Foreign retail chains in Russia haven’t succeeded in replacing domestic retailers yet. According to INFOLine agency, in 2010 the share of national retail chains was as large as 77.5%. Western retailers occupied the DIY segment, where Castorama, OBI, Leroy Merlin, K-Rauta and others control almost 73% of the market. International food retail chains couldn’t raise their share in the Russian market. Among other reasons experts mention Carrefour’s and Walmart’s misadventures in Russia. Domestic retail survived due to the rapid growth of the largest food retail operators like Magnit and X5.
Source: www.retail.ru