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Press release: A new OBI store: the 5th OBI store in Saint Petersburg, the 13th – in Russia

Saint Petersburg, 15.10.2008 - On the 15th of October 2008 the official inauguration ceremony of OBI Pulkovskoye new opening will take place in Saint Petersburg. OBI Pulkovskoye is the 5th OBI store in this city. The ceremony promises to be not only an entertainment and interesting performance but also an informative one. Head of Moskovsky District government of Saint Petersburg, Mr. Vladimir Korovin, General Manager of OBI Russia, Mr. Thorsten Vogt and Store manager of OBI Pulkovskoye, Mr. Peter Vallentin are going to take part in the official opening ceremony. More

OBI has opened its first store in Saint Petersburg

Moscow, 04th of October 2006 - On October the 4th the first OBI store in Saint Petersburg officially opened. The governor of Saint Petersburg Valentina Matvienko, the vice-governor of Saint Petersburg Mikhail Oseevsky, the CEO of OBI in Russia Romano Quinzi took part in the inauguration. More

OBI has opened its 4th store in Moscow

Moscow, 28th of November 2007 - Solemn ceremony devoted to OBI Belaya Dacha store opening will be held at 16:00 on Wednesday, November 28. OBI Belaya Dacha is the 4th OBI store in Moscow and the 12th OBI store in Russia. More

OBI Russia intends to open 3 to 4 do it yourself shops each year

Moscow, 29th of November 2007 - OBI Russia intends, starting from 2008, to annually open 3 to 4 DIY shops in the Russian Federation, said Mr. Torstem Vogt, general director for OBI Russia. Today, the OBI Belaya Dacha shop has been opened; the shop is the company's 4th object in Moscow and 12th – in Russia. More

Yet another hypermarket in Belaya Dacha

Moscow, 30th of November 2007. Moy Rayon - OBI Belaya Dacha opens in the Moscow Ring Road southeast. The DIY shop market is still vacant and rapidly develops, said Mr. Thorsten Vogt, general director of OBI Russia. More

The retail chain OBI is one of the winners in the All-Russian Award “Retailer best. Best between equal”

Saint Petersburg, the 5th of July 2008 - The retail chain OBI is one of the winners in the All-Russian Award “Retailer best. Best between equal” in the nominations "Best between equal" and "Debutants". More

New OBI shop opens

Moscow, 3rd of December 2007 - On November 28, a solemn opening of OBI Belaya Dacha shop was held; this is the company's fourth shop in Moscow and twelfth – in Russia. Among the ceremony guests were managing director of OBI Europe Mr. Dieter Messner, general director of OBI Russia Mr. Thorsten Vogt, director of the OBI Belaya Dacha shop Mr. Ralf Jeschke and the municipal authorities' representative, head of the Kotelniki township, Mr. Alexey Yurievich Sedzenevsky. More

OBI places expansion focus on Europe

Wermelskirchen, 27. April 2005 - The supervisory board of OBI AG decided to increasingly focus the company's expansion course on European countries. Russia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Italy and Switzerland in particular will play a central role as potential growth markets in the expansion policy of Europe’s leading DIY brand. More