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The first supermarket opened in Dnipro in 2003. Today, the network comprises 110 stores, including to-go formats and a full-fledged dark store in Kyiv. Customers can find over 21,900 items in the chain. These are made available to shoppers by a team of 7,500 employees across 95,189 m\u00b2 of retail space.     ","portfolio_about_problem_title":"The client's problem","problem_item_text_default":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The request that the customer approached us with was ambitious. VARUS wanted to launch its own e-commerce project as quickly as possible. At the outset, it was clear that the company's technological infrastructure was not yet ready for such a leap. 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