The VkusVill grocery chain is one of the best-known and most popular stores in Russia. The company broke into the healthy food market and revolutionized Russian retail by fusing the best international practices. At its outset, VkusVill was inspired by retail chains such as Tesco, Mercadona, Walmart, Trader Joe's, and Ali, and it formed its corporate culture by studying companies such as Zappos, Google, Airbnb, Netflix, Starbucks, IKEA, Toyota, and many others.
This book by Evgeny Shchepin, one of VkusVill's key employees, is a candid account of the company's successes and failures, plans and expectations, relationships with its employees and customers – the people who made VkusVill the success it is today.
Как построить большую продуктовую сеть, начав с маленького молочного киоска и не взяв ни одного кредита? Как вынырнуть из алого океана, погрузиться в голубой и ежегодно увеличивать обороты вдвое? Как не утратить дух стартапа за 10 лет? Как управлять компанией, в которой более 5000 сотрудников, без жестких приказов и регламентов, прописанных KPI и спланированного годового бюджета?
