The national supermarket chain Varus increased its turnover by almost 20% in 2025, to UAH 28.8 billion, according to a press release on Tuesday, reported by Interfax-Ukraine.
It is noted that the number of stores increased by seven, or 6.3%, to 118.
The company noted that in July 2025, it decided to spin off the Varus.ua business line to implement a new e-commerce strategy and achieved a 97.2% increase in its turnover over the past year. By the end of 2025, the number of users of the mobile app reached about 500,000.
According to the release, the company is implementing a large-scale energy program to install nearly 4,000 solar panels at its network facilities, which will allow stores to cover up to 95% of their energy needs in the summer. The project is expected to pay for itself in approximately two years and will save about UAH 50 million annually.
“The plans for 2026 include equipping 18 more facilities with solar power plants. In addition, all stores in the chain are equipped with generators to ensure uninterrupted operation during power outages,” the release said.
Among the main results of last year was also the receipt in July of the first tranche of a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) — almost UAH 630 million for the development of the network, increasing business sustainability, and implementing energy-efficient solutions, of which about UAH 30 million went to the opening of its own distribution center (DC) in Dnipro.
In addition, another distribution center was launched in Odesa, and the energy independence of the entire logistics network was strengthened.
Other achievements include the automation of the full cycle of invoices through eDoc, the connection of 80% of suppliers to the system, and a 3.5-fold increase in the volume of electronic invoices over the year.
Varus also specified that it employs more than 8,000 people, and in 2025, the chain invested about UAH 60 million in social initiatives.
Varus is a national supermarket chain represented on the Ukrainian food retail market by Omega. The first store was opened in 2003 in Dnipro. The chain operates in several formats: classic supermarkets, To Go stores, and the Varus.ua online store.
According to Opendatabot, Omega LLC is owned by Cyprus-based Veigant Enterprises Limited. Valery Kiptik and Ruslan Shostak are listed as the ultimate beneficiaries.
