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ArticleRussia hammers out new import-replacement plan for the sporting goods market
The Russian government has released an updated sporting industry development program through 2035, declaring import replacement as a key target for the domestic market in the coming years.
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ArticleHigh cost of borrowed funds hurts Russian sporting goods industry
The Russian Central Bank having jacking up the key interest rate on loans to a historic high, Russian sporting goods manufacturers and retailers may be forced to revise their development plans in 2025.
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ArticleRussian sporting goods industry hit by labor shortage
According to market players, Russian sporting goods retail is hit by a persistent labor shortage. Sportmaster, the largest Russian sporting goods retailer, “undoubtedly experiences a lack of workers,” Valentina Vatrak, Head of Sportmaster’s HR department, has told a local news outlet, Retail. Although she claimed the company is staffed 100 ...
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ArticleRussian sporting goods retail benefits from a surge of health-related costs
A study by VTB, Russia’s second-largest state-owned bank, showed that in the first quarter of 2024, Russians spent Rub 42 billion (€438 million) on health and sports-related costs, 21 percent up from the previous year. The sporting goods industry is reaping the benefits of improving health consciousness among the Russian ...
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ArticleRussian import-replacement campaign faces difficulties
The Russian Industry and Trade Ministry has rolled out a 700 million rubles (€9.5m) program to support the import-replacement trend in the domestic sporting goods market. The authorities plan to encourage local companies to replace sportswear, sporting gear and athletic apparel, which are expected to be in short supply due ...
