"Store chains in St. Petersburg. Consumer Market and FMCG Trade".

“Store chains in St. Petersburg. Trade centers market in the region”research contains description of the key performance figures of economy and retail trade development of the region, characteristics of commercial real estate market and description of disorganized trade in the region (markets), analysis of the main trends, current conditions and development outlooks for retail trade and FMCG trading chains in Russia, including store formats, in 2008 and January-May 2009, description of business activities of the chains represented in the region, including figures of operating and financial performance of the chains;

“Store chains in St. Petersburg. Consumer market and FMCG trade” research includes:

Section I. “The main key figures of the economy and retail trade in the region” describes the economic development of the region under crisis conditions, estimates the influence of crisis and makes predictions regarding development of economy and retail trade in 2009-2010;

Section II. “Shopping centers market in the region” describes the conditions at the market of commercial real estate in the region in 2008, presents the main key figures of the market development, including the dynamics of facilities commissioning and floor space saturation in the trade centers of the region. The section also defines the main development trends at the trade real estate market in 2008;

Section III. “Retail markets of the region” describes the dynamics and the main development trends of regional retail markets, their current conditions and the outlooks for development under stiffening state control, as well as presents analyses of the level of saturation by retail markets;

Section IV. “Retail trade and FMCG chains of the region" presents information that deals with structure of FMCG retail trade according to the trading format (hypermarket, supermarket, neighborhood store) and the chain type (international, federal, interregional, local), the dynamics of the main indexes of business activity of the largest regional FMCG retailers: the regional retail market development according to the trading formats: Hypermarket, supermarket and neighborhood store, describes the key performance indexes of the key retailers that operate within specified formats, and gives predictions regarding the development of the formats in 2009 taking into account changes in the economy conditions and consumer preferences;

Section V. “Description of trade chains represented in the region”, which deals with main performance indexes of the chains operation: sales volumes in 2007 and 2008, trading floorspace and number of stores according to results of the third quarter of 2007 and 01 January 2009, as well as historical description of the business development in the region and outlooks for development of each chain under the crisis conditions.