Sanctions worked? Russian shopping malls after one year of sanctions (2023)

Life in Russian malls have drastically changed after the West imposed sanctions and western brands decided to pull out of the Russian market. I visited two shopping centers in Moscow to see how Russia’s retail and consumer industry are trying to bounce back from the biggest blow in their history. And how certain Western brands are helping them by quietly sneaking back into the market...
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[@MikefromRussia]

Если вы запрещаете нам смотреть свои фильмы, это еще не значит, что мы их не увидим. Мы их обязательно посмотрим, просто вы не получите за это деньги 😄

[@LazyLoneLion]

Это не значит, что вы посмотрите их бесплатно и деньги не получит никто. Это только значит, что вам теперь придется извращаться чтобы скрытно и нелегально достать фильм, который другим странам достанется плановым порядком. А кинокомпании как-нибудь переживут, не помрут - они уже и так списали российский рынок в убытки (точнее в отсутствие прибыли) и это не грозит им банкротством.

[@Friddle]

@@LazyLoneLion very true

[@ija_si]

@@LazyLoneLion , а вы думаете, я очень расстроюсь, если посмотрю этот фильм не завтра, а через месяц ?

[@MikefromRussia]

@@LazyLoneLion я против пиратства, всегда платил за контент, подписки и просто покупал фильмы. Но если западные компании решили таким образом «наказать» российских граждан, я скажу одно - они сильно переоценивают свои произведения. А если уж очень захочется посмотреть - никаких проблем и трудностей это не составит. Никаких извращений.

[@LazyLoneLion]

@@ija_si я не думаю о вас вообще ничего. Лично я в кинотеатре не был уже минимум год, да и до того не особо часто ходил. И тоже не страдал от того, что не увижу премьеру в день премьеры. Все что я имел в виду и думал - я сказал. Естественно, что санкции бьют по обеим сторонам - так как ломаются налаженные *взаимовыгодные* бизнес-отношения товар-деньги (или услуга-деньги). И если западные компании решили упустить эту выгоду, значит посчитали поддержку санкций более важной. И тут дело не в том, чтобы "наказать россиян". Просто чтобы избежать спонсирования терроризма или иным образом не потерять репутацию, эти компании предпочитают не вести дел в России. И явно переживут это без особых проблем. Не такой уж российский рынок и богатый, а будет и ещё беднее. И никто не сомневается, что Россия найдет способы достать эти товары и услуги контрабандным путем. Контрабанда была, есть и будет. Это не особо влияет на миропорядок.

[@diasaidlv]

"Despite the fact that some of my relatives and friends here in Latvia said that Russia would completely lose all famous brands, I always told them that it's just business and these brands wouldn't leave such a lucrative market like Russia. And I was right. :) Business is not about emotions, it is about cold calculation"

[@draconov_alt]

Макс, почему не в окопе

[@Russkiman96]

​@@draconov_alt потому что насильно не призывают как украинцев

[@tacede]

@@draconov_alt don't pipsqueak, kid

[@Levelord92]

@@Russkiman96 да-да, а у нас столько добровольцев было, что пришлось мобилизацию объявлять, просто потому что захотелось так

[@user-nj9zc8rk6i]

@@Levelord92 Да была мобилизация, пару месяцов вроде. В УА она без остановки, год тотальная мобилизация.

[@e9258]

На самом деле жаль, что эти бренды вернулись, хотелось бы чтобы они получили максимальный убыток за уход из России. И чтобы обратно их не пускали.

[@mariatanase8082]

Si yo fuera ruso no compraría nada de estas marcas qué ofendieron al pueblo ruso con su salida del país . Se supone que son capitalistas libres y democráticos y no comprendo su reacción . Qué tiene que ver ellos con un conflicto militar!?

[@user-qt2mc4tn3t]

IKEA вообще сотрудничала с Гитлером, тоже мне '' защитники справедливости''. Пусть сначала сами покаются.

[@cyfqgth1139]

​@@mariatanase8082 никого они не обидели. Ушли и ушли. Потеряли деньги.

[@cyfqgth1139]

​@@mariatanase8082 кстати по поводу "свободных капиталистов" - вот и вся суть "свободы" которая зависит от политиков.

[@user-yb2rp5tj4v]

@@mariatanase8082 вы полностью правы ❤ Принципиально не захожу теперь в эти магазины.

[@lordbendtner7021]

What's hilarious is that I have lived in the West most of my life and only ever used Chinese and off brands. No point in overpaying for "American" brands that are handmade by Bangladeshi children.

[@CoolManCoolMan123]

Fun fact: In India, you would find clothes sold very cheap on the side of roads or weekend markets with made in China tag. But infact, they are Indian made, they were made other big brands originally but some of the defected products are given made in China tag so as not expose themselves and rely on the stereotype of Chinese products suck. I don't know how much of this stuff applies in the west but it probably applies quite a bit

[@DreamReaper228]

So those “Chinese” jeans even cheaper? You already have low prices (for example I bought in Bengaluru classic levi’s t shirt just for 1099 rupees, this price is impossible for Russia)

[@timprex317]

It's true, why would they buy american and european brands if they have so much great Russian brands. Just to name a few: Adidas, Puma, Nike, reebook, Under armour, Mercedes, Ferrari, Ford, BMW, Audi,VW, Apple, Samsung, Huawei, Boeing, Airbus, Tesla... to hell with the west, they don't need it.

[@moonasha]

you should probably look for "made in USA" tags

[@JulioReguero]

Your comment looks like coming from a bot or a Russian troll. Here in USA we love the craftsmanship and quality of products we put in the market. If you want to buy Russian and Chinese crap then by all means knock yourself out.

[@jackuzi8252]

The woman mentioned "parallel imports", which is the technical term: go to a foreign country (Turkey, Hong Kong, etc.), create a local company, order containers of brand-name clothing. When the container arrives, load it onto another ship headed for Russia. So for extra shipping costs, all the same goods are sold.

[@Slav4o911]

Just more power to China.... it seems we all want to make China super strong for some reason.

[@jackuzi8252]

@@Slav4o911 It would also make domestic Russian manufacturers more competitive.

[@davebloggs]

You might find things are still shipped direct just the paper work travels through different countries, and because of that they can sell at a premium.

[@user-jx9rw3ip6w]

they do it only on paper. all thinhs came from china aniway

[@nigelmansfield3011]

@@user-jx9rw3ip6w That's so true

[@iieSitiZen]

There is one thing that ease everything in Russia: contractors who made things like furniture for IKEA now start to sell same furniture but under different naming.

[@user-qb6fk9us6x]

😂😂😂👍🇷🇺❤

[@ivydark9741]

Russia 1 - 0 West

[@user-le1mg3xr9x]

Вы удивитесь, но 98% текстиля, ИКА! закупала у Ивановского комбината, и, когда сваливала из России, выкупила у них же почти весь ассортимент хлопка, льна и смешанных натуральных тканей полотна, бельё постельное и нательное, шторы, гардины, диванные покрытия и наполнители.... Подушки и одеяла, покрывала и ткани для них, пледы... 🤦‍♂️ А Вы говорите Швеция🤣🤣🤣 Больше половины товары производились в России!!!, Турции, Китае и Индии, кое-что Бангладеш и Индонезия...А да... Турция ещё... Любой горшок, цветок, стакан, подушку.... переверните и прочитайте made in...😂

[@VasterLordUlquiorra]

@@user-le1mg3xr9x а кто делает столы и прочее?

[@BlueSapphir7]

@@VasterLordUlquiorra мебельные фабрики в России. 10 лет назад работала в компании, торговавшей мебельной тканью, поэтому точно знаю что диваны Икея производились в России российскими мебельными фабриками. Пятёрочка заказывает на фабриках молоко под своим брен, а Икея - диваны)

[@patriciadunmore9767]

In Australian cities there are thousands of shuttered stores, street after street of empty stores and we are not under sanctions.

[@user-ey1yo9by1m]

Are there big stores? If so, I think it's normal when small and medium-sized companies go bankrupt and their place is taken by the largest corporations.

