Stop Doing
Business with Russia
Russia initiated aggression against Ukraine in 2014. On February 24, 2022, it started a full-scale military invasion to the Ukrainian territory. This brutal war and military crimes of Russian troops caused a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine with thousands civilians killed and millions becoming refuges. As a reaction to this act of aggression, many international companies decided to leave the Russian market, while some others continue doing business there as usual. We track such decisions of companies and urge them to stop funding the war.
Hold off investments: company postponing future planned investment/development/marketing while continuing substantive business
Pausing InvestmentsReducing Activities: company scaling back some business operations while continuing others
Scaling BackPause operations: company temporarily curtailing operations while keeping return options open
SuspensionClean Break: the company completely halting Russian engagements or exiting Russia
WithdrawalExit Completed: company sold its business/assets or its part of the business to a local partner and leaved the market or liquidated local entity(ies)
Exit Completed
Received revenues in Russia in 2021-2023.
Received revenues in Russia in 2021-2023.
Continue sales in Russia
Received revenues in Russia in 2022-2024.
Promised to suspend all further investments. Heidelberg Materials as a global company strongly condemns this war against the Ukrainian people. "We fully support all sanctions on Russia and immediately stopped all investments almost one year ago. We operate a pure local business in Russia, on a limited scale and only for local needs. We ensure that our reduced activities in Russia are fully compliant with international and other laws as well as with international human rights standards." Increased revenue in 2022 vs 2021. Heidelberg's website until summer 2023 contained information of their plants and terminals in Kaliningrad and Murmansk. Company produces concrete, which could be important for military industry as well.
Promised to suspend exports to Russia & halt investments but sales are ongoing at full range, official statement is misleading and total lie. Website https://www.karcher.ru/ru/ appears to be fully functional to buy Kärcher products in Russia.
Company was originally founded in St. Petersburg, over $60 milllion exports to Russia after February 24, 2022. In 2022 $28 million exports to Russia, or 28% of that year revenue. Increased revenue and profit in 2022 vs 2021.
The business of Reebok in the Russian Federation was transferred to the Turkish FLO Retailing. Significantly increased revenue (+568% in 2023 vs 2022) and staff in Russia (696 in 2023 vs 200 in 2022).
Still operating in Russia.
No official statement
No official statement
No statement made regarding operations in Russia, Operates Stores in 25 Russia cities, including Moscow. In the 12 months to April 2024, LC Waikiki opened 28 stores. Currently, there are 37 points of sale of this chain in the Russian Federation, as indicated on its website. LC Waikiki opened on the site of the departed Swedish H&M in the Mega shopping centers in Ufa and Omsk.
Promised to suspend new investments/development but continued operations. Scandal as Yves Rocher accused of promoting ethnic superiority of russian women. Yves Rocher has been placed on the sponsors of war list by National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP).
Still operating in Russia with increasing sales and profit volumes in 2022 vs 2021.
Still operating in Russia.
Continue doing business as usual.
Received revenues in Russia in 2021, there is no any official announcement
Global textile service company called Elis, seems to be actively operating in the Russian market, but its information is missing from the website. As stated in their recent interim financial statement, Russia is one of their regions.
Still operating and actively hiring in Russia
Still selling online in Russia
Initiallt suspended export shipments to Russia. But revenue increased in 2024 vs 2023 by more than +100%.
Continuing business in Russia and exports. Customs data shows that the latest deliveries were in 2023.
Russia is the second market in the world for the company (after German market) according official release of the company.
Received revenues in Russia in 2021, there is no any official announcement
Continuing business in Russia and exports, increased revenue and profit in 2022 vs 2021.
Received revenues in Russia in 2021, there is no any official announcement
Received revenues in Russia in 2021, there is no any official announcement
Still advertising and selling to Russia
Still operating in Russia & online sales running
The company still works in Russia and has stores that are allegedly closed due to sanctions, but in fact sell the manufacturer's new collections in Russia.
Received revenues in Russia in 2021, there is no any official announcement
The company has a functioning LLC (Limited Liability Company) in Russia and has no plans to exit the market.
The Russian market has been replenished with new brands.
