Ukrainian brand Sleeper is opening its first store in Kyiv, the company announced.
According to the brand’s social media pages, the boutique at 3 Rylskyi Lane is scheduled to open on Kyiv Day, May 31.
“This boutique expands the Sleeper ethos: each piece is made from start to finish in 6–12 hours by a single tailor, honoring the legacy of Kyiv’s light industry schools,” the brand announced on Facebook.
Sleeper, a premium-quality women’s clothing brand, was founded in Kyiv in 2014 by Katya Zubareva and Asya Varetsa, starting with a collection of everyday pajamas.
The Gulliver shopping center has officially announced the reopening of stores belonging to one of the world’s leading fashion retailers. Starting today, key brands of the Inditex group—Massimo Dutti, Stradivarius, Bershka, Pull&Bear, Oysho, and Zara Home—are once again available to visitors.
The return of these brands is an important step toward restoring the shopping and entertainment center’s full-fledged fashion offering. For visitors, this means the return of familiar and beloved stores to a well-known location in the heart of the capital.
The resumption of cooperation with international retailers became possible after the property’s legal status was stabilized. Since July 2025, the shopping and entertainment center has been owned by Oschadbank and Ukreximbank due to the previous owner’s failure to meet its credit obligations. In October 2025, the court lifted the seizure of the property, after which the complex came under the management of state-owned banks.
“The reopening of Inditex stores at Gulliver is a clear indicator of confidence in the new landlord. Transparency of ownership and predictability of terms are key factors for global business. Today, we provide exactly these conditions, and it is paying off. We are pleased to see that world-class brands are betting on Gulliver and Kyiv shoppers,” said Arsen Milyutin, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Oschadbank, responsible for NPL operations.
The Inditex Group is a leading global Spanish fashion retailer and one of the world’s largest fashion manufacturers and distributors, managing brands such as Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius, Oysho, Zara, and Zara Home.
The Bila Romashka pharmacy chain (part of Fozzy Group) opened its first wellness space in the village of Lisnyky near Kyiv on Thursday, the company’s press service reported.
“We have created an offline space that differs from a regular pharmacy or cosmetics store with a special assortment that previously could only be ordered online,” explained Natalia Smaglyuk, CEO of the Bila Romashka chain, whose words are quoted in the release.
The new Bila Romashka space is an offline store for health and beauty products with a wide selection of certified dietary supplements, vitamins, CBD, natural skincare cosmetics, hygiene products, and balanced nutrition products. Currently, the assortment includes almost 2,000 items from 43 brands from the US, France, Korea, Spain, Greece, and Ukraine. Among them are Thorne, Solaray, Nature’s Way, Apivita, Weleda, Now, VVBETTER, Dr. Althea, Panfruit, The Elements, and others. The store will also exclusively feature products from the Ukrainian brand Vitalis Balance. The entire range has been carefully selected by specialists with pharmaceutical expertise.
A consultant will work alongside the pharmacist in the store.
The Bila Romashka pharmacy chain (Fozzy Farm LLC) was established in 2001 and is part of the Fozzy Group. Currently, the chain has 95 pharmacies and one wellness space in 47 locations across Ukraine.
According to YouControl, at the end of the third quarter of 2025, the company received a net income of UAH 1.1 billion, which is 25% higher than in the same period last year, and its net loss amounted to UAH 110 million 567 thousand against UAH 61 million 708 thousand in the third quarter of 2024.
On November 13, 2025, the first meeting of the Council of Ministers of Trade and Investment of Central Asian countries and Azerbaijan was held in Tashkent.
The event was aimed at strengthening practical cooperation between the countries of the region in the areas of trade, investment, and industrial cooperation, as well as implementing joint initiatives to increase mutual trade and create cooperative production facilities.
Particular attention was paid to the creation of working tools to increase trade turnover between the countries of the region to $20 billion, the formation of joint production sites under the “Made in Central Asia” brand, as well as the involvement of international financial institutions and large investors in the implementation of joint infrastructure and industrial projects.
It was noted that mutual trade between Uzbekistan and the countries of Central Asia is showing steady positive dynamics. While trade turnover amounted to $3.2 billion in 2017, by 2024 it had more than doubled, reaching $6.9 billion. In particular, trade turnover with Kazakhstan is approaching $4 billion, with Kyrgyzstan — $700 million, with Tajikistan — exceeding $570 million, and with Turkmenistan — more than doubling over the past five years to $1.15 billion. Trade with Azerbaijan has also shown significant growth, up 13% since the beginning of the year.