[@patriciadunmore9767]

@@user-ey1yo9by1m Mostly small to medium but also Target stores have closed in many towns and cities.

[@nanookamotocnc]

Exactly, when I stated the obvious opposite effect on this far away Ozzy land, some ignorant bozo still said that I can not compare things to Russia as we have a much higher income. Even with Wuhan virus induced lock down problems, it is nothing compared to this stupid " self imposed " sanction.

[@user-wu2er4zd1d]

I lived in Hawaii for 10 years and returned to my native city in Russia last year. Maui, where I lived in Hawaii lost lots of stores in Kaahumanu shopping mall-the biggest one on the island and others, it's not even safe walking over there: lots of homeless people that look like drug addicts around shopping malls and major tourist destinations like Waikiki beach and Iolani palace in Honolulu. It looks like a major disaster there now, my city in Russia, Kazan looks like a clean safe drug-free zone with quiet parks where people play with kids and read books now.

[@patriciadunmore9767]

@@user-wu2er4zd1d President Putin and his team have done an excellent job of creating a safe environment plus growing prosperity for the Russian people after the fall of the USSR. The country has also largely embraced its Orthodox Christian roots meanwhile the West is destroying itself through greedy corporations and from turning its back on Christian values. Putin spoke of these things in his speeches which everyone should listen to. Best wishes my friend, I hope you settle back well into your homeland. Russia has much to offer.

[@user-zw2xy9qd5r]

It was strange to expect a different result. And I think even without these mimicking big companies it is difficult to scare people who lived in the late USSR and the nineties with empty shelves. Now at least the probability of "not fitting into the market" is much lower, besides Chubais went abroad.

[@Maks_K074]

If Chubais had gone to Kolyma, to cut down the forest, it would have been more interesting)).

[@q-vep9988]

Мы счастливы, что Чубайс освободил Россию и нанотехнологии от своего присутствия. Столько убытков приносили только Горбачёв и Ельцин. Теперь можно развиваться.

[@Noximillian_980]

​@@Maks_K074 Yes, but unfortunately this is not the case...

[@user-eg6gc9dm1g]

Мы не жили в девяностых с пустыми полками. В девяностых в магазинах было все.... Кроме денег. Дефицит был при Горбачеве. С 1985 по 1989. Ну поскольку это был и ещё советский союз дефицит был в государственных магазинах с низкими ценами . На рынке все можно было купить. Потом государство перестало контролировать цены всё стало одинаково дорого .

[@katyad_lova2494]

@@hafflpaf но все равно детство было тяжелым. Я родилась в 2000-х но помню как родители из последних сил находили деньги что бы подарить просто конфеты на новый год.

[@solxfae]

the only reason these brands pulled out of Russia is to please a larger audience (the west) otherwise they may be boycotted... but yet they will sneakily continue to stock the shelves in Russia as you show. It really is all about the money to them.

[@gamzillio]

Politicians and businessmen always think different.

[@RusElectro]

Virtue signalling at its finest.

[@magnus6003]

Imagine that. Running a business is about making money. Weird right? They invested billions and sure as hell won't be making the same mistake twice. When the stink hurts their brand, it's the obvious choice. Doing business in ruzzia isn't worth the risk. See Boeing and Airbus supplies? Did you know most trains are German? Same with manufacturing robotics and automation. Anyway it's obvious that Europe is done with Russia.

[@elektrotehnik94]

Real Reporter: "Everything is very good in Russia when you walk around the streets", while no mentioning of things that are going wrong --> How is this channel not a Russian state prop*ganda channel (or at least acting like one)? ^^ Why ONLY "this is how life in Russia is better than you think", but no "this is how life in Russia is also worse than you think"? - How much of the state budget will go towards the army & how will that affect other services of the Russian state? - How many people lost jobs/ are "on waiting", because their employer has no work for them? - How many (highly skilled professionals) left Russia? - What's the budget deficit of Russia & how will that get stabilized? Will the price of Russian energy/ mineral exports hold up? In other words; how it this channel looking at both the good and the bad? ❤

[@el.padre.]

never understood people who wear clothes or shoes because of the brand, and not out of need. like everything else..nonsense imposed by shopkeepers

[@user-pb8lc4rb2z]

Как не странно не страдаем без этих магазинов,мебель из Беларуси в разы лучше икеевской,одежду прекрасно отшивают в Питере,Москве,Челябинске.

[@SendNukesNotNudes]

Я сейчас страшный секрет открою. Отечественные бренды по типу Skills, MordorTac, Запорожец и им подобных, типа Code Red всю жизнь были не хуже западных. Единственный западный бренд, за который реально обидно это Tatonka.

[@chandrikaprasad6594]

Не несите бред. Мебель из Беларуси это не конкурент ИКЕА, потому что ИКЕА - это гораздо больше чем мебель, если вы вообще способны понять такое.

[@wellbeing6198]

You people are destroying and killing innocent people.. I'm indian and hate putin

[@Vagabund483]

​@@chandrikaprasad6594 соглашусь. Люди, которые говорят, что Икею легко заменить, скорей всего, в ней никогда не были. Вроде, скоро белорусы должны зайти, на смену ей, но уверен, что это будет вообще не то.

[@1983pleo]

расскажите мне в челябинске за хорошую одежду

[@NG-yy4yq]

I have not visited shopping malls for several years, as I use online platforms like many of my friends in Russia.

[@berdberd4241]

Всё правильно, в тц захожу, чтобы присмотреться и примерить, после покупаю в инете. Разительной разницы в качестве не замечаю, тем более, что одежда покупается на сезон-два, максимум.

[@user-kn6ik6bn2w]

Да это общая тенденция. Торговля уходит в маркетплейс. Торговые центры будут терять арендаторов. Компания ZALA AERO выгодно прикупила себе торговый центр, по такому случаю. ))

[@pssmaker]

Я никогда не слышал, чтобы человек так безупречно чисто разговаривал как на русском, так и на английском языке. А репортажи - огонь!

[@irinasazonova5882]

Я тоже отметила это. Парень - молодчина!

[@user-ol9zw9dc7j]

Этот замечательный журналист из RT !!! У него всегда классные, любопытные и неординарные репортажи!!!

[@lornewazny7152]

@@irinasazonova5882 Sorry to disappoint you...L'm 68 and my birthday is in June if you want to send me a nice card.

[@MarusyaSi]

@@user-ol9zw9dc7j Амёба какая-то примитивная с филологическим образованием

[@aprillmay]

Да просто это его второй родной язык явно. Или жил ребенком заграницей или родители двуязычные. Ничего удивительного.

[@gunner678]

This sanction busting is shameful! People are dying in a brutal war and these companies continue to profit!

[@_andrii_u]

Yes, human aspect is completely missing in this one-sided reporting. True, some companies/people chose to continue making money, but way more companies left even without sanctions because it's wrong to star a genocidal war agains your smaller/weaker neighbor

[@npc1826]

Oh yeah the war is still happening because Reebok are still selling in Russia...

[@NYCOWNS]

I really doubt they are still selling new products to Russia as the merchandise is probably old

[@mrityunjaytripathi5588]

MIC and American oil companies are the biggest beneficiaries. American economy runs on war. In March last year itself Ukraine and Russia were reaching a peaceful settlement but USA and UK had different plans.

[@mariajones8304]

@@NYCOWNSthe borders are not closed so wonders still able to get product

[@mydogeatspuke]

I live in England and our city is full of closed and boarded up shops just like in the beginning of this video. I guess we must have been sanctioned too..

[@cyfqgth1139]

Если это правда - вот и вся суть необдуманных решений политиков выбранных народом.

[@bargo76]

Конечно же да. Сами себя наказали, а не Россию.

[@mydogeatspuke]

I'm going to assume you're both telling me how hilarious my name is. I know, it's funny because it's true. She's disgusting.

[@user-yf3me2sj2t]

Дураки и плохие дороги теперь не у нас 😆

[@mrfrenzy.]

