OREANDA-NEWS. August 18, 2009. JSC "The Seventh Continent" (further referred to as the Company) July 2009 trade sales in ruble terms increased 12.4% YoY, reported the press-centre of JSC "The Seventh Continent".

Based on management accounts the Company's July 2009 gross retail sales reached 3 872 mn. rubles or USD 123 mn, for 7M 2009 gross retail sales reached 27 625 mn. rubles or USD 842 mn.

As of the end of July 2009 the selling space of the Company's stores under the brands "The Seventh Continent" (supermarkets), "Nash Hypermarket" ("Our Hypermarket") and "Prostore" accounts for 177.2 th. sq. m. and increased 5% compared with the same period of 2008.