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Government offers round-the-clock help for businesses decentralizing food warehouses

Ukraine’s regional military administrations will provide around-the-clock assistance to companies with decentralizing their commercial warehouses and food storage facilities, Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Viktor Mykyta announced on September 3.

4 September, 11:55 AM

Russia hammers Ukrainian retail network, Auchan depot damaged in air raid

Russian drone wreckage damaged the roof of an Auchan supermarket chain warehouse in an aerial attack, the retailer's press service reported on Facebook on Aug. 31.

31 August, 02:10 PM

Russian drone strikes Comfy distribution center in Kyiv Oblast

A Russian drone struck the distribution center of electronics retailer Comfy in Kyiv Oblast on the morning of Aug. 27, Comfy CEO Gennady Verbylenko said on Facebook, adding that no employees were injured and operations are continuing.

27 August, 05:49 PM

Rozetka co-founder details billions in Russian strike losses

Rozetka, Ukraine's largest online marketplace, lost more than 2 billion hryvnias ($44.7 million) after a Russian strike overnight on Aug. 5, Kyiv24 reported, citing company co-founder Vladyslav Chechotkin.

6 August, 03:22 PM

Russian ballistic missile destroys Bosch logistics hub in massive barrage on Kyiv

A Russian ballistic missile strike completely destroyed a major Bosch logistics hub on the outskirts of Kyiv during massive overnight bombardment on August 5, the company confirmed in a statement.

6 August, 10:22 AM

Three Russian ballistic missiles destroy Ukrainian largest retailer's logistics hub

The largest distribution warehouse complex belonging to Ukrainian e-commerce giant Rozetka in Brovary, Kyiv Oblast, was destroyed beyond repair following a strike by three Russian ballistic missiles, company co-founder Iryna Chechotkina reported.

5 August, 12:33 PM

Occupied Crimea plunged into darkness amid overnight drone attack – video

Drones struck several targets across temporarily occupied Crimea overnight on July 21, causing widespread power outages and a fire at the peninsula's largest wholesale distribution center, local monitoring channel Crimean Wind reported.

21 July, 10:03 AM

Russian big tech firms sink deeper into debt as regulator raises concern

The debt load of Russia’s largest technology companies jumped 53% in 2025 to 2 trillion rubles ($27.1 billion), according to a Bank of Russia financial stability review cited by Frank Media on June 1.

3 June, 07:54 PM

Russian retailers blunder in dark as largest market research company exits country

Nielsen, one of the largest consumer and market research companies in the world, is planning on selling its division in Russia, The Moscow Times reported on May 12.

12 May, 01:00 PM

National Cashback drives Ukrainian goods sales and consumer habits

Ukraine’s National Cashback program, active for more than two and a half years, has paid out 8 billion hryvnias ($181.5 million) to nearly 4.8 million monthly users and driven increased purchases of Ukrainian-made goods, according to a Mastercard-commissioned study released on May 1.

5 May, 02:23 PM

Another Russian clothing retailer closes 35 stores amid profit collapse

Russian clothing retailer Zolla has closed 35 stores amid a sharp drop in profit, as the country’s fashion retail sector grapples with a deepening crisis that could lead to the shutdown of up to 40% of clothing stores in 2026, The Moscow Times reported on April 8.

8 April, 08:24 PM

Russia's largest supermarket chain suffers its first net loss in 20 years

Magnit, Russia's largest retail chain by number of stores, ended 2025 with a net loss of 22.5B rubles (approximately $243 mln) across its 32,000 outlets, marking its first loss in over 20 years of existence, The Moscow Times reported on April 3.

3 April, 11:32 AM

Major Russian clothing retailer closes 62 stores after Western brands exit market

One of Russia’s largest clothing and footwear retailers is rapidly scaling back operations, closing 62 stores in 2025, 2.6 times more than a year earlier, and cutting 15% of staff, The Moscow Times reported, with further closures planned in 2026.

30 March, 07:02 PM

Russia’s online market faces crisis as Chinese sellers expand — intelligence

Russia’s online retail sector faced a crisis in 2025 as domestic entrepreneurs left major marketplaces while Chinese sellers expanded their presence, Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service said on March 10.

11 March, 03:19 PM

Taxable retail revenue in Ukraine grew by 34% in 2024

Following several tax reform measures in 2024, taxable retail revenue across Ukraine grew by 34.1% from January to November, parliamentary Finance Committee Chair Danylo Hetmantsev announced on Dec. 11.

11 December 2024, 09:23 PM

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