The Russian market has been replenished with new brands. The Belarusian brand Swed House, which positions itself as an analogue of IKEA and sells goods of a similar range, has abandoned its store in St. Petersburg (600 sq. m in Parnas City).
The new aroma brand 27 87 Perfumes has appeared in Russian Rive Gauche stores. The brand was created in 2016 by Romy Kowalewski, a German living in Barcelona. The numbers in the name represent her date of birth and the philosophy of the company, whose fragrances are addressed to the generation to which Romy belongs.
Since 2023, the company has entered the Russian market.
Leroy Merlin will continue to work in the Russian Federation and is ready to expand supplies and range (112 stores in Russia). Leroy Merlin's parent company, Adeo, said it was "transferring control" of Leroy Merlin to local management in Russia, where it is among the biggest foreign employers. 12.2023: The entry about the founder of JSC "BRICOLAGE INVESTISSMAN FRANCE" was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. "LIMITED PARTNERSHIP SENARY HOLDING LP becomes the new founder of the organization | 19.12.2023: The status of a legal entity is changed to The legal entity is in the process of reorganization in the form of the merger of other legal entities. In the course of a detailed investigation, it turned out that the company signed a technical agreement on the alleged sale of the main business in Russia (SCENARI HOLDING LP from the UAE), as the CEO (Defassier Laurent, Louis, Claude) stayed the same since 2019, the company signs new contracts with the group and authorities of the Russian Federation (including the Ministry of Internal Affairs), trademarks are extended in Rospatent until 2031. In addition, as the L'Express investigation showed, SCENARI HOLDING LP has the same General Director as in Russia - Laurent Defassier, so the company used a tax optimization scheme, also called layering. Also, most of the imports in 2023 by Leroy Merlin Vostok in Russia was received from ADEO.
French designer, with products being sold in more than 15 locations throughout Russia.
Still operating and providing online sales to Russia
Russia managed to import almost 80 tons of body armor worth around $10 million in December last year, according to the customs data from ImportGenius. Those bulletproof vests were manufactured by Turkish company Ariteks and most were imported straight from Turkey, although some of the shipments arrived to Russia via the United Arab Emirates
The Latvian State Security Service has initiated an investigation into a Riga-based company suspected of supplying components for uniforms to the Russian army. This concerns the company Arta-F. Before the case was opened, Latvian television aired a segment about this company, citing an investigation by "Poligon Media," which claimed that Arta-F collaborates with the Russian Ministry of Defense and has supplied products to Russia worth at least $6 million during the one and a half years of the conflict in Ukraine.
The "luxury brand" AUREZZI, founded by Swedish rich kids in 2023, has business with Russia and their products are being sold on Russian websites.
Since 2023, the company has entered the Russian market.
The Turkish company FLO Retailing and the Lebanese Azadea Group are negotiating to acquire the business of the French chain Decathlon in Russia.
The Chinese brand of children's clothing and accessories Balabala plans to open 60 stores in Russia in the next three years, said Vyacheslav Shikulov, president and co-owner of the Chemodan, Boggi Milano and Balabala chains in Russia.
In 2023, the Russian manufacturers of footwear for the power structures "Donobuv", "Faraday", "Iskozh" and "Unichel" directly imported products from European companies worth 4.1 million dollars. Among the largest European suppliers: the Belarusian-German company Belintertrans Germany Gmbh ($0.9 million).
The Bellegprom concern and the Russian Export Centre signed a memorandum of co-operation at Commonwealth of Fashion, an international forum in St. Petersburg, sb.by reports citing the Bellegprom press service.
Brands founded in the European Union also continue to enter the Russian market, but their pace is slower than that of Asian brands. In particular, we are talking about the Parpa and Rinascimento chains (Italy), Bimba y Lola (Spain).
The Russian market has been replenished with new brands.
Eight retailers have already opened their stores in Russian shopping centers since the beginning of this year. Among them is the Turkish chain of home goods stores Chakra.
Aizel Trudel, the owner of Aizel, which represents Western brands Christian Louboutin and Agent Provocateur in Russia, received a 33.3% stake in the company, which owns 11.7 hectares of land on Rublevskoye Highway in western Moscow. Dmitry Cheremukhin, who in 2019 served as a board member of a company within the state corporation Rostec, remains the majority owner. The partners may build a residential complex of 120,000–140,000 square meters there, which would require up to 50 billion rubles.
