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Toy giant falls due to delivery bottlenecks
Several certified Lego stores in Russia have stopped working due to a lack of supplies, Inventive Retail Group, which manages the stores in Russia, told RIA Novosti earlier this week.
“Indeed, the work of some of our stores is temporarily suspended due to the lack of Lego deliveries to Russia‘ the company said in a statement.
Lego has not officially ceased operations in the country, unlike a number of other brands that have left the country over the past three months in connection with Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.
However, in early March, Danish news agency finans.dk reported that the toymaker had stopped all deliveries of its products to Russian stores.in the light of [Ukraine-related anti-Russia] sanctions and the unforeseeable situation,‘ citing a Lego spokesman.
With 81 branches across the country, Russia is one of Lego’s largest sales markets. Some shops are still open, but prices have increased.
