The sales volume for 2003 in the PAKKO self-service wholesale network amounted to about 200 million hryvnias. At the same time, the number of customers in 2003 was recorded at the level of 400 thousand people. This was reported to IA UKontext-MediaF by the chief specialist in product promotion on the market of the UPakko corporation, Serhiy Hryhorenko.\nPAKKO self-service wholesale stores - a network of retail establishments in the "cash&carry" format intended for wholesale and small-wholesale buyers. Seven PAKKO wholesale stores are located in the cities of Lutsk, Rivne, Chernivtsi (2 wholesale stores), Ternopil, Kovel, and Volodymyr-Volynskyi. The total number of staff is more than 1500 people. \nThe first PAKKO self-service wholesale store was opened in 1999 in Rivne, the last - at the end of 2002 in Ternopil. The advertising slogan of the PAKKO self-service wholesale network is "Orient yourself correctly". The product assortment of the network comprises more than 12 thousand items. One of the main principles of PAKKO wholesale stores' activity is self-service: customers have direct access to all goods presented in these retail establishments. Also, PAKKO wholesale stores have a frequent customer card, which allows its holders to receive discounts when purchasing products. \n