The UK kind of sanctioned it self :)

[@ivalest]

Мне нравится то, как выглядит кириллическое написание бренда Локситан) Было бы здорово, если все иностранные бренды русифицировались подобным образом

[@user-mj2ek4ew2]

Ашан ещё с самого открытия в 2002-м русифицировался. Это не новинка

[@ivalest]

@@user-mj2ek4ew2 я вроде не писал что это новинка

[@IceJokker]

на старорусском выглядит ещё лучше

[@Ajoura]

Помню первую половину нулевых, появилась вдруг жвачка Airwaves. Так и по телевизору рекламировали: "эйрвэйвс". И вдруг, в какой-то момент, переименовали в "Аэроволны", и далее так и рекламировали. Тут я, балбес из средней школы, и понял: вот оно, началось.

[@revolucia_tm]

Такие бренды как Zara, H&M и подобные, всегда являлись заурядным масс-маркетом. На замену некоторым, пришли бренды с похожим ассортиментом и на такой же кошелёк. Если рассматривать такие бренды как Massimo Dutti, Tommy Hilfiger и/или более премиальные бренды, то люди продолжают их покупать в других странах, ничего сложного) А что касается бренда китайского производства, то все бренды отшиваются в Китае (в лучшем случае) либо в странах с более дешевой рабочей силой, поэтому забавно наблюдать реакцию на магазин китайской одежды) Лично я скучаю по IKEA и определенной модели кроссовок Adidas, но и тут я нашла решение, в общем - если сильно захочется, то решение найти можно всегда и никакие санкции этого не изменят.

[@andrzej8721]

Санкции это потеря возможностей от мировой экономики, подожду что вы скажете через 2 года

[@dmitry-swan]

Zara, H&M и т.п. полная хрень. Смотрел я их вещи. Качество не на высоте, цена тоже не радовала. С женой на ДВ закупаемся в Zola, SinSay, Zenden. Качество огонь, дёшево, скидки постоянно. Вообще пофиг на западные "бренды". Без них нормально как то было всегда 😁 Вчера толстовочку себе в Zola взял по скидке - 900 руб., жене платье взяли в SinSay за 600 руб.

[@siridalarisa7840]

​@@andrzej8721 а мы с удовольствием посмотрим, что вы скажете после своих санкций через два года. Закон бумеранга никто не отменял.

[@user-gr3wy4ks7g]

@@andrzej8721 еда вода и энергия в России есть

[@andrewyakovlev9710]

​@@andrzej8721ну природных ресурсов то в России считай что до бесконечности, а бренды и так все в России, только по другому называются теперь, особенно американские типа старбакса, а аутисты в Европе каждым пакетом санкций себе в ногу стреляют и удивляются

[@sinenomine9093]

It would be interesting to obtain a list of the companies that supposedly "left Russia" but whose goods are still sold there and publish that list here in the US & Europe. That would make a nice expose' article for American television.

[@planetfun85]

And do what ?

[@Goady1000]

​@@planetfun85 it would cause normal people to avoid these brands in there own countries

[@-vz-]

@@Goady1000 yeah... right

[@RemiStardust]

We need an app for that! It's the only realistic way to keep track: You want to buy sth, you check the app first!

[@idokwatcher2062]

A university in USA is maintaining such a list nightly refreshing the data. They have exposed 240 companies about their lies. But the media won't report on that, they are beholden to the same moguls.

[@omnitraveller]

There will always be ways around sanctions and things will normalize. But you did not mention one big aspect for these malls. I can guarantee you that these new stores don't pay anywhere near the same rent as the old ones. When half the mall is empty, you can negotiate the rent very nicely.

[@BansheeBlueRose]

So it sounds quite profitable for small businesses

[@blackwingz55]

But it's also the other way around the mall owners can jack up the price knowing said company is just a front for a western company that's supposedly not selling it's products in Russia so they either pay the high rent cost or not make money in the mall/Russia.

[@user-xt4gu2yc3j]

Эти все бренды продолжают платить аренду торговым центрам и зарплату сотрудникам, поэтому за ними сохраняется помещение. Также все "ушедшие бренды" сейчас продаются в интернет магазинах

[@OhHeyItsShan]

Most definitely. That 2nd hand store would not be able to survive in a mall at normal rates. They probably negotiated a good rate and mall owners were desperate for some money.

[@Ast151]

retail is not the biggest problem in Russia. Consumer buying power is. Their economy was 60% depending on sales of natural resources. Budget revenue is cut in half after December crude oil ban took place. They are still covered by National Wealth Fund which might last another year or two.

[@leyqa3151]

let's not forget about how Western companies sell their factories and stores. Every time you read the news about the next sale of some Western network, there is a funny clause in the sales agreement that they will return their networks to themselves as soon as it becomes possible. One way or another, I do not believe that by giving away their assets for next to nothing, Western companies do not expect to return them. Considering how much money and effort was invested in all this.

[@tanyan5122]

почему -то автор в своем видео ничего не сказал, что пустые помещения в ТЦ активно занимают русские бренды, в т ч российские дизайнеры…Lime, Gloria Jeans, Zarina, BeFree, Love Republic и т.д.? помимо кино, есть еще много развлечений (например, такие детские центры, как Zamania, или квесты, как Клаустрафобия)…по моему мнению, дало не полную картинку того, как выживают сейчас ТЦ

[@_Ludmila-spb]

Полностью согласна с вами, картину нарисовал автор не полную. Все бренды, которые вы назвали активно покупаются и по качеству не хуже и не лучше остальных)

[@kabzaify]

I think the men, has particular narrative he wants to portray.

[@mvxburov]

бифри еще приемлемы по дизайну, а остальное кал редкостный

[@The374919]

@@_Ludmila-spb не ну кстати в глория джинсы штаны купила, даже очень хорошие. До этого были ливайс и мустанг. А тут примерила и оба, классные, удобные, качественные. Если сравнить с колинз 3/2/3/2 то глория 5/5/5/5/5))))

[@_Ludmila-spb]

@@The374919 Я с вами полностью согласна, в Глории джинсы отличные)

[@maksimluzin1121]

One interesting thing not mentioned in the video: in the time the famous Western brands declared to leave Russia, they had a lot of storages in Russia full of their products sometimes belonged to retailer networks, not to the original companies. Therefore, some of the Internet online sale portals in Russia have begun to sale their goods by a quite low price, for example, iPhones, Mac Books, etc. People, who 'religiously' loved iPhone, for ex., could buy it by a quite low price.

[@user-wp2jv3vy5y]

По довольно низкой цене?😅 ну ну

[@maksimluzin1121]

@@user-wp2jv3vy5y , Ну, сейчас всё дорожает и везде. Не только в России. Я катаюсь в Европу часто - это 3.14здец! Цены на всё взлетели так, что приходится экономить на всём! При этом, я очень хорошо зарабатываю...

[@user-ls5uh3mk9o]

Ни разу в жизни не была в Икее, и таких как я, очень много)))) в нашей области нет такого магазина, а когда ездим, например, в Питер, находятся дела поинтереснее - музеи, филармония и т.д.

[@1966Gleb]

💯💯

[@MinakoAino93]

Аналогично. У меня в городе её никогда не было. Недавно только Хофф и Леруа заехали. Не понимаю почему все так сума сходят по Икеа.

[@petrovtango]

Один раз был. Купил от нехер делать двух деревяных человечков. В остальном - магазин фигня!

[@andrewyakovlev9710]

Зачем нужна Икеа если все контракторы из России итак делают ту же мебель только под другим брендом?))

[@user-by2je3wm8v]

У меня в квартире вся мебель делалась на заказ у российских производителей. Только три вещи были из икеа: стол в столовой, кушетки в детской и там же стулья у рабочих столов. И это были единственные вещи (не из дешёвого, а из премиум сегмента), которые пришли в негодность за несколько лет использования. Вся остальная мебель выглядит как новая. А тут.. Шпон на столе вздулся почти сразу после того, как помыла его после обеда влажной губкой. У кушеток сломались ламели и расшатались боковины, а у стульев обивка вся протерлась. В столовую заказывала стулья в тот же период, как новые. Так что, не велика потеря от этой икеа. Кстати, в Хофф очень неплохой ассортимент. Взяла там кровати и кушетку взамен икеевских. Качество очень радует.

