OREANDA-NEWS. OJSC “Magnit”, Russia’s largest retailer (the “Company”; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the opening of the 40th “Magnit Family” store.

The Company has opened its 40th “Magnit Family” store located at 66A Matrosovskaya sreet (“Parus” shopping center), Borisoglebsk, Voronezh region, Central federal district. Assortment of the store consists of more than 4,100 SKUs, out of which about 86% are food items. There are 13 cash desks installed in the sales area. The outlet is leased by the Company. The store is open 7 days a week from 9 am to 10 pm.

Magnit is Russia's largest retailer. Founded in 1994, the company is headquartered in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. As of September 30, 2013, Magnit operated 19 distribution centers and over 7,600 stores (6,783 convenience, 178 hypermarkets, and 685 cosmetics) in more than 1,760 cities and towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation.

In accordance with its reviewed IFRS consolidated financial statements, Magnit had 1H 2013 revenues of USD 8.7 billion USD and an EBITDA of USD 890 million USD. Magnit's local shares are traded on the Moscow Stock Exchange (MICEX: MGNT) and its GDRs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: MGNT) and it has a credit rating from Standard & Poor's of BB. Measured by market capitalization, Magnit is now Europe's 2nd largest food retailer.