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X5 Retail Group N.V.

LSE-listed X5 Retail Group N.V. is the largest food retail company in Russia in terms of sales. X5 Retail Group N.V. includes retail chains Pyaterochka, Perekrestok and Karusel. The company uses a multi-formatted strategy to develop three formats simultaneously: soft discounters, supermarkets and hypermarkets.

The Group’s Net Sales (consolidated) reached nearly US $8.3 billion in 2008 with a total net trading area of approximately 874,032 m2. In 2008, approximately 816 million people shopped at the Group’s stores. More than 52,000 people work at the Group. As of 31 December 2008, the total number of the Group's stores (excluding franchises) was 1,101.

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Pyaterochka

Pyaterochka is one of the largest food retailers in Russia with a dominant position in the high-growth discounter segment, offering a product range of up to 4,500 items covering the day-to-day needs of its customers.

As of 30 September 2008 Pyaterochka had a chain of 794 company-managed stores located in Moscow, St. Petersburg areas and other Russian regions.

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Perekrestok

Perekrestok opened the doors of its first supermarket in September 1995. The chain consists of two store formats: convenience stores and supermarkets. As of April 2008, Perekrestok stores operated in 15 Russian regions. Most Perekrestok stores offer more than 20,000 items.

In summer 1998, Perekrestok opened its own distribution centre (17,500 m2) providing significant and unprecedented cost and logistical advantages over its competitors. In 2005 Perekrestok entered into the other CIS markets by acquiring the SPAR supermarket chain in Ukraine.

Since its founding, Perekrestok has received important support from world-wide credit and financial institutions and continues this co-operation today.

As one of the first movers into the Russian retail sector, Perekrestok continues to expand and strengthen its position on the Russian market and, today, is rightfully considered one of the most competitive and efficient retail trade structures in Russia.

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Karusel

At the end of 2008, Karusel was one of the largest hypermarket operators in Russia by revenue. It operates in the north-west of Russia, including St.Petersburg, the Moscow region, Nizhny Novgorod, Dzerzhinsk, Volgograd and Izhevsk. Currently (31 December 2008) there are 24 hypermarkets operating under the Karusel brand.