French media Le Figaro reported that Auchan has struggled over the past 2.5 years due to tough competition from Russian oligarch-owned distributors.

that’s why they’re leaving, not because they suddenly grew a conscience

mulliez family also owns Leroy Merlin (and Decathlon) which is very successful in russia and they don’t sell those stores…

would not leave Russia despite accusations of financing the war, citing the need to keep employees and continue “feeding the populations of both Ukraine and Russia.”

shit we got it all wrong, they were helping Ukraine!