STAR acquires Fresh supermarket chainSeptember 6, 2011 - 17:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The negotiations on purchasing “Fresh” supermarkets by STAR trade chain are over. The parties have already finalized the agreement. Before the legal implementation, the agreement needs to be confirmed by the State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition of the Republic of Armenia. “Purchase of “Fresh” supermarkets will enable the increase of STAR sales volume as well as reduction of logistic, distribution and administrative expenses thus boosting work efficiency, through cutting the expenses by 15-20% in the united trade chain,” the executive director of STAR trade chain Vahan Kerobyan said. Legal implementation is expected to be completed within 1 month to be immediately followed by strategic program development. In the nearest future, the company will hold a news conference to announce transaction details and the further development plans of the company, STAR press service reported. At present, STAR trade chain operates 18 supermarkets, 17 in Yerevan and one in the town of Hrazdan; “Fresh” supermarkets chain operates 4 supermarkets under “Fresh” brand and 3 stores under “Catherine” brand in Yerevan. STAR plans on opening a new store in Davtashen administrative district. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |