| Industry | Retailer |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Revenue | 53,529,200,000 Russian ruble (2017)  |
| Website | av |
Azbuka Vkusa (Russian: Азбука вкуса), translated in English as Alphabet of Taste, is a premium supermarket chain founded by Maxim Koscheenko and Oleg Lytkin. The first store was opened in Moscow in 1997. As of 2015, it operated 90 stores in Moscow, Petersburg and its suburbs.
Ownership
The founders, Maxim Koshcheenko and Oleg Lytkin control more than 50% of Gorodskoi Supermarket Ltd, a company which operates the chain. 6.9% of the company belongs to the top 14 network managers.[1] Much of the rest of the company is in the hands of VMHY Holdings Limited, owned by the former owners of "Expobank" - Andrey Vdovin, Cyril Jakubowski, Paul and Peter Maslowski Hambro, who gradually acquired control from the other two co-founders of the network - Oleg and Sergey Vereshchagin Trykin. As of 2011 Oleg and Sergey Vereshchagin Trykin ceased being shareholders in VMHY Holdings.[2] As of 2013 more than 12% of the network owned by the sons Paul Maslovskoye - Yuri and Alexei.[3]
Private Labels
Azbuka Vkusa launched their store brands in 2011.
Azbuka Vkusa has expanded steadily since 1997, balancing external acquisitions and internal growth. The table below charts that growth using figures provided courtesy of the company.
| Year | Revenue in US Dollars | Number of Stores | Floor Space in m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Unavailable | 1 | 223 |
| 1998 | Unavailable | 2 | 949 |
| 2001 | Unavailable | 3 | 1 639 |
| 2003 | Unavailable | 6 | 3 941 |
| 2004 | Unavailable | 8 | 4 372 |
| 2005 | 102 000 000 | 11 | 5 671 |
| 2006 | 177 000 000 | 19 | 11 122 |
| 2007 | 303 000 000 | 22 | 14 472 |
| 2008 | 315 000 000 | 24 | 16 190 |
| 2009 | 393 000 000 | 26 | 17 920 |
| 2010 | 568 000 000 | 40 | 27 355 |
| 2011 | 806 000 000 | 47 | 32 154 |
| 2012 | 879 000 000 | 53 | 37 066 |
| 2013 | 1 200 000 000 | 64 | 46 960 |
| 2014 | 1 600 000 000 | 90 | 60 000 |
References
- ↑ ↑ Менеджеров позвали в магазин "Азбука вкуса" отдаст им 7% бизнеса. Газета «Коммерсантъ», №156 (5187), 30.08.2013. Проверено 25 сентября 2013.
- ↑ ↑ Евгения Перцева. Банкиры дочитали «Азбуку Вкуса» // Коммерсант, № 68 (4863), 17 апреля 2012
- ↑ Масловский Павел Алексеевич. Личное дело // Коммерсант, 2 августа 2013