In the Moscow shopping center “Metropolis”, a secret underwear sale was carried out by the American brand Victoria’s Secret, which previously announced that it was completely withdrawn from Russia. This was reported by the Telegram channel. “Attention, Moscow”.
Invitations to the client’s underground sale were received in secret. They were led through the back door, unnoticed by others, to the trading floor where the remnants of linen were sold.
The sale was criticized by one of the mall customers.
“The position of the brand is “we are closed, we left Russia”, but we will take money from you before anyone sees it. I find the hypocrisy of the brand in this.”
At the end of May, the Victoria’s Secret brand announced its complete withdrawal from Russia.
“Given the ongoing economic, logistical and commercial instability in the country, we do not see any prospects for our seven franchised stores to continue and we will not resume online sales,” the brand said on its official website.
Victoria’s Secret brand announced the suspension of its stores in March 2022.
“We are temporarily suspending the online store from 15:30 on March 9, 2022 (Moscow time) and all Victoria’s Secret retail stores from 22:00,” the statement said.
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Source: Gazeta
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