[@vottut]

The first one mall " Mozaika" had hard times even before sanctions ), it has non convinient place for customers to come, and i was build in the peak of mall building time so it had fewer shops from the beginning

[@user-ot5tq1ow7v]

Оч хороший ТЦ. Удобный и можно найти много интересного) И название мне нравится. Мозаика

[@kckfen]

A really good report.... this should be show more to other people in the world. Brilliantly done.

[@TheBoratObama]

Malls are going through the tough times anyway, because more and more people just get everything from online marketplaces and it’s started during the lock down. They still sell all kinds of brands (including IKEA).

[@RealReporter]

That’s also true

[@techcodenet]

@@RealReporter idea for follow up video - visit shopping malls in Serbia :P We've been there to visit family for New Years. Shopping malls were constantly packed, and there were a lot of people speaking not-Serbian-but-some-other-Slavic-languages (and I don't mean one of other Ex-Yugoslavia languages). In particular - it seems a lot of people from Russia and Ukraine that were/are earning online/internet/software/design/etc - moved/re-registered their businesses in Serbia - so they can still work and get paid by EU/USA clients/suppliers.

[@Antropoids]

yes, its so good - you can have everything - kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIrUi2yJiNN1p7s

[@vrso2]

Same here in US… Malls are 1/3 of what they use to be. Pple buy mostly online, Amazon next day delivery and free returns. No need to go enywhere

[@billwebb9643]

It started a long time before lockdowns - the internet has been pushing the stores aside for a couple of decades. But your right - COVID has certainly sped up the process.

[@drussell_]

I have that same Samsonite briefcase in brown. It was my father's, from before I was even born... I inherited it when he passed away. Miss you, dad... 😢

[@micke_mango]

In most malls in Sweden, there's one or more thrift/second hand stores, since a few years back. The malls don't want to be only associated with fast fashion, but also reuse/borrow - the new circular economy. The classic fashion brands are dead if they are not adjusting to this

[@gmarchenko]

in Russia using second hand clothes usually considered as if you're a poor person. Either that, or you're being posh/smart enough to see the benefits and undrestand the purpose of it.

[@Paladinleeds]

I've seen it in the UK too. One of the mini shopping centres in Leeds (Merrion Centre), has 3 charity shops and also used to have a recycling shop.

[@athoshammer]

Just for information: second hand "SVALKA" recorded on video is essentially an eco project, enclude everything you listed and very popular in narrow circles)

[@micke_mango]

@@athoshammer So it was just the channel dude that was old fashioned / uninformed...

[@athoshammer]

@@micke_mango Honestly, I only recognized this brand because my friend mentioned it several times. But the author, at least, should have checked the information a little more accurately, since he lingered on this point for so long))

[@factsmore4029]

Living in Russia, in Moscow, I see and feel no difference before and after the sanctions. They didn’t make my life worse, I’m just fine like everyone I know here. So it’s only the companies who left and they lost a lot of money

[@johnsmith-cw3wo]

who cares about western brands ? all of them are Made in China anyway. 🤣🤣

[@BomJJJariK]

ну кока колы не хватает, а остальное есть, да и колу найти можно иногда.

[@factsmore4029]

@@BomJJJariK кока-кола есть почти во всех кафешках, привозят через параллельный импорт. Вот недавно на Павелецкой пила колу в кафе, привезли из Польши. Тоже самое и со всеми другими товарами, которые «ушли». Они все есть.

[@eugenepoez]

да, а цены поднялись и инфляция бешеная это ничего

[@factsmore4029]

@@eugenepoez цены поднялись, да, но лично для меня не критично.

[@apagoogootwo7552]

worth noting: malls in the west are dying their own kind of death as well. online shopping is as much a curse here as sanctions there. the used goods store within a mall actually intrigued me; thrifting is big fashion business here in canada.

[@LPSmsl]

We also had online shopping here in Russia and we had covid as well, so we were moving in the same direction until sanctions started. Now it’s 10 time worse.

[@weeksweeks9552]

I'd say that my local malls looks more being sanctioned than that russian mall in the video.

[@lloydsaladaga2884]

Simply because malls in the east are more appealing, and close to its people. Judging how malls in Asia exists so strong despite of the rise of on-line shopping, only to show that malls in the east won't just die that easy.

[@elora.2.x]

​@@LPSmsl I'm glad you can still get things online, Hopefully this madness won't last much longer, take care, and stay safe ❤

[@kripolik]

I think It's mostly malls in North America. Here in Europe I haven't noticed any major decline. Here in Czech Republic they're still packed with people same as before. When I've been to shopping malls in Austria, Germany, Poland and England in a past few years they also seamed same as before.

[@user-bc1pk3pz7j]

All this just simply shows how hypocritical are Western brands who try to sit on both seats at a time: to withdraw from Russia thereby showing their disgust and claiming it is as a "bad" country, but at the same time latently deriving profit from still selling products that go to the Russian market. Now, that is really disgusting. 🤢🤮🥴

[@nullchannnel]

@@heikodankel3245 out of your ass assumption. From the Inditex official annual report 2021: The Group’s businesses in the Russian Federation and Ukraine respectively account for some 8.5% and 1.5% of its EBIT. France and Italy combined had 607 stores that earned 248 millions of euro before taxes. Russia alone had 515 with 240 millions of euro. What did you say again?

[@donalexey]

Actually, I have noted that European brands are really withdrew, but US brands just imitated. Another time US screwed Europe.

[@nemesis8131]

Don't forget about hypocrisy of russians who claims "We hate capitalism and western sh***" 🤥

[@maximusfl3926]

@@heikodankel3245 Wrong! You are stating incorrect facts. Russia is the largest consumer market in Europe. Why lie, it does not change reality, and the western companies that did close, are coming back. They are losing billions not being in the Russia market. The ruble was the best preforming currency in 2022, and even Bloomberg, IMF, and western agencies believe Russia's GDP will grow in 2023. Russia only took a 2.9% GDP hit in 2022. Get your facts right...

[@maximusfl3926]

@@tdrs1765 That is not what I said or implied. You sound like a kid who got his feelings hurt, and now you want to take your ball home to your mommy. Instead of having a tantrum, please point out what I said about the Russian market that is incorrect, and I will publicly retract it...

[@SlimPickins_07]

US malls have been doing much worse for much longer. Many of them have closed all together. 2nd hand stores have been commonplace in smaller malls for a while here.

[@fitgirl8812]

😱😱😱

[@rootinground3031]

Поменялись некоторые бренды - ассортимент не меньше, чем раньше. Был позавчера, никаких проблем не испытал)

[@gobbletegook]

Videos like yours need to be send to major News Networks like FOX, ABC, CBS, and CNN. It has to be broadcast that these companies have pulled the wool over our eyes, and talk big about not supporting RUSSIA, when in effect, they are still making money there.

[@laloelsalamanca]

Do you think they care about facts? They are too busy fabricating a nice and comfy narrative that will keeps us all distracted, like Poutin has cancer or The Russians have run out of missiles.

[@agn855]

Yeah, of course. American networks will fight their very own advertising customers. Right. Welcome to your fascinating unicorn land named capitalism.

[@bravozulu3257]

Yes definitely 🤦🏾‍♂️, wonder why the US was no sanctioned for killing people in Iraq? I mean Iraq is better now right? US citizens now that’s a nation of followers,, whatever your government does is correct especially when you economy benefits from killing people around the world. Who’s worse?

[@mzliz1249]

The name brands from the west that are still in Russia should be boycotted until they pull their products from Russia.

[@vshah1010]

Fox is not news. It is propaganda.

[@rjj479]

When the world sanctioned South Africa it actually strengthened the local economy. Our manufacturing boomed as we became more independent. Was excellent for local businesses and the middle class. Now we have gone back to sending all our money to foreign entities again and our manufacturing jobs have disappeared.

[@yglnvbrs]

Thank god that type of journalism exists, i just wanted to buy a pair of sneakers and now i know where to get them!

