OREANDA-NEWS. August 31, 2011. On September 1, Apranga Group the leading fashion retailer in Lithuania and Baltic States opens  first Marina Rinaldi store in Lithuania. The store will be located in Vokieciu  str., old town of Vilnius.

„Marina Rinaldi fashion line belongs to Max Mara group, known and leading  womenswear company with attention to quality and elegance. Marina Rinaldi is dedicated to high income luxury women. It has a big advantage of wider size  range and dressing women over size 42. We will present the collection from size  42 up to 54 in Lithuania since we felt the lack of high fashion offer over size  42“ - says Apranga Group Buying director Ilona Shimkuniene.

Apranga Group started collaboration with Max Mara group since 2001. The  monobrand store of Max Mara was opened in 2003 in Vilnius. Currently Apranga Group presents wide range of Max Mara group brand names including Max Mara, Marella, Marella Sport, Pennyblack, Emme and more. Marina Rinaldi is exclusive brand name founded in 1980 inside Max Mara group and called under the name of grandmother of the founder president Achille Maramotti.

 Currently Apranga Group operates a chain of 119 stores in the Baltic States: 77  in Lithuania, 31 in Latvia and 11 in Estonia.

Shares of Apranga are listed on Baltic equity list on NASDAQ OMX Vilnius Stock  Exchange. Majority shareholder of Apranga Group is concern MG Baltic.