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Retail during the war: Turnover of Ukrainian retail chains exceeded UAH 1.1 trillion (infographic)

A study of the Ukrainian retail market has shown that compared to pre-war 2021, retailers have reduced their revenue by almost UAH 300 billion, but remain critical to the country’s economy.

AnalyticsNews

  22 September 2023

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Leading retail chains of Ukraine have almost restored the pre-war number of operating stores in 17 months of war and are ready to continue growing (infographic)

According to the monthly study, which has been regularly conducted among the members of the Retail Association of Ukraine since March 21, 2022, by means of an online poll of almost a hundred owners and CEOs of...

AnalyticsNews

  21 September 2023

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Opening marathon in Respublika Park shopping mall: International brands enter the Ukrainian market despite the war

Olena Yatsenko, Director of the Leasing Department of the capital’s Respublika Park shopping mall, spoke about the peculiarities of the season, the difficulties of negotiating with international brands and the...

MallsPartner news

  20 September 2023

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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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19 September 2023, London, In-Person & Digital – summit FUTURE OF RETAIL

The FT Future of Retail summit will return in 2023 with uniquely crafted panels, lightning talks and high-level keynote speakers to address the big challenges facing the retail sector.

Partner news

  8 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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