Svyaznoy

Svyaznoy (Russian: Связной) is Russia's second-largest[2] independent handset retailer, with over 2,900 stores in Russia and Belarus.[3] Its founder and owner is Maksim Nogotkov. As of 2009, the company controls 22,4% of the Russian mobile retail market. Its main rival is Euroset, which Svyaznoy later acquired.

Svyaznoy
Formerly
Maxus
IndustryShopping
Founded1997
HeadquartersMoscow
Area served
Russia and Belarus
Revenue92,927,800,000 Russian ruble[1] (2017) 
3,900,000,000 Russian ruble (2016) 
Websitesvyaznoy.ru, svyaznoy.by

The company was known as Maxus between 1995 and 2002.[4] As of July 2013, Svyaznoy was the only official reseller of iPhones in Russia.[2] Since 2010 Nogotkov has also been developing a banking chain, Svyaznoy Bank.

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