[@wrongIQ]

As long as the malls are mainly not the place to BUY things but a way of entertainment (shopping, fastfood, cinema all at once) the basic question is: will malls figure out how to keep the level of serotonin for their clients. Everything else is just the tools of this

[@billykulim5202]

indonesia also have that many shopping mall are empty, its not because sanction, its because people buying stuff via online shop more easy, shopping mall have high renting fee, car parking fee, it product cost. and when people go to shopping mall will always more spending on drink and food, the worlds economy right know in all country are suffering,

[@vipvip-tf9rw]

@@billykulim5202 all malls in Russia have cheapest grocceries, that's why malls would always have clients

[@clappingjazzhands9408]

As a 62 year old American shopping malls are mostly vacant or too dangerous to visit. This downfall began in the mid 1980’s.

[@user-qg9yw3pe7q]

А почему они слишком опасны для посещения? Что там с вами может случиться?

[@lornewazny7152]

Depends on where you live. The Jordan Creek mall here in West Des Moines is beautiful...a great place to shop.

[@mistermonsieur2924]

​@@user-qg9yw3pe7qthe mall located near me is in the city. You have to park in a parking garage or auxiliary parking lot then walk into the mall. After you drive past the homeless and heroin junkies, there are lots of criminals stalking the parking areas. My friend was stabbed in the back and carjacked there. Car vandalism and mugging in also common. Recently, gangsters shot some people in the mall itself. It's also a popular destination for suicide as several people have leaped off the top floor.

[@user-qt6xt3ni6g]

@@mistermonsieur2924😮 omg. This is terrible!

[@philchinamusical]

Can't help laughing when I see the shop assistant said "Chinese never make anything bad for themselves…". Actually in China, export-oriented manufactured goods are always referring to high quality standards.

[@lottery248]

if you want to do business in China, you have to pass a large amount of their requirements just to set it up.

[@gereduardo1]

Very intresting and realistic. An ethical situation. Abandon a market share somebody will take it (China, Turkey, India perhaps) Thanks from Mexico City

[@SurvivalRussia]

Thank you for the update Kostya. As always well produced and worth a watch.

[@SurvivalRussia]

@@elektrotehnik94 I will let Real Reporter answer for himself of course. However, from my perspective, as a person who have been living here for 11 years,( I'm from Denmark) all countries have positives and negatives. I know for a fact that the "sanctions" have creates a lot of new jobs. If it is more or less than was lot to sanctions, I don't know. I don't see any "panic" at all among people. Here in my very small village, we just had our powerlines changed. 3 km of new wires, poles and a transformer station. I guess the cost must have been in the 15 million rubles range. All we had to pay was the fees for the application, which was 1200 Rubles, or 20$ or so. I don't get all you people claiming "state propaganda: on everything which collides with your opinions on what things should look like. Today we have three types of media. State sponsored, which not by any means worse than the second type, corporate sponsored media, and then we have independent bloggers like this channel, The Duran and a whole lot of other pro and anti Russian sources. State sponsored media is not inherently good or bad. Russia Today is state sponsored and so is Deutsche Welle / DW. RT is banned on KZbin, but DW is not. RT is counter narrative to DW as example. DW is anti Russian, is not allowed to broadcast in Germany itself, but is not banned on KZbin. Double standards Western style.

[@RealReporter]

Thank you, Lars! Always glad to receive your comments. Take care, my friend 🤝

[@elektrotehnik94]

@@SurvivalRussia That's all Ok & fine, but you haven't even engaged with any of my questions. Instead, you talked about your life experience & your worldview. I didn't ask that. Have a fine day ❤

[@_andrii_u]

A "well" produced piece of soft propaganda

[@williamyoung9401]

Stay safe! Hope you have a good hiding place when the FSB comes for you!

[@commiedeer]

I'd be angry about this if I didn't suspect from the beginning that these sanctions weren't going to accomplish anything. Not surprised local Russian industry adapted because of course the people smart enough to compete with us in the first Space Race were going to figure something out. China moving in was unexpected but I should have seen that in hindsight. The Western brands quietly sneaking back in however... should have expected that one. Should have expected it but somehow that was the biggest surprise of this video.

[@MorgunMadness]

@GP Oh my sweet summer child 😆

[@commiedeer]

@GP No, no they won't. At least not the effects the West wants at any rate. China is not only blatantly ignoring the sanctions as we see in this video but they also recently demonstrated that there isn't a thing we in the West can do about it unless we either go to war with them or pull out all the industry we've been outsourcing over there for over 40 years. Both of these courses are going to be brutal. Putin has also been pushing initiatives to build up Russia's own domestic industry and take "Made in America" products off the shelves. This has been public knowledge since 2015. And there are stories that this has been a big pet project of his as far back as 2008 or so. Thirdly, government protests in Russia? Don't make me laugh. Putin's been in power for over twenty years and he's ex-KGB. You don't stay in charge of a superpower nation for that long in this modern world unless you have a lot of muscle and a plan for every letter of the English alphabet.

[@user-ib8wb3or8r]

Wellcome to the real word, Neo🤣🤦‍♂️

[@RealPolitik-dy4it]

At the end of the day, Russia is a free market country (believe it or not), and has a population of 150 Million. Or did you think that the Western companies would just hand that market over to the Chinese and the Indians? Better yet. What if Pepsi finds a way back in (they haven’t left - but this is an example), you think Coca-Cola won’t be looking for ways to join the party? What you are seeing here is exhibit A of why the free market and supply and demand always win. If people want to buy a product and have the money to pay for it, if you won’t sell them yours, someone else will sell theirs. They will make money, while you will be stuck holding the bag.

[@RealPolitik-dy4it]

@GP Not really applicable here. When it comes to food - Russians are set, they make their own. When it comes to construction materials, they are set, they make their own. When it comes to fuel and energy - do I need to even mention it? As far as consumer goods such as shoes: Sure, they would prefer to buy Adidas for a fair price. And the sanctions have increased the price of things like that. But if they really want them, they will pay extra. If they don’t think it is worth it or can’t afford them, they will go to the Russian equivalent of Payless and buy a Chinese no-name brand of shoe, which is possibly made at the same factory as the adidas. As long as they have heat in their homes, clothes on their backs, fuel in their cars, an income, entertainment, and places to go on vacation, they are perfectly content and won’t storm the Kremlin. This is why the sanctions failed and will keep failing.

[@drac124]

Its nice to see that companies can break the law or find way around doing the same things that are illegal, but when its a person, go straight to jail.

[@inaotaka1130]

Funny thing is) One sided sanction are illegal. Just read damn UN statements...

[@-turtle-600]

Capitalism)

[@thomgizziz]

@@-turtle-600 It has nothing to do with capitalism... it has to do with power and corruption which is a mainstay in everything that people have ever done and probably will ever do. Stop being a brainwashed child and think for two seconds.

[@firegirl24]

Is it legal to unleash wars around the world and not be held responsible for it?

[@user-hw4ni2mr4c]

Нам свои вещи ещё лет 10 носить и даже если совсем закроют все магазины одежды, то не пропадем ещё лет 20,а то и больше. Дома шкафы забиты, закройте все магазины пожалуйста, может, деньги будут копиться.

[@lornewazny7152]

Money accumulate? For everyone employed in all those shops, stock the shelves, etc., what do they do? I guess they will hang out on a street corner offering to count all that 'accumulating' money...

[@user-nb6nt6qs8u]

​@@lornewazny7152 Люди пойдут работать на российские предприятия. События последних нескольких лет дали хорошее направление, чтоб развивать свое производство

[@lornewazny7152]

@@user-nb6nt6qs8u Russian enterprises will struggle as money in the overall economy dries up, higher taxes (to pay for a war), energy prices, and inflation will eat up personal discretionary income. Retail spending will plummet as consumer confidence goes down. This will put new struggling businesses on the ropes forcing many to close. Jobs won't be there either as a result. More make-work government jobs.

[@jolly1174]

​​​@@lornewazny7152нет, вряд ли. Открываются новые магазины ранее не известных брендов. Раньше из-за знаменитых брендов маленькие дизайнеры с трудом могли пробиться на рынок. Время кризиса для одних стало временем для продвижения других. Люди находят другую работу и продают новые товары. В России не отнимают деньги на улице. Нас охраняет полиция.

