McDonald’s Ukraine company, developing a chain of McDonald’s fast-food restaurants in Ukraine, opened its first restaurant in Chernivtsi on July 1, the company’s press service reported. Restaurant will be located on Heroiv Maidanu street, 184, and features an area of over 605 square meters, has 175 seats in the hall, and 136 on the terrace, the … Read more
Swedish furniture giant Ikea decided in May to make plans to reopen its store in Kyiv, Forbes Ukraine reported on June 27, citing two managers of shopping centers and two commercial real estate consultants. Ikea opened its first store in Kyiv’s Blockbuster Mall on Feb. 1, 2021. Like other multinational brands, Ikea closed its store … Read more
The share of JYSK business sales in Ukraine since September 2023, when an additional B2B sales channel was launched, amounted to more than 6% of the total turnover of the JYSK network in Ukraine in May 2024, B2B manager of JYSK in Ukraine Halyna Farina told the Interfax agency Ukraine. “In September 2023, JYSK Ukraine, … Read more
Lending to clients of the Allo marketplace during online and offline shopping at the end of May exceeded the 2021 figures in hryvnia, and for some categories of goods the share of lending even increased, the company’s press service said. It is noted that if we compare the categories of goods purchased on credit in … Read more
Clothing brand H&M opened a new store in Kyiv covering two entire stories, at the Blockbuster Mall on May 10. This is already the seventh store of the brand in the capital. The store in Blockbuster Mall will feature a wide selection of women’s, men’s and children’s clothing, as well as the H&M MAMA line … Read more
Based on the results of April, the Epicenter network saw a significant increase in sales of power banks (up 38%) and charging stations (up 350%) in units compared to the previous year, the demand for generators is noticeable in the regions most affected by shelling of the energy infrastructure, the company’s press service reported to … Read more
The revenue of the ten largest retail companies at the end of 2023 reached UAH 457.32 billion, the leader is ATB-Market with UAH 181.09 billion, according to the Opendatabot index. At the same time, in general, the retail trade segment contributed almost 13% of all-Ukrainian revenue. The top 10 largest retail operators also included Silpo-Food … Read more
The Spanish fashion giant Zara is preparing to reopen its stores in Ukraine following the two-year closure amid Russia’s full-scale invasion, according to the Financial Times report on March 1, referring to the company’s statement. In October 2023, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that Kyiv was working to bring back global brands like H&M, IKEA, … Read more
The retail sentiment index, which is calculated monthly by the Ukrainian Council of Shopping Centers, shows that the shopping and entertainment center market in Ukraine has recovered by about 66%. “This is an aggregated index based on several commercial real estate market indicators. It considers vacancy, rental rates for free space, and the number of … Read more
According to Forbes, there is a significant shortage of men to work at ATB, Auchan, and Comfy stores. The main obstacle is that these positions are usually filled by draft-age men. Among the reasons for the staffing shortage are the departure of Ukrainians abroad, a drop in consumer demand, and the reluctance of men to … Read more