EghtesadOnline: Iranian chain stores have a 120-trillion-rial ($3.2 billion) share of the country’s 1.3-quadrillion-rial ($34.6 billion) retail market, the head of National Union of Chain Stores, Amir Khosro Fakhrian, said.

EghtesadOnline: Head Trade Promotion Organization of Iran Mojtaba Khosrotaj says German and French firms are ready to launch chain stores in Iran.

EghtesadOnline: Iranian chain stores have created close to 25,000 direct jobs, the head of Iran's Chain Store Union said.