[@AMEENHAI]

exactly the same happened in Iraq when it was under sanctions in the nineties, original western brands increased the price around 30%-100% and some local or neighboring brands flourished, eventually the magnitude of the sanctions depends on the total economic capacity (buying capacity) of the general population, if there is demand and buying capacity for the new increased price the product will be available by many indirect ways, and vice versa

[@seelenwinter6662]

but for example reebok... no one want in the western world reebok, so only the russians left to buy this sht...

[@frankiehanson8670]

Iraq has its own brand of goat. That's pretty much all they have achieved without a Westerner holding hands.

[@christianterrill3503]

Just goes to show no matter how illegal something is, if their is a market someone will fill that void and supply what people demand.

[@hongry-life]

@@frankiehanson8670 The USA invaded Iraq and killed a couple of million civilians plus 500.000 children. Did you forget that slaughterhouse event?

[@hongry-life]

@masakitonguba8919 Well, mrs Zelensky had to shop in the most expensive stores in Paris for some new clothes as I saw in reports in the media.

[@mrgreatbritain]

Fair play to those behind these shops and cinemas, they’ve got round the sanctions well to give the Russian people (who have very little to do with Ukraine) as much of a normal life as possible. The replacement brands are creative too. That’s admirable!

[@rodjarrow6575]

in fact, Russians and Ukrainians are one people, just like Austrians and Germans. And it was not Russia that started this war, but NATO is the culprit of this war, more precisely: Hiding behind the seas, it is the United States and Great Britain that are the initiators, sponsors and provocateurs of this war on the territory of continental Europe

[@katyad_lova2494]

Как же вы правильно сказали. А то люди прям представляют как мы утром идем придумывать планы по захвату Украины

[@user-xc2jx5ty3s]

"Нормальная жизнь" определяется наличием брендового тряпья? В своём ли вы уме?!

[@volkovapro]

Это называется конкуренция - одни магазины ушли, другие выиграли в этой конкурентной гонке)

[@user-xc2jx5ty3s]

@@volkovapro никакая это не конкуренция: крыски ломанулись с корабля, потеряв такой огромный рынок сбыта. И слава Богу, что свято место пусто не бывает

[@user-rx7sn1fp7r]

Двери магазинов ушедших марок закрыты, но они не освободили помещение и платят аренду ТЦ😛 с чего бы это😄 ? Надеются вернуться…

[@v-strane-chudes]

они и до этого просто создавали видимость деятельности, покупали там иностранцы потому что в России дешевле , мне так этих брендов и не надо. мне все равно кто приводит лишь бы меня качество устраивало и цена, а кушать мы любим в столовых ,кафе и ресторанах потому что любим супчики. гречку и мяско с рыбкой и компот. сосиски в тесте и булки с котлетами это не наша еда

[@alexmonster2007]

​@@v-strane-chudesне говорите за всех, пожалуйста.

[@v-strane-chudes]

@@alexmonster2007 читать научитесь я написала за себя и свою семью. как вы воспринимаете это ваше дело.

[@alexmonster2007]

@@v-strane-chudes писать научитесь

[@rageguy3761]

​@@v-strane-chudesтак у вас семья малообразованных вырожденцев нищих, от ваших беднятских покупочек на 500 баксов в месяц никому ни холодно ни жарко

[@desmondchia6316]

Well, this comes to show that when there’s a big enough market for your goods, you’ll find a way to keep the business going.

[@figcakes]

it’s interesting that the thrift store was new to russian malls. thrift stores have been common in american malls for a long time.

[@Vosgala]

Комиссионые магазины в России, это наследие СССР, тогда они были на каждом шагу, сейчас никто не хочет покупать то, что кто-то носил, предпочитают новые вещи. Так что комиссионка в России, это скорее прошлое, чем настоящее

[@katzsamuel]

Okay that's gross... used clothes? We don't even do that in Pakistan anymore. Why does USA not have cheaper options for new clothes?

[@figcakes]

@@katzsamuel we have cheaper options for clothing, we have amazon and lots of fast fashion chains in our malls. i’m just saying thrift stores have been common (and even trendy) for a long time. it’s popular for a lot of younger people, like teens, who look for retro and vintage clothing. also it’s not really gross when the stores wash the clothes first.

[@katzsamuel]

@@figcakes Ah I see. Thanks, makes sense. 👍

[@Aussie_Truth]

In Australia, we have secondhand Charity stores in the big shopping centers, if there's an empty shop, the shopping center would rather have a charity in it, than have it stay empty. Plus, these store's also bring people into the shopping Center. These big companies who open under different names, are fine, going through an intermediary, they can afford it. But as usual it will be the family small businesses who continue to suffer and can't afford to bypass sanctions like the corporations. I watched another expat in Russia, and he showed how IKEA is still operating and customers are ordering online, then picking up their purchases at the IKEA loading bays around the back of the shopping center. Maybe, see if that's what IKEA is doing at your shopping center. Great episode, thanks 👍

[@amelinagardner9246]

Возможно, эти закрытия ощутили очень крупные города - обычные города не заметили даже, что что-то закрылось. У нас все ТЦ и магазины прекрасно работают, как и раньше. Мы вообще не страдаем :)

[@AntoKyuuketsuki]

I love how Russia stays on its feet and doesn't fall to the western boycott, Russia is one of the worlds most innovative countries.

[@vladyakimov2872]

Could you pls name the products where Russia is the most innovative?

[@Russianeagle98]

Very innovative in not bending over to western countries like you guys do to Americans

[@albertmaziarz6739]

domestic spending 70 procent military exports 40 procent down 80 procent importet 1 ruble to dollar 0.011 printet on toilet paper minimum wage 182 dollars per month gross domestic products lower then new york state population 19 millions russia 144

[@crabluva]

I liked your video where you went to your hometown and interviewed friends, such as the factory manager and real estate developer, much more. It was also a unique video while there are many YT videos about shopping malls in Russia post-sanctions. Anyway I hope you make a follow-up to that one as it was fantastic, or interview similar people in a different town. Thanks for the content.

[@RealReporter]

Sure! A follow up video seems like good idea 👍

[@frankb5953]

I agree with you but I've seen most of those shopping mall videos and the production quality is nowhere near as good as this at least imo.

[@austinsmith3011]

I just found this channel I am just curious if anyone wants to answer : So he is a Russian, grew up this Russian hometown and speaks English with no accent? if so, wow, I am impressed. Listening to him I would assume he grew up in America or Canada.

[@RealReporter]

@@austinsmith3011 Yeah, but I’ve been learning it my whole life. And I went to the US several times. I have a video here explaining my background 🤝

[@austinsmith3011]

@@RealReporter You have done an incredible job learning English. Your accent is flawless. After posting this question I did watch the video were you introduced yourself which hehe did answer my question. Still thank you for your response. I also watched other videos of yours, like the one were you interviewed Russians who had just been mobilized. I cannot begin to imagine how brutal it is for them right now if they are even still alive. So many hundreds if not thousands being killed right now. idk, maybe you believe it and even if you did not given you live in Russia you could not say if you didn't. So many Russians being killed or handi-capped for the lie that Ukraine is controlled by Nazis. So unbelievably sad.

[@texasray5237]

So, in fact the malls are still open and doing ok and even selling US products under other names. Unlike the US where the malls are dead and closed.

[@rodnoemoe]

Наряду со всем сказанным, хочу отметить и поддержку отечественных производителей населением. В нашей семье стали делаться предпочтения именно по этому критерию. Например мой юный сын, выбирая себе брюки и кеды, купил их в магазине с российским товаром. Мы с мужем, выбирая штурмовую палатку, купили у российской фабрики (цена бюджетные, чем на китайском сайте Али Экспресс, а характеристики выше). Также мы поступили с выбором флисовыx спортивных костюмов, чья цена при равных характеристиках была ниже европейских в 3-4 раза!

[@caterinamarbs8076]

Va benissimo e fate lo ma con questo stesso principio lasciate vivere Ucraina. Desiderano i prodotti dell'altre nazioni purché non Russe lasciate farlo!

