OREANDA-NEWS. DIXY Group (MOEX: DIXY) - one of Russia's leading retailers of foods and everyday products -today announced retail revenue growth of 30.7% in Russian rubles in January 2015.

In January 2015, DIXY Group retail revenue increased to RUR 20.4 bin (USD 329.2 mln) by 30.7% in RUR (decreased by 29.3% in USD) year-on-year.

• Retail revenue of DIXY neighborhood stores increased to RUR 16.3 bln (USD 262.6 mln) by 34.5% in RUR (decreased by 27.3% in USD) year-on-year in January 2015.

• Retail revenue of Victoria Division increased to RUR 2.7 bln (USD 43.6 mln) by 19.4% in RUR (decreased by 35.4% in USD) year-on-year in January 2015. The growth was driven mainly by retail revenue from Victoria supermarkets which demonstrated 19.5% year-on-year growth in RUR (decreased by 35.4% in USD) and amounted to RUR 2.2 bln (USD 35.2 mln) in January 2015.

• Retail revenue of Megamart Division increased to RUR 1.4 bln (USD 22.9 mln) by 14.4% in RUR (decreased by 38.1% in USD) year-on-year in January 2015.

In January 2015, the Company opened 30 stores net.

As of January 31, 2015, the Group operated 2,225 stores, including 2,095 DIXY neighborhood stores, 94 Victoria stores, 1 CASH store, and 35 compact hypermarkets MegaMart and MiniMart.

As of January 31, 2015, the Group increased its selling space by 22% year-on-year to 755,915 square meters.

OJSC DIXY Group (MOEX: DIXY) is one of Russia's leading retailers of foods and everyday products.

The first DIXY store was opened in Moscow in 1999, and after that the Company has been experiencing the period of the intensive organic development, followed by the major acquisition of Victoria Group in June 2011.

As of January 31, 2015, the Company operated 2,225 stores, including 2,095 DIXY neighborhood stores, 94 Victoria stores, 1 CASH store, and 35 compact hypermarkets MegaMart and MiniMart.

The Company operates in Central, Northwestern, Volga and Urals federal districts of Russia, and in Kaliningrad and Kaliningrad region.

As of January 31, 2015, the Company had a total of 755,915 square meters of selling space.

In 2014, the Company's total revenue amounted to RUR 229 bln (USD 6.0 bln).

The Company is the third largest national food retailer by revenue, selling area, and number of stores.

The Company employs over 50,000 people.

In May 2007, the Company raised USD 360 mln in its IPO on the RTS and MICEX. A controlling stake of 54.4% in OJSC DIXY Group is owned by Mercury Group of Companies, a diversified holding company.

The Russian business magazine Expert rates DIXY Group as one of the Top-100 largest Russian companies.