20th store, which is located in the Dibrova residential complex, at the address: st. Viktor Nekrasova, 10 in the Podolsk district of the capital. The new retail facility has a total area of 84.7 square meters. m, of which 78.4 sq. m is allocated for a shopping area. The store's assortment includes more than 3,000 SKUs, including all product categories necessary for everyday food shopping. This is the fifth Mi Market opened this summer, indicating the dynamic development of the convenience store format that Novus opens.
For the first half of 2024, ATB Corporation paid taxes and fees in the amount of UAH 13.26 billion
During the first six months of 2024, the ATB group of companies has already paid taxes and fees in the amount of UAH 13.26 billion. This is UAH 1.25 billion more than last year’s figure of UAH 12.01 billion. As RAU was informed by the company's press service, of the indicated amount of taxes and fees paid by ATB for the first half of this year, UAH 8.68 billion went to the state budget, local budgets received UAH 3 billion, and UAH 1.58 billion was sent to trust funds. In fact, ATB-Market LLC paid taxes and fees totaling UAH 10.22 billion. The state budget received a contribution of UAH 6.52 billion from the largest Ukrainian network, UAH 2.48 billion in taxes and fees were paid to local budgets, and UAH 1.22 billion was paid to trust funds.
Auchan Ukraine network begins importing electricity for its own shopping centers
To ensure uninterrupted production processes, the Auchan Ukraine network began importing electricity from July 26. First of all, the capital's shopping center, which is directly owned by Auchan Ukraine, is connected – the Auchan Rive Gauche hypermarket (Zdolbunovskaya St., 17) and other own retail facilities are next in line.
Fayno market summed up the results of the second quarter of 2024
The Central Ukrainian retailer Fayno Market on its official website published information about the company’s activities in the second quarter of 2024. The chain reported that during the period from April to July of this year it increased by 9 retail outlets with a total area of almost 3,000 square meters. m and paid taxes in the amount of UAH 165.9 million. By the end of July, the chain opened two more stores:
- July 26, Novomirgorod, st. Evgenia Prisyazhnogo, 49
- July 23, Kropyvnytskyi, st. Krinichistaya, 29.
The company also spoke about its own brands and charitable initiatives in the report. You can find out more about the full version by following the link .
Four years of work M'yasomarket
The company summed up its work over four years. M'yasomarket stores appeared on the Ukrainian market in 2020. They were launched by MHP, an international food and agricultural technology company, together with its franchisee partners. The first M'yasomarket opened on July 17, 2020 in Kovel. By July 2024, the M'yasomarket chain had expanded to more than 280 stores operating in 22 regions of Ukraine and not only in large cities, but also in towns and villages. Over the four years of operation, the chain has changed the emphasis in its assortment, introduced a unique profession for Ukraine, and updated its design.
Polish chain Żabka may enter the Warsaw Stock Exchange with a valuation of $7.5-8 billion
Bloomberg reported plans by the owner of the Żabka minimarket franchise, the American fund CVC Capital, to conduct an IPO of the Polish chain of convenience stores. And the Polish publication Bankier published the latest data on Żabka’s results and its plans for the future. As Forbes.ua reports, citing foreign media, the Warsaw Stock Exchange is likely preparing for the largest public offering of shares in Poland in recent years. It is expected that the largest Polish chain of minimarkets (more than 10,000 points) will be valued at $7.5-8 billion, and its IPO will attract $1-1.5 billion.
A new modern SPAR supermarket has opened in Volyn
At the beginning of August 2024, a new supermarket of the international SPAR chain opened in the village of Boratin in Volyn. Here you can buy everything you need: from baked goods to ready-made meals. The store is open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the address: Boratin, st. Central, 15. The trading floor has an area of 137 sq. m. m, where there is a large culinary department, a wide range of fresh meat is presented. You can also choose fresh vegetables and fruits. Also presented is an exclusive line of own brand and own imports. The new supermarket has a convenient food to go area where you can drink coffee and snack on a panini, hot dog or croissant.
A couple of Rukavichka stores, two more Kolo and 14 Simi
The chain of self-service stores Glove, which is part of the trading and production company Lvovkholod and operates mainly in western Ukraine, has opened a new outlet in the village. Prilbichi (Sheptytskogo st., 20) and a renovated store at st. Chernovola, 105.
The capital's Kolo chain, operating in the convenience store format, has expanded into two locations. In particular, new stores began to operate in Kyiv on the street. Samoila Koshki, 10/1 and at st. Yulia Zdanovskaya, 54.
The management company of the chain of markets Sim23 and Simi (Clover Stores LLC) announced the opening of 14 more stores since the beginning of summer. In particular, new markets were opened in the cities of Ternopil, Lviv, Rivne, Lutsk, Ivano-Frankivsk and other settlements.