[@rodnoemoe]

@@caterinamarbs8076 вот к чему этот комментарий? Ни в тему ролика, ни в тему моего комментария... Кто ж против того, чтобы Украина закупала продукцию из за рубежа? Янукович почему не подписал таможенное соглашение с ЕС в 2013 году, знаете? Потому что условия его были разорительны для Украины, которая на тот момент уже и без того имела слабую экономику

[@caterinamarbs8076]

@@rodnoemoe экономия русская не держит хорошо

[@lornewazny7152]

Russia has never exported any of the items you mention which brings into question whether any of them are actually of Russian origin. Why does anyone need an 'assault' tent? Russians have been living in muddy caves in Ukraine.

[@caterinamarbs8076]

@@oldcat1790 scrivi in italiano

[@tonybastow3864]

Whoever did the Russian subtitles did a great job (I learnt some new words!) Молодец!

[@annakovaleva8281]

I really want Western brands not to come back. Russian have started making money themselves in empty niches, and all of us Russians are praying that this will last as long as possible. We are very pleased with the opportunities that have opened up! Yankee stay home!

[@v-strane-chudes]

какие санкции. 🤔я как вспомню перестройку потом развал союза людям зарплату не платили по 6 месяцев и больше , и выжили , одевались черти во что ели что- то у кого огороды летом лес кормил. выжили. а тут батюшки ... бренды ушли. ой -ёй хнык-хнык 😪😪😂😂 , какая досада то .🤣 и как же мы без их лабутенов то жить будем.

[@saturnpicses]

Russian businesses and entrepreneurs went through so much for the last 30 years that at this point there's nothing they cannot do! Many including the government tried to destroy small businesses over the years but they couldn't. My respect and applause for these brave and indestructible people!

[@myra0224]

You mean big brands who don't want to lose a tiny bit of their already enormous profit?

[@user-sk8kd7us9c]

Воооот! Поэтому санкции нам на пользу!!! Не отменяйте! Пожалуйста! Малый бизнес на под'еме. И нам это очень нравиться.

[@turndroid234]

My friend just got back from Russia a month ago. He said everything looks normal. In some cases, the absence of western visitors actually made the surroundings seem less chaotic. He bought adidas, North face, Columbia and other European name brand apparels. So, he concluded sanctions didn't and never worked.

[@oppermancecilia605]

Keep dreaming with your friend.

[@Sean-me4fv]

The sanctions affect the government, not the shopping malls.

[@turndroid234]

@@Sean-me4fv a sanction affects the country's ability to maintain a stable economy. When you have western brands still flowing in to Russia and the government still has the ability to maintain its effectiveness and ability to function (provide basic needs to its citizens, able to secure its borders, ability to wage war, ability to conduct trades with other nations...etc), you can absolutely without a doubt have to consider that perhaps the sanctions are not working.

[@turndroid234]

@@oppermancecilia605 if the your version of "Dreaming" is based on the lies of the Biden administration and the lunacies of your socialist democratic government, then I'm doing fine....No, I'm doing awesome!!!!!

[@Mark_888]

@@oppermancecilia605 Hahah you are so delusional, i just went to mid-sized Moscow mall yesterday and bought latest New balance sneakers and Mexx jeans from latest collection. Keep living in western media propaganda bubble

[@MartinD9999]

Great work. Yea, these are corporations that have intentionally created a diversion to offset sanctions.

[@veraiqnatenko2888]

Наши торговые центры не продают товары наших производителей одежды. А жаль!? Очень многие наши фирмы шьют хорошие,красивые вещи. Но у народа сложилось мнение,что должна быть этикетка известного бренда,за который платят большие деньги ,и не всегда эти вещи качественные. А купить брендовые вещи можно в интернет магазинах,нет проблем.

[@user-re5eb8gd1b]

Продают! и очень много. Вероятно ,Вы не пользуетесь нашим.

[@user-bs9vn6qd6d]

Я покупаю в Саратове одежду наших брендов, но отшитых в Белоруссии.

[@jolly1174]

Продают. У меня одежда с лейбами Наталья Славина, Тягина Татьяна. Отличное качество , современные материалы, модная. Мне нравится.

[@hairyferrit]

Of over 1053 shopping malls only 2 have closed. However, once-bustling American malls are going bust as shoppers flock to online retailers instead of sprawling, brick-and-mortar locations. Ten years from now, there will be approximately 150 malls left in the US

[@yohannesatakelti8286]

i like the unbiased reporting. a breathe of fresh air

[@RealReporter]

Thank you! Glad you appreciate my approach 🤝

[@cloudbuster77]

"unbiased" Lol

[@the_kombinator]

Breath.

[@bigkillerwhale1801]

Always a joy to see a new video by you!

[@RealReporter]

Thank you! More to come, stay tuned 🤝

[@here_we_go_again2571]

Shopping malls are failing all over the world. Most people would rather order Online.

[@sstorholm]

FYI, Valio and Paulig have both sold their operations in Russia, those new brands Viola and Poetti are the new owners brands. Paulig claimed to be considering legal action over how Poetti essentially copied their brand.

[@TN-bp2cf]

Yeah that is what I have heard too. Western companies have had hard time to leave Russian markets and their brands are often copied by new owners when they sell their facilities in Russia.

[@ogbonnasam9997]

This is funny

[@Madbadjack]

Viola is a old brand.

[@Olga-obzor]

Hello 👋🏻 many stores closed in my city 😱 thank you for video ❤❤❤

[@dedyzee]

Nice Russia from Indonesian

[@dedyzee]

Actually capitalism really needs money, and they legalize various ways to get money, even though it is clandestine

[@RealReporter]

Yep, it’s all about the Benjamin’s 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@cherychaplin7513]

Not just Russia, even in my country Indonesia shopping mall were start to empty since covid 19 in 2019 and people start to onlineshop, its normal bro🤧

[@user-gr3wy4ks7g]

Заль что вернулись.Как швея уверяю тряпок нашьём.Мало того часть брендовых московских магазинов делали заказы в Киргизию,а там шили ''мейден не наше''.У них в каждом подъезде швейное предприятие.Наши шьют очень хорошо.Налепи бренд и вот импортное.

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[@f1simracingdenyvps230]

The world is at war, people are dying in the war zone, and you make films about how the big companies remain in Russia under a different name. Rather talk about how many Russian soldiers die every day from the fake war. How naive can you be!

[@nervsouly]

Imagine begging for coffee money from average Joe when you already have KZbin income and a company to pay for the journalist trip to Russia.

[@RealReporter]

@@nervsouly There’s no ‘trip to Russia’, I live here lol No big money from YT either

[@Bialy_1]

2:59 Funy, considering that it is exactly Russian style that when i see it in Poland i instantly expect that i am dealing with our eastern ex-USSR neighbours. Generaly everything that looks like stuff that was in Polish shop in the 90's...🙃 But yea, quality was much better back then when stuff was produced in Poland not in China...

[@CountryLifeEngland]

You should visit Watford in the uk It’s even worse there.😅😅😅😅😊

[@minime7375]

About the Chinese merchandise, I’m not sure their products for interrnal market are good but when they make them for export to countries like Germany for example, the Chinese products are actually good. It remains to be seen how the ones for the Russian market are. I think malls traffic dropped everywhere not just in Russia, first because of covid restrictions and after that the huge increase in prices in the EU. We do have less money now, everything is more expensive, including food, clothes and homewares.

[@RealReporter]

I think, you’re right. Malls have been having a hard time everywhere since COVID

[@techcodenet]

​ @RealReporter for several years - Serbia (and surrounding countries) have had many Chinese stores, and even whole shopping malls. And typically those stores are the stereotypical Chinese crap. For example - I realize official board game of Risk is ~35 Euros from Amazon NL/DE, while in "proper" physical (book)store in Serbia it's almost double the price. And in Chinese store it's just 5-6 Euros - with more than obvious difference in build quality.

[@Fergusius]

As someone who has lived in China, I can tell you that merchandise for their internal market can also be of great quality.

