Leading Russian retailer X5 Group and RPM, part of Russian Railways, have announced a joint cross-industry initiative between Pyaterochka, the Company’s proximity store chain and RPM’s plant in Kaluga. The 'social cooperation agreement' was signed by Pyaterochka chief executive Olga Naumova and the chief executive of RPM, Konstantin Danilov, as reported in eprretailnews.com.
The agreement will see training centers set up by Pyaterochka at ten RPM plants in Russia, to provide training and employment with the X5 Group.
After the agreement was signed, the first training center at RPM’s plant in Kaluga was formally opened while another training center was opened on the same day at RPM’s plant in Perm.
The training facilities will work with up to 3,000 retail professionals, including store directors, assistant store directors, stock managers, supervisors and more.
