Pyaterochka to take over Grozd stores in Saratov

X5 Retail Group N.V.

23 October 2023

 

PYATEROCHKA TO TAKE OVER MORE THAN 100 GROZD STORES IN SARATOV REGION

​Moscow, 23 October 2023 - X5 Group ("X5" or the "Company", LSE and MOEX ticker: FIVE), a leading Russian food retailer, announces the implementation of agreements with LLC Restructuring Centre to open Pyaterochka stores in the retail spaces formerly occupied by the Grozd food retail chain.

As part of the deal, Pyaterochka has acquired long leases of more than 100 Grozd stores in Saratov and the Saratov Region. The agreement covers a total of almost 37,000 square metres of selling space, including 70 Grozd stores in Saratov, 14 in Engels, and another 11 stores in major district centres of the Saratov Region. All stores will be refurbished in line with Pyaterochka's new store concept, which emphasises the chain's core values: low prices, fresh and high-quality products, customer comfort and a pleasant shopping experience.

The revamped Pyaterochka stores feature a more ergonomic layout of the sales floor, specific colour schemes in the floor design, and customer-friendly navigation that helps shoppers to easily find their way around the store and quickly spot the aisles that are dedicated to special deals. In addition, given the increasing popularity of ready-to-eat meals, the remodelled stores will feature in-store café corners with their own bakeries that offer a wider assortment of ready-made meals, as well as coffee machines where store space allows.

The integration of the former Grozd stores into the Pyaterochka chain is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2024.

As of today, X5's footprint in Saratov and the Saratov Region includes 385 Pyaterochka stores, 7 Perekrestok supermarkets and 26 Chizhik hard discounters.

Note to Editors:

X5 Retail Group N.V. (LSE and MOEX: FIVE; Expert RA - ruAAA; ACRA - AAA(RU)) is a leading Russian food retailer. The Company operates proximity stores under the Pyaterochka brand, Perekrestok supermarkets and Chizhik hard discounters. X5 provides an omnichannel experience to its customers, integrating retail stores and e-commerce through its businesses Vprok.ru, 5Post and Mnogo Lososya.

As of 30 September 2023, X5 had 23,466 Company-operated stores. It has the leading market position in both Moscow and St Petersburg and a significant presence in the European part of Russia, as well as a growing presence in the Russian Far East. Its store base includes 20,761 Pyaterochka proximity stores, 955 Perekrestok supermarkets, 1,071 Chizhik hard discounters and 601 Krasny Yar and Slata stores. The Company operates 61 DCs and 4,745 Company-owned trucks across the Russian Federation.

X5 is one of the largest employers in Russia. The Company employs over 364 thousand people.

For the full year 2022, revenue totaled RUB 2,605,232 million (USD 38,005 million*), EBITDA pre-IFRS 16 reached RUB 186,788 million (USD 2,725 million*), and net profit pre-IFRS 16 for the period amounted to RUB 52,248 million (USD 762 million*). In H1 2023, revenue totaled RUB 1,468,407 million (USD 19,095 million**), adjusted EBITDA pre-IFRS 16 reached RUB 100,748 million (USD 1,310 million**), and net profit pre-IFRS 16 amounted to RUB 41,661 million (USD 542 million**).

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* FX rate: 68.5494 USD/RUB

** FX rate: 76.8996 USD/RUB

For further details please contact:
Polina Ugryumova Head of Corporate Finance and IR Tel.: [phone] ext. 13-312 e-mail: [e-mail]	Maria Yazeva Investor Relations Officer Tel.: [phone] ext. 13-147 e-mail: [e-mail]

 

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