OREANDA-NEWS. December 21, 2009. JSC "The Seventh Continent" (further referred to as the Company) November 2009 trade sales in ruble terms increased 14% YoY, reported the press-centre of The Seventh Continent.

Based on management accounts the Company's November 2009 gross retail sales reached 4 257 mn. rubles or USD 147 mn, for 11M 2009 gross retail sales reached 43 412 mn. rubles or USD 1 367 mn.

As of the end of November 2009 the selling space of the Company's stores under the brands "The Seventh Continent" (supermarkets), "Nash Hypermarket" ("Our Hypermarket") and "Prostore" accounts for 183.3 th. sq. m. and increased 7% compared with the same period of 2008.

During November 2009 the Company opened 1 store in the hypermarket format "Nash hypermarket" (Our hypermarket) in Belgorod (address: 164 Bogdana Khmelnitskogo street). Total selling space of the opened hypermarket is about 6,100 th. sq. m. The floor space of the hypermarket will be owned by the Company.