At the location of the NOVUS supermarket in Brovary on Kyivska Street, 253, a Food Market from "Epicenter" will be opening, report the media.
"In the shopping center 'Epicenter' in Brovary, the opening of a Food Market outlet is planned, which the company has been successfully developing since 2020. This format is well received by consumers and has already proven its effectiveness, which is why 'Epicenter' continues to expand it. Currently, the Food Market chain includes 27 retail outlets in various regions of Ukraine and continues to increase its market share," commented Oleg Shkarovsky, director of the food retail division of the 'Epicenter' network, to All Retail.
The Food Market will occupy an area of about 3,000 square meters, with its opening scheduled for April 2025.
The NOVUS supermarket operated in the 'Epicenter' shopping center in Brovary since late 2014 and ceased operations on December 31, 2024. The network added that the closure of the NOVUS supermarket is linked to the expiration of the lease agreement between the parties. Moving forward, the company plans to utilize the vacated space for its own needs - expanding the departments of the 'Epicenter' shopping center and opening its own grocery market.
This is not the first instance where 'Epicenter' integrates a Food Market into its shopping centers after another retailer’s operations. A similar step was previously taken in Kyiv on Polyarna Street, where a Food Market opened after the closure of the 'Silpo' supermarket.
The 'Epicenter' group of companies is an omnichannel ecosystem that includes the 'Epicenter' and 'Nova Liniya' retail chains, the online store epicentrk.ua, the agribusiness holding 'Epicenter-Agro', the ceramic tile manufacturing plants of Epicenter Ceramic Corporation, the woodworking enterprise CBM 'Osmoloda', and logistics facilities.
Before the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine, the 'Epicenter' network included over 80 shopping centers across all regions of the country. The war destroyed seven shopping centers in Mariupol, Nikopol, Bucha, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Kherson (two). Three more locations (in Melitopol, Kramatorsk, and Kharkiv) are not operational due to the occupation of Ukrainian territories, shelling, or proximity to combat zones.
As of early November 2024, the retailer's network comprised 71 shopping centers in Ukraine.
According to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs, the participants of LLC 'Epicenter K' are Oleksandr Hreha (51.3%), Halyna Hreha (47.97%), and Tatyana Surzhik (0.73%).