KYIV, Sept 28 – Epicenter K, a major home improvement retailer, plans to expand the Epicenter network of shopping centers in Ukraine, building about 50 small-format facilities with an area of 4,000-6,000 square meters in regional centers and 12 in small towns, Petro Mikhailyshyn, the director general of Epicenter K LLC, has said.

"Now we are focusing on the construction of Epicenter centers of the optimal format – 4,000-6,000 square meters in district centers. We are ready to open approximately 50 more such facilities," he said in an exclusive interview with Interfax-Ukraine.