The Ukrainian chain of one-dollar stores Aurora (Vygidna Pokupka LLC) is expected to reach $1 billion in revenue by the end of 2025, according to the company’s co-founder Lev Zhydenko.
“Mathematically, last year it was ($1 billion in revenue – IF-U), if you count VAT. Without VAT, it will be this amount,” Zhydenko said at the Forbes Ukraine Business Breakfast on Thursday.
According to him, over the next five years, the company plans to develop as a management platform, whose goal, among other things, is to support Ukrainian manufacturers and represent them in foreign markets.
In addition, Aurora plans to further develop in countries where it is logistically convenient to deliver goods from Ukraine, Zhydenko explained.
As reported, Aurora’s revenue for 2024 increased by 42.5% to UAH 38.5 billion (excluding VAT). In the first quarter of 2025, revenue grew by 32.5% to UAH 10.6 billion.
Aurora was founded in 2011 by Zhydenko, Taras Panasenko, and Lesya Klymenko. At the end of 2024, the chain had over 1,600 stores in Ukraine and 30 in Romania. The retail chain’s head office is located in Poltava.
According to Opendatabot, the owner of Vygidna Kupivlya LLC, which develops the chain, is the Cypriot company Avrorailt Investmens Limited, whose beneficiary is Zhydenko.
