OREANDA-NEWS. OJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest food retailer (the "Company"; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the opening of the 169th hypermarket of a medium format.

Please be informed that today the Company has opened its 169th hypermarket of a medium format located at Moldavskaya street, Chelyabinsk, Urals federal district. Assortment of the hypermarket consists of more than 13,600 SKUs, out of which about 62% are food items. There are 25 cash desks installed in the sales area. The outlet is owned by the Company. The hypermarket is open 7 days a week from 9 am to 11 pm.

Magnit is Russia's largest food retailer. Founded in 1994, the company is headquartered in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. As of March 31, 2014, Magnit operated 23 distribution centers and over 8,200 stores (7,341 convenience, 215 hypermarkets, and 700 cosmetics) in more than 1,905 cities and towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation.

In accordance with the audited IFRS consolidated financial statements for 2013, Magnit had revenues of USD 18,202 million USD and an EBITDA of USD 2,032 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 one of the largest retailers in Europe.