The 70-year-old retailer, which went public in February, reported 31-percent growth in revenue to 79.5 billion roubles (1 billion pound) in 2016.

In May, Detsky Mir, which means "Children's World" in Russian, said that it was on target to post a double-digit adjusted EBITDA margin in 2017.

($1 = 59.4330 roubles)

(Reporting by Polina Devitt; Editing by Toby Chopra)