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PRESS-RELEASE


DIXY GROUP STRENGTHENS ITS POSITION IN THE RATING OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST RETAILERS


Moscow, Russian Federation, 18 January 2016


According to the annual survey "Global Powers of Retailing 2016"conducted by Deloitte, DIXY Group has been named the 162nd largest retailer in the world, which is a 4 place improvement on 2015. The Company has also risen from 9th place to 8th among the 50 fastest-growing global retail operators with 33.3% average revenue growth.


The annual survey "Global Powers of Retailing" covers major trends and challenges of the global retail sector. The largest companies' reported financial and operational results - such as revenue growth, profitability ratios and geographic coverage - represent the basis for the analysis.


PJSC DIXY Group (MOEX: DIXY) is one of Russia's leading retailers of foods and everyday products.


The first DIXY store was opened in Moscow in 1999, and after that the Company has been experiencing the period of the intensive organic development, followed by the major acquisition of Victoria Group in June 2011.


As of November 30, 2015, the Company operated 2,667 stores, including 2,526 DIXY neighborhood stores, 104 Victoria stores, 1 CASH store, and 36 compact hypermarkets MegaMart and MiniMart.


The Company operates in Central, Northwestern, Volga and Urals federal districts of Russia, and in Kaliningrad and Kaliningrad region.


As of November 30, 2015, the Company had a total of 890,963 square meters of selling space. In 2014, the Company's total revenue amounted to RUR 229 bln (USD 6.0 bln).


The Company is the third largest national food retailer by revenue, selling area, and number of stores. The Company employs over 50,000 people.

In May 2007, the Company raised USD 360 mln in its IPO on the RTS and MICEX. A controlling stake of 54.4% in OJSC DIXY Group is owned by Mercury Group of Companies, a diversified holding company.


The Russian business magazine Expert rates DIXY Group as one of the Top-100 largest Russian companies.

For further enquiries, please, contact: Anastasia Orlova

PR Director

DIXY Group of Companies Tel.: +7 495 933 1450 ext. 2132

Fax: +7 495 933 0259

Mob.: +7 916 953 20 56

E-mail: A.Orlova@hq.dixy.ru pr@hq.dixy.ru http://www.dixygroup.ru/

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