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As a result, the conflict reached the State Duma: LDPR Vice Speaker of the State Duma Boris Chernyshov said that he had sent a request to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and announced hearings on this matter. How the investigation is progressing is still unclear. But this Friday, June 9, Wildberries announced that it would still remove restrictions from accounts and personal accounts. “At the same time, the company intends to make official claims to all persons who have received unreasonable benefits through the illegal use of the company’s information resources,” the marketplace warned. Wildberries hopes to settle claims out of court and even remove them from those who are ready "to actively cooperate within the current situation."
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Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky has revealed that it generates less than 80% of its revenue from international markets, with the growth rate higher in the domestic market. Yevgeny Kaspersky, the CEO of the antivirus maker, shared this information with PRIME on Friday. When asked about the proportion of revenue earned abroad, Kaspersky stated, "The world accounts for less than 80%, Russia has increased much. It grew more than the world." This indicates that the company's revenue from the Russian market has experienced substantial growth compared to its international operations. In terms of financial performance, Kaspersky's global unaudited revenue witnessed a 6.5% increase in 2021, amounting to $752mn, as calculated under International Financial Reporting Standards. The company recently released its financial statement for 2022, revealing a marginal 0.03% rise in revenue, maintaining the same level of $752mn. Despite facing a complex global situation and geopolitical factors, Kaspersky emphasized that its business continued to grow in key segments, particularly corporate sales.
Aliexpress Russia turned out to be the only Russian marketplace with an outflow of sellers, Kommersant writes, citing a study by Tochka Marketplaces. In January-May year on year, 27% of sellers left the site.
Competitors at this time grew rapidly. At Sbermegamarket, to which Sberbank recently bought the Russian Stockmann, the number of sellers increased by 120%, at Ozon and Yandex Market it almost doubled (+ 92% and + 89% respectively), and even at the leader famous for his tough policy Wildberries market grew by 36%. The total number of sellers on online platforms in Russia has grown by one and a half times.
The CEO of Infoline-Analytics, Mikhail Burmistrov, estimated the outflow of sellers from the Russian AliExpress at 30%, he considers the growth of the Sbermegamarket base to be threefold, and estimates that of Wildberries at 50%. According to the expert, the local business "AliExpress Russia" "is now mainly represented by KazanExpress."
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