OREANDA-NEWS. On 26 May 2009 was announced, that French retailer Auchan opened two gardening hypermarkets Auchan-Sad in Moscow and plans to open one more in Samara within 2009.

The 2,500-square-metre Auchan-Sad was opened in Troyka shopping centre located in Sokolniki township on May 20. It became the second Russian store within a new retail chain that has already been launched in France and Hungary.

Moscow’s first gardening hypermarket by Auchan occupying 3,100 square metres was opened near Auchan-Mytishchi on April 30.

The third Auchan-Sad is planned to be open in Mega mall in Samara. Its opening date hasn’t been fixed yet.

Auchan-Sad is a retail chain focused on gardening goods, decoration materials and stuff for domestic animals. Its range of products is some 6,000 items. The chain cooperates with more than 60 suppliers, including Russian and foreign companies.