Final month, Nike stated it won’t be renewing licensing agreements with Russian retailers.
Moscow, Russia:
Nike stated Thursday will probably be completely leaving the Russian market and won’t reopen its shops after quickly shuttering them shortly after Moscow began a navy marketing campaign in Ukraine.
The US sports activities attire big is amongst a rising listing of Western corporations — together with McDonald’s and Starbucks — that determined to drag out of Russia over Ukraine.
“Nike Inc. made a decision to leave the Russian market… The Nike stores were temporarily closed recently and will not reopen,” the corporate stated in a press release.
It added that its web site and app will now not be accessible within the nation.
Final month, Nike stated it won’t be renewing licensing agreements with Russian retailers.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into pro-Western Ukraine on February 24, triggering unprecedented sanctions and sparking an exodus of overseas firms together with H and M, Adidas and Ikea.
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