The chain of children’s stores “Korablik” changed its owner due to increased debts from the enterprise. Oleg Sokhatsky, the beneficiary of MTK Alisa, a major supplier of toys and other goods for children, has become a new investor. In this respect writer Kommersant, citing the source.
According to publication sources, Oleg Sokhatsky, the rights holder of the major toy supplier MTK Alisa, has become the new owner of the Korablik chain. According to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, on March 15, 2023, Mr. Sokhatsky acquired a 5% stake in the operating company of the Korablik-R LLC network. The remainder of the stake is owned by Korablik JSC, whose owner is not disclosed in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
One of the newspaper’s sources stated that the former owner of the Korablik network has long wanted to sell the business and retire. According to market experts, the financial difficulties of the trading network began a few years ago. At the same time, the company has recently been actively reducing the number of operating stores. The sale of the business is likely to have resulted from an increase in debt.
Analysts have calculated that children’s product chains are now facing challenges due to increased competition from online platforms, which today account for almost 60% of sales of children’s products.
Oscar Garcia Maceiras, president of Spanish retail chain Inditex, on March 15 did not rule out A return to the Russian market “if the situation in the country changes”, but stressed that this may not happen anytime soon. According to him, in case of Inditex’s return, the company will cooperate with stores transferred to the Daher Group.