Since 2023, the company has entered the Russian market.
Still selling goods online. Also, in 2022, six new stores were opened in the Russian Federation, in 2023 - 15, and in 2024 - five more, increasing the total number of retail outlets to 193.
Since 2023, the company has entered the Russian market.
In summer 2022, the military footwear manufacturer received 1.3 tons of cattle hide leather from Conceria Cervinia, based in Verona. Only from the beginning of 2023, the Russian company "Faraday" bought leather and other goods from the Italian company Conceria Cervinia Spa for 1.7 million dollars, the German company Jakob Keck Chemie Gmbh for 300 thousand dollars and Salamander Sps Gmbh & Co.Kg for 80 thousands of dollars.
Cunial Components supplies russian armed forces with shoes insoles.
Inditex SA, which runs the Zara and Bershka clothing chains, obtained approval to sell its business in Russia to Daher Group of the United Arab Emirates.
The company opened several stores in Russia. Italian brand Doucal’s has opened its first mono-brand boutique in Russia — in the country’s main department store, GUM on Red Square.
Chinese clothing brand called "EBLAN" is about to open in Russia.
The company continues to work in Russia and is a distributor.
The Ellassay boutique in GUM opened on the site of a former Prada store. The area of the outlet is 490 sq. m, the store occupies two floors. In early February, a store of another women's clothing brand from the Ellassay Group portfolio, Laurel, opened in GUM.
The company opened several stores in Russia.
The Russian fashion market may leave the distributor Retail Story. Currently, Retail Story has practically only one major brand left in its portfolio — Eterna, an Austrian manufacturer of men's shirts. This brand is little known on the Russian market, says Anna Lebsak-Kleimans, CEO of Fashion Consulting Group. However, sales of Eterna shirts are growing on marketplaces. According to a representative of Wildberries, in the first quarter of 2025, sales of these products increased by 90% year-on-year. At the same time, in absolute figures, the brand's turnover on the platform is small. At the same time, overall sales in the shirt category on the marketplace increased by 40%.
Export-Import (Slovakia) supplies the RF armed forces with shoes parts.
Supplies the Russian armed forces with clothes parts. Faraday's soles also come from Italy, supplied by Suolificio Morrovallese. The company's plastic pads are Italian too, manufactured by Formificio Milanese Team.
Continuing operations in Russia. Diverting profits from Russian sales to support Ukrainian people. Donated 10,000 coats.
Among the foreign brands that began to sell in Russia in 2024-2025 is the Kazakh brand from the fashion segment Gaissina.
No public action found. (Third party sales in Russia.)
Gillette has not cut ties with Russia (does not look like P & G reducion of production will impact Gillette)
Promised to suspend new investments and "sharply" reduce activities in Russia. But the company still hasn't left the market and did not reduced its activities. Actively hires employees for positions, including head office. It promises a business trip to Europe, the possibility of relocation in the future.
A Wagner-connected, Russia-based company called Broker Expert bought 20,000 polymer-based helmets from a small Chinese company called Hangzhou Shinerain Import And Export Co in November and December last year.
Hawai Italia supplies the russian armed forces with clothes rivets.
In July 2024, the first Chinese brand store in Russia opened in Perm. In 2024, it is also planned to open a store of the HEA brand in another shopping center managed by Malltech - in the "Planeta" shopping center in Ufa.
Still operating and advertising in Russia
Since 2023, the company has entered the Russian market.
Spanish JOMA, a manufacturer of uniforms for football teams, continued to work in Russia. Independent corporate management consultant Oleksandr Lysenko drew attention to the fact that football clubs CSKA (owned by the Russian state Vnesheconombank) and Akhmat, which Kadyrov takes care of, perform in the JOMA form. On the international website of JOMA, there is no mention of work in the Russian Federation, but all information about the brand in Russia is available on the Russian version of the portal. Joma not only continued its work in Russia, but also actively expanded. In the summer of 2023, in addition to CSKA (the owner is the sub-sanctioned Vnesheconombank), FC Akhmat, which Kadyrov takes care of, was added to its clients.
