People's 7th Family

People's 7th Family (Russian: «Народная 7Я семьЯ») was a Russian chain of food stores, known as universams, that operated in the country's Northwest region and several other areas. It was managed by the company Intertorg (ООО «ТД Интерторг»), which also controlled the supermarket chains Ideya, Spar (under franchise), and Norma. The chain was founded in 2003, and its first universam opened in April 2004 in Saint Petersburg. Over the following years it expanded across Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Veliky Novgorod, Moscow, the Republic of Karelia, Vologda Oblast, and Murmansk Oblast. At its peak, the network included 402 universams under the People's 7th Family banner, alongside 12 Ideya supermarkets, 4 Spar supermarkets, and 21 Norma universams. The chain ceased operations in December 2019, with the last stores closing on 20 December 2019 after a final trading day on 19 December when goods were sold at 30–50% discounts. The brand was a mass-market grocery retailer positioned around family-oriented, affordable food shopping.

People's 7th Family (Russian: «Народная 7Я семьЯ») was a Russian food retail chain managed by Intertorg (ООО «ТД Интерторг»). The chain was founded in 2003, and its first universam opened in April 2004 in Saint Petersburg. Intertorg launched the People's 7th Family universam chain in 2004, and a few years later added the Ideya supermarket chain. In December 2011, the company began developing the Spar supermarket chain under a franchise agreement. In May 2012, the Norma universam chain came under Intertorg's management. Some universams also operated under the name Bolshaya Semya (Big Family). At its height, the group's network comprised 402 People's 7th Family universams, 12 Ideya supermarkets, 4 Spar supermarkets, and 21 Norma universams. The People's 7th Family stores were concentrated in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast (152 universams), with additional locations in Veliky Novgorod (7), Moscow (14), the Republic of Karelia (25), Vologda Oblast (9), and Murmansk Oblast (23). The Ideya supermarkets were located in Saint Petersburg (11) and Cherepovets in Vologda Oblast (1); the Norma universams were in Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast (21); and the Spar supermarkets were in Murmansk (4). In December 2019, the chain began closing all its stores. 19 December 2019 was the last trading day, with goods sold at 30–50% discounts, and on 20 December 2019 the last People's 7th Family universams were closed. The chain thus ceased to exist in December 2019.

• 2019

  In December, the chain began closing all stores; last trading day was 19 December, and the last stores closed on 20 December.

• 2012

  In May, the Norma universam chain came under Intertorg management.

• 2011

  In December, development of the Spar supermarket chain began under franchise.

• 2004

  First People's 7th Family universam opened in April in Saint Petersburg.

• 2003

  People's 7th Family chain founded.

Mass-market, family-oriented grocery retail chain offering affordable food and everyday goods.

• Universam food stores

  Neighborhood grocery stores under the People's 7th Family brand.

1. 1Wikidata: People's 7th Familywikidata.org
2. 2Народная 7Я семья — Википедияru.wikipedia.org