Wildberries under fire: Why is Ukraine targeting a Russian retail giant?
- Many have compared Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, to Amazon, and some claim that, as in the case of the US company, shopping on its website or app feels addictive.
- “I know many people that are really addicted to it,” Aleksandra, an accountant and mother in the Urals Mountains city of Yekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth-largest, told Al Jazeera, withholding her last name for security purposes.
- “They add things to their basket, wait for discounts, make up their minds about what to buy, then decide to buy it again.
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- Many have compared Wildberries, Russia’s largest online retailer, to Amazon, and some claim that, as in the case of the US company, shopping on its website or app feels addictive.
- “I know many people that are really addicted to it,” Aleksandra, an accountant and mother in the Urals Mountains city of Yekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth-largest, told Al Jazeera, withholding her last name for security purposes.
- “They add things to their basket, wait for discounts, make up their minds about what to buy, then decide to buy it again.
Sources: Al Jazeera