Tough year: How revenues, profits and losses of Ukraine’s leading retailers changed

According to the data published by Opendatabot with reference to the data from the Ministry of Digital Transformation and the State Statistics Service, RAU ranked five major retail and e-commerce players in terms of...

AnalyticsEconomy

  19 September 2023

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Polish sweets manufacturer Lumar: how to combine tradition and innovation to enter foreign markets

Lumar is a family company, which produces traditional and original sweets. It has been 30 years since we got inspired by simple home-made wafers we used to eat for dessert.  Guided by passion for sweets, we decided to...

AdvertisingNews

  19 September 2023

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Photo report from the VI RAU Expo 2023

On 5-6 September, the VI International Specialised Exhibition of the Retail and Development Industry (RAU Expo) took place at the CEC “Parkovy” in Kyiv. Speeches by 82 experts, 1,300 guests from market leaders among...

Favorites RAU ExpoPhotoreport

  9 September 2023

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Modern retail challenges – finding new opportunities to improve business results

Retailing is under pressure from all sides: suppliers are trying to pass their costs into the price of goods, competition requires higher investments and limits the ability to increase retail prices, and labor costs are...

AdvertisingInnovations

  21 August 2023

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Using Global Bilgi’s Cloud Contact Center Platform for Retail Business

The retail sector stands out with one of the most intimate interactions with customers: every day, millions of Ukrainians visit shopping centers, supermarkets, and stores to make purchases and seek advice while...

AdvertisingExperience

  7 August 2023

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Interactive food court: new opportunities for stores in Shopping malls

The digitalization of mall’s restaurant areas presents many benefits for both visitors and stores. It has been found that, depending on the characteristics of the shopping and leisure mall, almost 30% of all visitors...

AdvertisingInnovations

  21 July 2023

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Spring echelon: Ukrainian retailers which entered the EU markets in the spring of 2023

Ukrainian retailers keep actively entering the markets of Poland and other European states. In spring 2023 only, Poland welcomed local branches of Dnipro-M, brabrabra, Gorgany, Bilyi Nalyv, Katsurina, etc. The RAU got...

Company newsRetail for Export

  12 May 2023

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430 days of resistance: how many stores were lost and open by the leading trade networks in Ukraine over the 14 months of war (inforgraphics)

According to the monthly research by the Retail Association of Ukraine conducted among the association members since March 21, 2022, by online polls covering about a hundred of owners of CEOs of companies all over...

AnalyticsNews

  3 May 2023

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In 2023, the Retail Association of Ukraine Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary

We Have Been Together for 10 Years! During this time, we have managed to increase our membership almost fifteen-fold: from a small group of dedicated initiators to one of the largest specialized industry associations,...

NewsRAU news

  21 April 2023

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Warsaw spring: the highlights of Shopping Center Forum 2023 (photo report)

Over 1,100 visitors gathered at the largest CEE exhibition and conference of retailers and shopping malls entitled Shopping Center Forum 2023 Spring. The event held on April 18 and 19, in Warsaw presented almost 400...

Partner newsRAU news

  21 April 2023

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Bogutti, a Polish food brand, “We have successfully addressed the goods deficit in Ukrainian stores in a remarkably short period”

Representatives of Bogutti, one of the leading confectionary brands in Poland, spoke to us about a range of topics, including supplies to Ukraine during a full-fledged war, recovering cooperation, expanding into...

AdvertisingExperience

  3 April 2023

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Polish campaign: Ukrainian retail conquering Poland’s market

Which retailers only ponder entering the Polish market, which have already started the entry or are working on it, and which had to leave: the experience of Rozetka, Silpo, Makeup, Nova Poshta, Lviv Croissants, and...

NewsProgress

  24 March 2023

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