The chain of supermarkets “Silpo” is the biggest trading network of Ukraine that accounts 149 stores in Kyiv and other regions of the country.

The supermarket “Silpo” is a self-service store with average sales area 1200 sq.m., the assortment varies from 6000 to 12000 food product items and accompanying products depending on the store’s size. Nowadays over 20 thousand employees work in the trading network “Silpo”.

History of development

In March, 2001 the first store was opened in Kyiv and totally 5 stores were opened during the first year of its existence. In 2002 the chain increased by 22 supermarkets in Kyiv, Odessa, Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporozhe. 40 stores of the trading chain “Silpo” (18 in Kyiv, 8 in Dnepropetrovsk, 7 in Odessa, 2 in Zaporozhe and one in Khmelnitsky, Rovno, Nikolaev, Chernovtsy and Cherkassy) serviced the customers in 2003. In 2005 the network had 81 supermarkets. Today the network “Silpo” accounts 149 supermarkets.

Advantages of “Silpo” supermarkets:  

§        Possibility to make a choice among a wide assortment of goods, especially fresh products (meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, fruits, bread),

§        High quality products,

§        Reasonable prices,

§        High quality service,

§        24 hour service,

§        Convenient location of the supermarkets,

§        Possibility to get special proposals due to the program for regular customers “Vlasniy rakhunok”.