[@BlackMetalVengeance]

It depends on how much you're willing to pay. Internal Chinese products tend to be more varied, but with that comes a big variation in quality and price. For mass produced items, you'll typically find that the same factory can produce high-end export quality products next to the low end crap, and the same product will have different brands etc. Additionally, all the factories (for example garments) tend to be in the same area. It all depends on what order is being placed by whom.

[@einfelder8262]

@@Fergusius I'm glad you say "can be", not always is. Chinese can't break the national habit of trying to make everything cheaper, just look at their building collapses. When Weber shifted to making their BBQs in China, the first thing the Chinese said was "why you make plates so thick? Half thickness just as good and cheaper" Weber said no way, Hose, but guess what. The next shipment was sent to the USA with much thinner plates anyway.

[@EmyN]

Great video dude!

[@RealReporter]

Glad you enjoyed it😁

[@mariaelmahdy1962]

Ingenious indeed!

[@acupofbleach]

Nah but that "used/vintage" sold in malls phenomenon It's a worldwide thing at this point

[@annazherdetsky3007]

We have second hand stores in our malls here in America. Ragstock for example. And actually malls are dying here, two closed in the state of Minnesota where I used to go. Your stores in Russia are doing just fine.

[@Speed_IOT]

So the sanctions are targeting the people and shopping centres, not the state. So smart, always after the people!

[@v1ncy_vinny406]

How you create your content is really professionally done. I keep coming back

[@RealReporter]

Thank you!

[@clevermcgenericname891]

Ha! Take that Ivan, your malls are just as semi-abandoned as ours, now! Wait...

[@Slav4o911]

I was about to say the same... our malls are also starting to get less traffic, because everything is more expensive, especially food.

[@gurinderpalbrar7060]

There are hundreds of brick and mortar malls dying in North America every year. Since a lot of online retailers have pulled out of Russia due to sanctions, this lead to busy malls and local and Asian brands flourish. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!

[@PoutingTrevor]

Western brands withdrawing from Russia was entirely performative? I'm shocked. Shocked! Well, not that shocked.

[@henriquemenezes4942]

Great video man!!!

[@martyheresniak5203]

Those Russian food courts have far more customers than my local US mall.

[@danielpr6606]

they don't need those over expensive brands. Hopefully, this will develop more their local brands.

[@lornewazny7152]

Local brands? Russia doesn't export anything of note, some raw materials like coal, metals, fertilizer besides their oil and gas...what makes you think they produce anything for local consumption? They have some farm commodities so they won't starve.

[@user-nb6nt6qs8u]

​@@lornewazny7152 Россия не только "не будет голодать", Россия один из крупнейших экспортёров сельскохозяйственной продукции, например, зерна, кукурузы, подсолнечного масла.

[@lornewazny7152]

@@user-nb6nt6qs8u Going to be tougher to get those products to market will a war going on in the Black Sea. Don't you think? Ukraine has already sunk several Russian naval ships. Who is willing to insure those ships and products? Not insurance companies in the West....

[@evgeniiazimina]

@@lornewazny7152 you have a very wrong idea of the Russian economy.

[@lornewazny7152]

@@evgeniiazimina Which one? Here's a list...most Russian jobs are either government funded or indirectly fund by the government. Federal revenues are collapsing due to the loss of natural gas sales to the EU and depressed profit margins on oil sales. Expenditures are through the roof due to war costs, higher pension costs to adjust for inflation and infrastructure increases due to lack of skilled workers. Manufacturing in sharp decline due lack of critical foreign components. Imports falling due to loss of consumer confidence and belt tightening attributed to higher taxes and energy costs. Exports of coal and semi-refined metals is gone and processing plants on shortened hours. The loss of so many young workers leaving Russia for fear of conscription or because of it. Another huge hole in consumer spending. Look at restaurants and stores with people window shopping and not buying or eating out. Tourism? Totally dead...at least from Countries with money to spend. Did I leave anything out, like Auto sales in the tank or domestic air travel a fraction of what it once was....???

[@user-js9im4vi3isemen]

Придти утром в понедельник, и говорить о количестве посетителей - сильно

[@Wivo23]

Так он сделал на этом акцент, что даже для такого дня, людей не мало.

[@hairyferrit]

Pepsi is never manufactured by that company around the world, they are franchised out to local soft drinks manufacturers. For example it is Britvic in the UK and Carlsberg in Sweden. It always stated that it was rebranding in Russia.

[@Mosern1977]

Very interesting indeed. Money finds a way. At least with some companies. This is why sanctions aren't really a very powerful tool, at least not at this level.

[@RealReporter]

Oh yeah, money will always find a way whether you like it or not… Anyway, thanks for watching the video!

[@crabluva]

This video doesn't tell you anything about the revenue/profit margins of the mall and businesses inside compared to January 2021. At the height of the Great Depression and Great Recession in the US there were huge department stores full of shoppers buying luxury goods. 🤷‍♂

[@Mosern1977]

@@ElRabito - yes, I alluded to this. On the other hand, Russia is doing something extremely expensive now - waging war, so no wonder they run a deficit.

[@alejandrohualdez5550]

In the UK, most of the Metro Centre mall in Gateshead is full of empty units now. Why sit in traffic, wasting petrol, then struggle to park, then trawl around with the crowds on the off-chance that you can actually find what you are looking for, when you can sit in the comfort of your home, order it online and have exactly what you want delivered the next day?!?

[@Liberal_From_Prairies689]

That's a false narrative and total disinformation.

[@JasperKlijndijk]

I really hate both online shopping and malls. Mostly I shop my clothing in big cities where I can find niche clothing you wouldn't find from big brands

[@MrJakeMallard]

Brexit. Forced self sanctioning on the UK people.

[@TheNorth747]

I once bought Li Ning sneakers and wore them for 10 years.. I swear to God those things were soo good ,strong and quality

[@shurashun8534]

Big facts

[@AuH2O]

The only thing you managed to tell us is with your comment is that you dress like low-level trash. Nobody with even a remote sense of class and style would ever think to wear sneakers outside of a sporting event.

[@user-qh5ry9mb6n]

У нас в Иркутске в тц НИХРЕНА не поменялось. В выходной забито все народом .

[@wg5768]

As they say,Money makes the world go round! Good job telling the truth.

[@jeremiahcook6617]

That is the ways companies operate by broadcasting a change and then manipulating things through subsidiaries or name changes and managing to keep things the same but in a more subtle way. Kind of like they did by advertising recent wage increases and then subsequently rising their prices so much the wage increases beneficial effects were canceled out. In America as long as companies don’t lose their profit margins they are okay with broadcasting “positive news”.

[@gutsngorrrr]

It's disgusting that these big companies are so two faced and so greedy.

[@leninoble]

It is disgusting that some elected governments impose sanctions designed to infringe on people who are not to blame for anything. Moreover, this has never led to the desired result in any of the countries that are under sanctions. This only shows how stupid the politicians who apply these sanctions are.

[@olgaluna6447]

This is the essence of capitalism, baby. Don't you love it? Relax, you cannot do anything about it, just waning.

[@Cheby8352]

you are now opposed not by the ideological Soviet Union, but by the same capitalist monster as America. Any whim for your money, as they now say with us.

[@yvonneplant9434]

Capitalism has nothing to do with morality or ethics. It's about profits.

[@alexferdinansyah757]

The closing statement. Poetic. 😁

[@tdog95]

Feels like a mock film set in some shots like 'coffeeshop company' in the background.

[@ritakarwinski1878]

So how do you explain shopping centres in UK looking very much the same ... Are there sanctions here ??! Videos I've seen online from many Russians show that western stores are closed but otherwise well stocked supermarkets..

[@TheShadowCamo]

I think malls in general are dying. seems to be a dying thing globally. There's tons of malls in Canada and USA that are closing their doors as well.

[@floridadad2817]

Everything in American malls is made in China and China is Russia's ally. This is basically the brick-and-mortar version of Alibaba instead of Amazon.

[@xxx_rotfd_xiii_xii3619]

Love seeing Russia flourish !!!

[@waterteal]

Thanks

[@andreypavlov8702]

Братан, держи пять!

[@theone4042]

Very eye opening