X5 Retail Group announced preliminary results for the first half of 2015. In January-June, retail sales increased by 27.3% compared to the same period of 2014 and amounted to 380.68 billion rubles. Sales of stores “Pyaterochka” increased by 35% up to 274.63 billion rubles, sales of stores “Perekrestok” – by 11.3% – up to 3 billion rubles, sales of stores “Karusel” – by 11.5%, tup o 37.3 billion rubles, sales of stores “Express”- by 17.8%, up to 5.68 billion rubles.
During 6 months, the average bill rose by 11.3% up to 373.9 rubles. The number of purchases increased by 14.3%, amounting to 1.16 billion items.
From the beginning of the year, X5 Retail Group opened 488 new stores (235 stores in the first half of the last year). In the end of June 2015, the company operated 5,971 stores (5,273 supermarkets “Pyaterochka”, 438 supermarkets “Perekrestok” and 83 hypermarkets “Karusel” and 177 stores “Express”).