FMCG-network "Sambury" is included in the Group "Nevada Group," operating in the grocery retail market of the Far East since 1994.
History
2023: Magnit bought a stake in Sambury
On October 27, 2023, Magnit announced the purchase of 33.01% of the Far Eastern chain of Sambury stores. The agreement also involves an increase in Magnit's share to 100% within five years.
After the closure of the deal, scheduled for the summer of 2024, Sambury will continue to develop under its brands and the management of the current management team. Representatives of Magnit will be involved in the strategic management of the Sambury business. Magnit expects that the deal will allow for synergistic effects in the field of procurement conditions, as well as integrate best practices and technologies to improve the supply to customers, further evolution of store formats and increase market share, the retailer's press service reports.
The company did not disclose the financial terms of the contract. The general director of INFOLine-Analytics Mikhail Burmistrov, in a conversation with RBC, estimated the total cost of Sambury at 20-25 billion rubles, based on which the purchase of 33.01% of shares could cost Magnit 6.6-8.3 billion rubles. The Far East is an extremely attractive region where federal retail is still poorly represented, the expert noted.
By October 2023, Sambury is the largest retailer in the Far East in terms of the number of stores and revenue. The Sambury group of companies includes 291 stores, in particular 31 Sambury hypermarkets, 42 Sambury and Sambury Express supermarkets, as well as 82 Once Two minimarkets and 136 Close discounters. The total trading area is 211 thousand square meters. m. Outlets are represented in more than 50 settlements,,, and Primorsky Krai Khabarovsk Territory. Jewish Autonomous Region Amur region The retailer operates three distribution centers in, Khabarovsk one in Vladivostok and a cross-docking warehouse in Blagoveshchensk.[1]
2013
The main idea of the hypermarket chain as of 2013 is to improve the quality of life of residents of the cities where the Sambury stores are located. The company offers customers a wide selection of the most diverse and high-quality products at low prices.
2005
On April 29, 2005, the first discounter hypermarket in the Far East, Sambury, was opened in Khabarovsk.