Luxury fashion brand Chanel says it will stop selling its clothes, perfumes and other luxury goods to Russian customers abroad if they plan to take the products back to the country.. Luxury fashion brand Chanel says it will stop selling its clothes, perfumes and other luxury goods to Russian customers abroad if they plan to take the products back to the country. Some are calling the move a bold response to the invasion of Ukraine, while others say it goes too far. It comes after the French fashion house shuttered its boutiques in Russia. Chanel says this step is simply complying with Western trade sanctions that prohibit transactions with designated individuals. Some Russian social media influencers say they're being asked for identification and denied the ability to buy goods at Chanel boutiques from Paris to the United Arab Emirates.
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When Uniqlo declared it would remain in Russia despite the Ukraine invasion, a boycott campaign spread. The luxury industry acted to avoid a similar fate.
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The luxury brand began their own protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine After pulling out of Russia last month, Chanel is now also unavailable to many Russians living overseas. A group of Russian socialites have been banned from purchasing the luxury goods in stores around the world. One influencer Liza Litvin was denied a Chanel […]
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