In 2003, OBI became the first Western company of DIY format that entered the Russian market. 22 OBI supermarkets have been opened in the biggest Russian cities: 7 – in Moscow, 5 – in Saint Petersburg, 2 – in Nizhny Novgorod, 2 – in Ekaterinburg, 1 – v Kazan, 1 – in Omsk, 1 – in Volgograd, 1 – v Saratov and 1 – in Riazan.
