IVANO-FRANKIVSK, Dec. 5 ??“ Kiev-based building material hypermarket Epicenter, which has three stores in the capital, is in talks with Ivano-Frankivsk's local authorities on opening a new ???hypermarket??? in the city, Ivano-Frankivsk Mayor Zinoviy Shkutiak told Interfax-Ukraine.

"They contacted us at the beginning of this summer. At present, we are at the phase of examining proposals. The project has not been yet completed," he said.