MOSCOW, January 26. /TASS/. Melon Fashion Group, the owner of Zarina, Befree, Love Republic and Sela brands, plans to double the number of new stores in Russia this year, Development Director of the fashion retailer Igor Maltinsky said on Thursday.

"Despite the challenging first half of the year, we made 113 new projects as of 2022 year-end. We would like to double this year in 2023," he said.

The company plans in particular to open a flagship Zarina store in Moscow with the area of 1,400 square meters, Maltinsky said.