Svyaznoy (russian: Связной) is

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's second-largest independent

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er, with over 2,900 stores in Russia and

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. Its founder and owner is Maksim Nogotkov. As of 2009, the company controls 22,4% of the Russian mobile retail market. Its main rival is ''

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'', which Svyaznoy later acquired. The company was known as ''Maxus'' between 1995 and 2002. As of July 2013, ''Svyaznoy'' was the only official reseller of iPhones in Russia. Since 2010 Nogotkov has also been developing a banking chain, '' Svyaznoy Bank''. Svyaznoy company claimed to start bankutcy process at February 2023. After the start of the military operation in Ukraine, a number of equipment manufacturers stopped deliveries to Russia.

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