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“Dixy” network has summed up results of local products promo-activity

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“Dixy”, one of Russia’s largest retail chains, leading its activities in the field of food retail this month has begun summing up the program of domestic producers’ support, “Own. Local”, which resulted in sales growth by 15-20%, depending on the region.

“It is an element of “Dixy” stores conception, to offer local goods to the buyer. We make these products more visible on the shelves, marking their price tags with a bright sign “Own. Local” and observe the gratitude of customers who rely on their producers and gladly buy local products,” said Denny Perekalski, marketing director of “Dixy”.

The program was attended by dozens of Russian producers, who submitted about fifty kinds of products to the shelves of the retail network, including fruits, vegetables and juices.

Meanwhile, foreign companies that operate in the territory of Russia, have been excluded from the activity, as the main idea of it was to support local producers of different regions of the country.

Source: www.fruitnews.ru

Ukrainian retailers opened 430 grocery stores in 2012

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According to a study by GT Partners Ukraine, in the previous year Ukrainian retailers opened 430 outlets, most of them  (300 stores) in seven largest networks of the country:

“ATB-Market” – 156 stores

Fozzy Group – 45 stores

“Nash Krai” (“Our Land”) – 33 stores

“Eco-market” – 20 stores

Varus – 14 stores

“Rukavichka” (“Mitten”) – 13 stores

“Retail Group” – 12 stores.

“The most dynamically developing types of retail are discounters and “convenience stores”. Less supermarkets are opening, because this segment is oversupplied,” – said Igor Gouglya, General Director of GT Partners Ukraine.

By the experts’ forecast for 2013,  the most attractive region for development will be Eastern Ukraine and Kiev.

Source: www.fruitnews.ru

Apple export from Belgium to Russia decreases frightfully

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According to statistical data of the Russian federation, Belgium exported 2,800 tons of apples to Russia during the period July to November 2012. That was 37% less than the previous season in this period. The share of the Belgian apple export decreases steadily. This is the result of Russia importing more from other countries. In season 2005/06 Belgium was the fourth biggest apple exporter to Russia with a share of 7%. In the season 2011/12 the country was only number fourteen and the share in the total apple import in Russia was only 1.3%. At the same time it must be mentioned, that the Belgian apple export may still get a place this winter and that volumes will still increase during the remainder of the season.

Source: www.freshplaza.com

Конкурс Applephoto на Facebook

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Победителем становится участник, выложивший фотографию, которая наберет большее количествоголосов до конца конкурса.

Конкурс продлится с 1 февраля по 2 марта, 3 марта подведение итогов конкурса.

*Главный приз – iPod shuffle!

Подробная информация здесь www.facebook.com/WashingtonApplesRussia

Auchan will launch a new format of stores

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This week, the French retail chain has announced its intention to open a new store format called Multifrais, which will specialize exclusively on “fresh” products.

According to officials of the retailer, the retail outlets preparing to launch, according to its new concept, will offer to visitors a wide selection of fresh fruits and vegetables.

The first Multifrais will open in March this year, it will be very different from the traditional Auchan retail outlets and its competitors’ outlets as well.

Source: www.fruitnews.ru

X5 Retail Group buys Togliatti network “Mindal” (“Almond”)

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X5 Retail Group has announced this month the possible purchase of a regional network of grocery stores “Mindal” (“Almond”).

At the moment, the negotiations with the owner of Togliatti supermarkets are held, and the transaction for 600 million rubles can be concluded as early as in spring this year.

Currently, Togliatti is already included in the coverage of X5 Retail Group: the city has several discounters already – “Pyaterochka +” and two “Perekrestok” stores.

A few months earlier the trade press published information about purchase of  “Mindal” by retailer “Okay”, and named almost the same amount of transaction, 30 million USD. But last autumn, the network refused the purchase, citing the fact that “Mindal” has got only a hypermarket store, and this segment is not a priority for “Okay”.

Source: www.fruitnews.ru

Magnit sales increase 35%

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Magnit, Russia’s largest food retailer by market value, said December sales increased 35 percent because of new store openings and an increase in the average amount spent by each customer.

Sales were 51.8 billion rubles ($1.7 billion), the Krasnodar, Russia-based company said in a regulatory filing. Full-year revenue rose 34 percent to 448 billion rubles, outpacing a Russian retail market that grew 6 percent in the year through November, according to the state’s statistics service.

Magnit said it opened 407 stores in December, bringing its total to 6,884. The monthly increase is the biggest in the fast- growing company’s history, according to analysts at VTB Capital. Two-thirds of its shops are in small cities with a population of less than 500,000 as the company expands into under-developed parts of the Russian regions, the retailer said.

Source: www.freshplaza.com

All change at X5

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Russian retailer set to appoint new chief executive while announcing full-year revenue growth of 8.3 per cent for 2012

The X5 retail group has announced changes to its management, including the appointment of a new CEO, as well as revealing its results for the full-year of 2012.

Interim chief executive Stephen DuCharme has been nominated by the group to take the position permanently, X5 said, a move that is subject to X5 shareholder approval at the AGM to be held in April.

There are further changes at the top, the company noted, with chief financial officer Kieran Balfe replaced by Sergey Piven.

X5 said that, for 2012, revenue increased year-on-year by 8.3 per cent to R490.9bn (€12.2bn), down on the 32 per cent jump in revenue the group registered for 2011.

The slowdown came despite the addition of 800 new outlets in Russia throughout the year.

Source: www.fruitnet.com

The authorities of the Russian Federation will allocate 42 billion rubles for development of agricultural land

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According to the Ministry of Agriculture, this year, the authorities intend to allocate more than 42 billion rubles for the development of rural areas in the country. About 16.4 billion rubles will be allocated from the federal budget, 17.5 – from the regions, and the remaining 8.3 billion will come from extra-budgetary sources.

This figure is slightly less than the investments in the agriculture sector in the past year, when the funding was about 45.5 billion – 17 billion of the federal budget, 18.3 billion from regions and 10.2 billion from extra-budgetary funds.

Source: www.fruitnews.ru

Russian Seas Finally Protected by Parliamentary Law

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The Russian parliament has passed a long-awaited law to protect the country’s seas from oil pollution, after the voices of 120,000 Russians were presented to the government during Earth Hour’s I WILL IF YOU WILL campaign in 2012.

The rework included most of the crucial aspects needed to protect the natural environment of the seas from oil pollution, including the establishment of special conditions for extracting and transportation of hydrocarbons on the continental shelf, in the inner seawaters and in the territorial seas of Russia.

The law also widens responsibilities for operating companies to prevent oil spills, including conditions aimed to protect the seas from oil pollution.

Source: www.thefishsite.com