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Russia silent on corporate shootout at e-retailer Wildberries

The city street shootout at the company, owned by Russia’s richest woman, harks back to the chaotic 1990s.

Al Jazeera

Russia's richest woman blames estranged husband for deaths after botched takeover

The owner of Wildberries says a gang led by her husband attempted to seize operations of her e-commerce giant Wildberries by force.

Fortune

Two Dead In Botched Armed Raid On Russian Retailer's Office

Two people were killed in a shooting at the Moscow office of Russian retailer Wildberries on Wednesday, Russian media reported, an incident the CEO blamed on a botched takeover attempt by her estranged husband.

International Business Times

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Women Who Have Made Their Mark: 15 Richest Women Around the Globe And Their Sources Of Income

While women make up just 12.5 per cent of the 3,194 billionaires in the world, the number of self-made female billionaires is increasing.

International Business Times UK

She Spent $700 To Start An eCommerce Site; Now She's Russia's Richest Woman Worth $7.4B

Tatyana Bakalchuk is the wealthiest woman in Russia who started her billionaire e-commerce platform while on maternity leave.

International Business Times UK

Humiliating strip-searches carried out daily on female workers at retail company

Female workers at the Wildberries, run by Putin-friendly billionaire Tatyana Bakalchuk, are being forced to strip down to prove that they haven't taken banned items home

Daily Mirror

Russia's economy holds up, but growing challenges test Putin

Russia has weathered sweeping Western economic sanctions better than many expected

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Russia’s Wildberries Selling Zara Clothes Online despite Inditex Halting Operations

Russian e-commerce leader Wildberries is still selling clothes from Inditex brands that have suspended operations in the country, including the Spanish group's main Zara label. The TASS news agency reported on Tuesday that Zara items were being sold on Wildberries, which the Russian company confirmed. Inditex is one of many…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Alibaba's Overseas Growth Push Gets Critical To Beat Domestic Slowdown

Alibaba Group Holding Limited's (NYSE:BABA) hunt for overseas growth is critical to offset sluggish demand at home by expanding in Europe through its Southeast Asian offshoot, Lazada, Reuters reports. Lazada plans to target local European vendors, while Alibaba's existing global platform, AliExpress, will continue to focus mainly on cross-border sales from China. However, the…

Benzinga

Condom sales explode 170% in Russia over fears sanctions will cause shortages

Russia's largest online retailer Wildberries saw condom sales jump 170 per cent in the first two weeks of March compared with last year as demand increases

Daily Mirror

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