Eight retailers have already opened their stores in Russia since the beginning of this year. Among them are the Turkish chain of household goods stores Chakra, the Chinese electronics retailer Tecno, the Armenian perfume chain “22 | 11 Cosmetics”, as well as clothing brands Josiny from South Korea, Ellsay and Baasploa from China, Laurel from Germany and Rinascimento from Italy.
No public action found. (E-commerce and third party sales in Russia.)
A Chinese brand that is present in Russia and is actively expanding in Ukraine.
The company has opened several stores in Russia. The first Kappa store in Russia opened in St. Petersburg in February 2025, followed by Moscow and other cities. The company is actively expanding its presence in the Russian market.
Since 2023, the company has entered the Russian market.
Since 2023, the company has entered the Russian market.
Among the foreign brands that have begun to sell in Russia are the German shoe retailer Kennel & Schmenger.
As of beginning of May 2025 Kiton had 3 boutiques in Moscow and 1 in St Petersburg.
Still advertising and selling to Russia. Koton took the place of the British Marks & Spencer in the St. Petersburg shopping center "Leto". In May 2023, Koton's business development director Almaz Shireev reported at the Mallpic exhibition that the brand plans to open more than 100 stores in Russia by 2027.
Halted its 50mn euro investment in Moscow. The Belgian La Lorraine Bakery Group planned to build a frozen bakery in the Kaluga region together with the Russian Direct Investment Fund, but the project was suspended after the war began in 2022. In 2024, RFPI transferred its stake (15.9%) to the Turkish “daughter” of La Lorraine, which allowed the company to effectively retain control over the Russian business. In 2025, media reported that construction of the plant could resume, despite the project’s formal suspension after the invasion.
Continue operations with Russia.
The company opened several stores in Russia.
In the second quarter, the first Chinese sportswear and footwear store of the Li-Ning brand was opened in RF
Since 2023, the company has entered the Russian market.
Since 2023, the company has entered the Russian market.
The company opened its store in Russia.
Israeli cosmetics brand MINUS 417 is officially represented in Russia through local distributors. Its products are sold in chains such as L’Etoile and through MBG Beauty. The brand’s website lists Russia among its countries of presence, indicating continued commercial activity.
The Italian luxury brand Trussardi, which produces clothing, accessories and perfumes, wanted to return to Russia. The end of cooperation with the Russian market resulted in multimillion-dollar debts for the fashion house and the sale of the brand to the Miroglio Group. The new owners, wanting to improve the financial situation, decided to produce clothing from low-quality materials and sell it at lower prices. Attempts to make the foreign company better were unsuccessful. In this regard, the management of Trussardi decided to return the brand to Russia.
Since 2023, the company has entered the Russian market. The brands Mudo, NetWork, Plein Sport, Vilet, AVVA, Oxxo have closed some of their stores in Russia.
North Korean company Naegohyang has filed an application to register its trademark in Russia. The corresponding information has appeared in the Rospatent database.
Since 2023, the company has entered the Russian market. The brands Mudo, NetWork, Plein Sport, Vilet, AVVA, Oxxo have closed some of their stores in Russia.
While some western retailers left the Russian market due to the military conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, the Italian clothing chain OVS, on the contrary, decided to return to the country. The brand opens its first stores in another period of turbulence in the ruble exchange rate, although it was for this reason that it left the Russian Federation nine years ago.
Since 2023, the company has entered the Russian market. The brands Mudo, NetWork, Plein Sport, Vilet, AVVA, Oxxo have closed some of their stores in Russia.
Brands founded in the European Union also continue to enter the Russian market, but their pace is slower than that of Asian brands. In particular, we are talking about the Parpa and Rinascimento chains (Italy), Bimba y Lola (Spain).
Since 2023, the company has entered the Russian market.
Affiliates still operating in Russia
Still advertising and selling to Russia via Telegram
While most of the company’s exports were sold to Russian importers, in 2022 Raw Materials Cellulose also made 14 direct shipments to Russia’s Tambov powder plant for almost half a million dollars, trade data shows.
Brands founded in the European Union also continue to enter the Russian market, but their pace is slower than that of Asian brands. In particular, we are talking about the Parpa and Rinascimento chains (Italy), Bimba y Lola (Spain).
Continue operations with Russia.
The Russian market has been replenished with new brands.