New openings of stores in the Foxtrot, Vodafone and Comfy, reformats points in Citrus, Eldorado now threatens bankruptcy and other news in the tech and electronics segment.
New openings of stores in the Foxtrot network and connection of service to customers with hearing impairment
on November 1 November 2024 year the omnique techno-retailer Foxtrot presented a new store in the Vivano Frankivsk TRC
.Frankov TRC Veles Mall. The new point is located on the first floor and became the third in the city.
A On 21 November a new Foxtrot store re-opened in privfrontal Zaporozhye in the TRCity Mall. The point has 915 sq. m of shopping area and 1200 sq. m total.
Also at the end of November 2024 of the service “Bezbark’erny Foxtrot” for service customers, who don’t hear was connected in 30 stores of the network. This has been realized in the frameworks of partnership with OOO “Gromadsky ruh “Sotsialna Єдність”, and also thanks to the preparedness of staff and technical improvement of stores. As a result, scaling service will ensure equality and affordability of goods and services servicesnetwork Foxtrot for people communicating in gesture language. The service operates in real time. In stores have a tablet with installed software and QR codes to call the online gesture language translator. On the site foxtrot.ua web widget “Vushko” is connected for simultaneous communication with the operator contact-center and the interpreter in gesture language (LM).
Reminder, the network Foxtrot counts 124 stores.
Vodafone opened a new store in Kiev in the Techno-format
In the fall of 2024 year Vodafone Retail opened a new store in the Central TRC Sky Mall in Techno-format. The total area of the store is more than 100 sq. m, which allowed the retailer to present a broader assortment of drivers sales – of small household appliances. A A in goods with the updated matrix included iron, steam systems, electric grills, multi ovens, and also devices for care and beauty – hair dryers, massagers, epilators.
The new point for zoning goods by category was the first to use volumetric hashtags, successfully complementing the concept of innovative space. In addition, by using a search on the hashtags in social networks, users can find videos of anpackaging of the goods on the official pages of Vodafone Techno.
“With new approaches to reforms we see increases in the average check in the renovated stores by 25%, sales – by 30%. Some store points show turnover more than twice. Our drivers of growth are technological format, increased trading area of stores and updated commodity matrix”, – notes Elena Mironenko, CEO Vodafone Retail.
New openings in the Comfy
In the end of October 2024 year the Comfy network opened a store in the most center of Zaporozhye in the TRC Intrade. The total area of new store – more 800 sq. m. And traditionally there is represented a wide assortment of goods, and also demo-zones of different categories of home gadgets and accessories.
A A in November were opened two new stores updated format in Vinnitsa in the TRC Sky Park area 653 sq. m. and in Khmelnytskyi in in TRC TsUM with an area of 831 sq. m.
In December reopened the store in TRC Giraffe Giraffe Mall in Irpen.
Reminder, TRC is located between Irpenem and Buchea and didn’t fall under occupation at the time of the full-scale invasion, but was in the gray zone, in the very epicenter of the military action.
“A shell from a Russian tank hit the wall of our store quite literally. Two two and half years have passed, and today we are officially opening, rebuilding the Peplus 110 Comfy store. How already done this in Dnipro, Krivoy Rog, Odessa, Kremenchug and Bucha”, – – commented the event Igor Khizhnyak, CEO Comfy on his Page on Facebook.
Reminder, in the current time the Comfy network counts 110 stores.
Citrus Citrus has reformed stores in Kiev
In October and November the Citrus network renovated two stores in the capital – Lavina Mall and Retroville. Now in the stores you can purchase all wanted equipment from known brands: big and small household techniques, smartphones, laptops, gadgets, accessories, electric vehicles and many other things.
The Comfy network reached $1 $1 billion turnover in 2024 year
In 2024 year the Comfy network for the first time since the day of foundation passed the mark of $1 billion.
“Despite all the changes in the segment, we have increased market share: we are chosen by 11.5 million Ukrainians, and we are numbered in Ukraine in the sale of technics and gadgets. Together we could provide good assortment of goods, in the period Black Friday faster than all players delivered purchases to 25 25 000 populated points, updated formats of stores and increased the share of online sales to 30+%”, – – commented Ivan Pavlik, CSO Comfy on his page on Facebook.
Allo Allo improved mobile application
In throughout 2024 year the Allo team worked over the improvement of the mobile application Allo. It received updated design and functionality, so that clients in a few clicks order wanted and close questions. Work is still ongoing, but the external look and functionality of the marketplace application has already undergone changes, and the usability of use is significantly improved.
Active users already noticed that the main screen has changed. Now the Block “Best Offers” collects promotions, offers and today’s goods, and the Main Block “Main”important services – Allo Groshi, Allo Services, Allo Exchange, Gift certificates and Expert Online.
The Eldorado newly threatens bankruptcy
The Supreme Court satisfied the cassation complaints of a number of creditors of Diyesa (network of Eldorado stores) and refused to approve the plan of judicial sanitation of the company. About this wrote URTC. According to data from the registry of judicial decisions, the relevant order the court approved on 26 November. According to it, the cassation of the Central Interregional Department of the State Tax Service for work with large taxpayers, Sellbye LLC, Ididzhi Group LLC, Group Seb Ukraine and DeLongi Ukrainewerecompletely satisfied,andAndOpSWPPlus-partially.
Reminder,inApril2024yeartheBusinessCourtofKyivapprovedtheplanofjudicialsanationofthedebtoftheretailermorethan1billionHrn,whichprovidedthe following:
- Eldorado.uaguaranteedpay30%ofthe amount ofdebtinfiveyears;
- 30%oftheindebtednesswill be subject towrite-off;
- 40%ofthecreditorswillreceiveafterreimbursementfordamagetotherf.
ItwasapprovedatthetimeofthegeneralmeetingonSeptember22September2023ofthecreditorsofthenetwork,whichholdmorethan60%oftheclaimsofthetotalindebtedness.However, part of thecreditorsdid notagreewiththeapprovedplan,whichcausedaconflictbetweenthecompaniesandthecreditorsintheCreditorsjudicialplane.Unhappycreditorsrequiresanctionintheframeworkofbankruptcyproceedings,whichguaranteestherecovery ofdebt.