During the meeting, the need for further optimization of customs and border procedures, synchronization of transport and logistics infrastructure, and the creation of industrial hubs capable of uniting the production chains of the countries in the region was also emphasized. Particular attention was paid to issues of industrial cooperation, joint development of raw material and technological potential, and the development of exports of finished products with high added value.
Following the meeting, a joint communiqué was signed, setting out key agreements on deepening economic cooperation, developing cooperation and joint production, and creating new mechanisms for investment interaction.
ALVIVA GROUP, a leading player in Ukraine’s food industry, presented its first export brand, Alviva, at the Anuga 2025 international exhibition. The exhibition, which is the largest and most influential global platform for food and beverage manufacturers, took place from October 4 to 8, 2025, in Cologne, Germany.
The launch of the Alviva brand is a logical and consistent step in the implementation of the group’s strategy aimed at systematically expanding volumes, export geography, and diversifying the export range.
Today, the new multi-category brand’s product range includes 33 products in seven categories: wafers, long-life and sugar cookies, croissants, gingerbread, sandwich and toast bread, and snacks. The brand’s assortment focuses on formats, packaging, and flavors that are in stable demand in Europe and worldwide. The brand’s portfolio will be constantly replenished with new products that meet current consumer trends and will be expanded to 100 items in 9 categories.
The brand’s products are manufactured at nine of the group’s production sites in Kyiv, Kyiv, and Poltava regions. All enterprises comply with international ISO and HACCP standards.
“Our key goal is to increase exports of finished products. Over the next five years, we plan to bring the share of exports to 25% of total production. After all, exporting finished products not only diversifies the business, but also generates foreign currency revenue, which allows us to invest in modernization, automation, and innovation. This is the key to the sustainable development of ALVIVA GROUP,” said Oleksandr Varavka, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ALVIVA GROUP. “The creation of a single export brand, Alviva, will allow us to more effectively represent our diverse range of products on international markets, strengthening the group’s position as a reliable supplier of high-quality finished products from Ukraine.”
For two years, ALVIVA GROUP has demonstrated positive export dynamics, confirming the high competitiveness of Ukrainian products. In 2024, the group exported over 3,000 tons of products. In just seven months of this year, exports of KYIVHLIB brand products amounted to over 2,000 tons, which is 33% more than in the same period last year.
The group’s products are already well known to consumers in more than 30 countries around the world and are represented both in ethnic stores and in leading European retail chains: Lidl, Maxima, RIMI, Kaufland, Globus, NORFA, Żabka, Linella, №1, Bonus, etc.
About ALVIVA GROUP:
ALVIVA GROUP is an international group of companies in the food technology and services sector, united by common management, strategy, and mission: “To promote the health and well-being of consumers by producing high-quality and delicious food products.” The group’s product portfolio includes brands that have already won the favor of consumers: KYIVHLIB, Tarta, Tendi, Norden Brod, British Sandwich, KYIVMLYN. The group’s annual cash turnover exceeds UAH 9 billion*, and its payments to the state budget in taxes and fees amount to over UAH 1.2 billion. With a staff of over 6,000 employees, ALVIVA GROUP is among the TOP 100 best employers in Ukraine and TOP business investors in education in 2022-2025, and is one of the leading players in the food industry in Ukraine. The group’s export geography covers 30 countries around the world. The group’s land bank totals over 4,000 hectares in the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions. Group website: alvivagroup.com
*financial indicators for 2024
A studio of comfortable lingerie by the Ukrainian brand brabrabra is scheduled to open in the capital’s Ocean Mall, the company’s press service reports.
“The brabrabra brand encourages everyone to choose themselves and comfortable underwear for themselves soon in a new studio at the Ocean Mall. This location will provide more opportunities to see the maximum variety of lingerie and leisurewear collections – completely different designs, fabrics and comfortable designs that guarantee a sense of comfort for everyone,” the press release says.
The studio will be located on 65 square meters. It is noted that the brabrabra brand has a wide range of sizes, from A to J and from XS to 4XL, which covers more than 90% of women’s bra requests. Professional brafitters from the brand’s team will help you determine the right size and choose comfortable underwear.
Ocean Mall is a retail resort shopping center. The total area is 300 thousand square meters and has a parking lot for 4 thousand cars. The mall has 800 shops and 50 restaurants. Among the largest tenants are Silpo grocery supermarket, flagship stores of the world’s largest retailers in the segments of fashion, sports, and home furnishings. More than 30 thousand square meters in Ocean Mall are dedicated to entertainment, including the Galaxy amusement park for the whole family and a seven-screen multiplex cinema.
