Rank #3375
Vladimir Melnikov
Net worth $1.0B
Fast fashion · Russia
- Born
- Mar 10, 1948
- Age
- 78
- Source
- Fast fashion
- Residence
- Moscow
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 2
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Vladimir Melnikov is the founder and owner of Moscow-based Gloria Jeans, one of Russia's largest fast fashion retailers.
- Founded in 1988, the company later manufactured for Western brands such as Levi's and H&M.
- The business expanded quickly in 2022 after Inditex, H&M and Uniqlo left the Russian market, allowing Gloria Jeans to rent out some of the vacated space.
- Gloria Jeans operates more than 700 stores in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
- In 2022 Melnikov gifted 1 million rubles to each employee who worked for Gloria Jeans for at least 10 years.