Press-release
Krasnodar
March 26, 2015
PJSC "Magnit" Announces the Opening of the New "Magnit Family" Stores
Krasnodar, March 26, 2015: PJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest food retailer (the
"Company"; MOEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the opening of the new
"Magnit Family" stores.
Please be informed that today the Company has opened its 101st and 102nd
"Magnit Family" stores.
The 101st "Magnit Family" store is located at 331-333, Rossiyskaya street
("Izumrudny gorod" shopping center), Krasnodar, Southern federal region.
Assortment of the store consists of more than 8,200 SKUs, out of which about
87% are food items. There are 10 cash desks installed in the sales area. The
outlet is leased by the Company. The hypermarket is open 7 days a week from
9 am to 11 pm.
The 102nd "Magnit Family" store is located at 50, Kommunisticheskaya street
("Parma" shopping center), Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, North-Western federal
region. Assortment of the store consists of about 7,400 SKUs, out of which
about 89% are food items. There are 13 cash desks installed in the sales area.
The outlet is leased by the Company. The store is open 7 days a week from 8 am
to 11 pm.
For further information, please contact:
Timothy Post Director, Investor Relations
Email: post@magnit.ru
Office: +7-861-277-4554 x 17600
Mobile: +7-961-511-7678
Direct Line: +7-861-277-4562
Dina Svishcheva Deputy Director, Investor Relations
Email: Chistyak@magnit.ru
Office: +7-861-277-45-54 x 15101
Mobile: +7-961-511-0202
Direct Line: +7-861-277-4562
Company description:
Magnit is Russia's largest food retailer. Founded in 1994, the company is
headquartered in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. As of December 31,
2014, Magnit operated 27 distribution centers and over 9,700 stores (8,344
convenience, 287 hypermarkets, and 1,080 drogerie stores) in approximately
2,100 cities and towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation.
In accordance with the unaudited IFRS management accounts for 2014, Magnit had
revenues of RUB 764 billion and an EBITDA of RUB 86 billion. Magnit's local
shares are traded on the Moscow Stock Exchange (MOEX: MGNT) and its GDRs on the
London Stock Exchange (LSE: MGNT) and it has a credit rating from Standard &
Poor's of BB. Measured by market capitalization, Magnit is one of the largest
retailers in Europe.