December 21 2007, 11:00

Stores of "ATB" chain are working in 60 cities of Ukraine already

Dnepropetrovsk company "ATB-Market" opened four new stores, so that the geography of the company's presence was extended to 60 cities of Ukraine, Anna Lichman, the Chief of PR and Press Department of "ATB" Corporation informed "Agrooglyad: Vegetables and Fruits" weekly.

Severodonetsk of Luganskaya region, Zmiyev of Kharkovskaya region, and Marganets of Dnepropetrovskaya region were the new cities on the map of the chain development. The representatives of the local authorities of these cities expect that "ATB" opening will become the positive factor for the trade development and for the increased quality of the service provided to local inhabitants.

"We expect that "ATB" entrance on market will make other entrepreneurs "pull together": to reconsider the price policy and to increase the service quality", Vladimir Shevchenko, the Deputy Mayor of Marganets observed, in particular.

According to Anna Lichman, as of today, "ATB" chain has reached the number of 212 stores. Forty seven new stores of the chain have been opened since the beginning of this year, including six stores opened in December. The next plans of the company are to open the second store in Severodonetsk and to launch new stores in Zaporozhye, Nikopol and Pervomaysk of Nikolayevskaya region.

Note: LLC "ATB-Market" (Dnepropetrovskaya region) is one of the leaders of retail trade of Ukraine. The company was founded in 1993. The stores of "ATB" chain are represented in 13 regions of Ukraine, including nine regional centers (Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Donetsk, Kharkov, Poltava, Kirovograd, Cherkasy, Nikolayev, and Chernigov). Eight stores of the chain are working in Kyiv. The trade turnover of the company in 2006 amounted to around $488 mln. (VAT inclusive). Around 13 thousands of persons are working in the company.