Azbuka Vkusa
Azbuka Vkusa (Russian: Азбука вкуса), translated in English as Alphabet of Taste, is a premium supermarket chain founded by Maxim Koscheenko and Oleg Lytkin. The first store was opened in Moscow in 1997. As of 2015, it operated 90 stores in Moscow, Petersburg and its suburbs.
Basic Information
- Category: retail
- Website: http://av.ru
Documented Facts
- Inception (Wikidata): 1997 (Source 2: Wikidata Q4058209, revision 2398695492)
- Industry (Wikidata; date unspecified): retail (Source 2: Wikidata Q4058209, revision 2398695492; Source 3: Wikidata label: Q126793, revision 2547610904)
- Legal form (Wikidata; date unspecified): privately held company (Source 2: Wikidata Q4058209, revision 2398695492; Source 4: Wikidata label: Q1589009, revision 2553231377)
- Headquarters location (Wikidata; date unspecified): Moscow (Source 2: Wikidata Q4058209, revision 2398695492; Source 5: Wikidata label: Q649, revision 2551381497)
- Country (Wikidata; date unspecified): Russia (Source 2: Wikidata Q4058209, revision 2398695492; Source 6: Wikidata label: Q159, revision 2557221747)
- Official website (Wikidata; date unspecified): http://av.ru/ (Source 2: Wikidata Q4058209, revision 2398695492)
Evidence and Sources
- Azbuka Vkusa — Wikipedia (reference)
- Wikidata Q4058209, revision 2398695492 (knowledge-base)
- Wikidata label: Q126793, revision 2547610904 (knowledge-base)
- Wikidata label: Q1589009, revision 2553231377 (knowledge-base)
- Wikidata label: Q649, revision 2551381497 (knowledge-base)
- Wikidata label: Q159, revision 2557221747 (knowledge-base)
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Azbuka Vkusa (Russian: Азбука вкуса), translated in English as Alphabet of Taste, is a premium supermarket chain founded by Maxim Koscheenko and Oleg Lytkin. The first store was opened in Moscow in 1997. As of 2015, it operated 90 stores in Moscow, Petersburg and its suburbs.
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