On 30 of October, the Apranga Group opens the third Stradivarius store in the Baltic States. The store will be opened in shopping and leisure centre Akropolis located in Klaipėda. The first Stradivarius store was opened in Vilnius Akropolis beginning of spring. Stradivarius - is the fourth concept of the global retail clothing leader Inditex that will be developed by Apranga group in the Baltic States under the franchising agreement. According to the development plan of Apranga Group Stradivarius chain will be expanded in all three Baltic States. The first store of Stradivarius was opened in Barcelona, Spain in 1994 and was acquired by the Inditex Group five years later. Today 436 Stradivarius stores in 28 countries are opened. Apranga Group already launched 9 new stores this year, 1 was closed on rent contract expiration. Currently Apranga Group operates a chain of 91 stores: 61 in Lithuania, 23 in Latvia, and 7 in Estonia. Beginning of November 11 new stores will be opened in the shopping centre Panorama located in Vilnius. Rimantas Perveneckas Apranga Group Director General +370 5 2390801 Irma Marcinkiene Apranga Group Marketing Director +370 5 2390802