Wildberries Denies Relocating Logistics Centers Abroad
Wildberries denied reports of relocating its main logistics centers outside Russia, stating that media coverage of accelerated construction or relocation was emotionally charged and inaccurate. The company continues expanding logistics infrastructure abroad, including in Kazakhstan and Belarus, amid ongoing drone attacks on its Russian facilities.
Consensus
- Wildberries denied that it is relocating its main logistics centers outside Russia.
- The company stated that media reports about accelerated construction or relocation were emotionally charged and did not reflect the actual business processes.
- Wildberries continues building new logistics facilities outside Russia, including in Kazakhstan and Belarus.
- The company has faced drone attacks on its warehouses in Russia since July 18, with 19 sites attacked and 12 partially or fully destroyed.
- The total damage from the attacks is estimated at up to 280 billion rubles.
- Wildberries is expanding its logistics infrastructure in Central Asia, particularly in Kazakhstan and Belarus.
Points of divergence
- Wildberries plans to restore logistics centers in Russia that were damaged by Ukrainian military attacks. — vedomosti
- Wildberries is building a logistics complex in Belarus ahead of schedule due to circumstances in Russia. — fontanka
- The Kazakh Ministry of Trade and Integration did not receive any official requests from Wildberries regarding the construction of warehouses in Kazakhstan. — m24
- Experts believe there will be no immediate price increase for goods on Wildberries due to potential relocation to Kazakhstan. — m24
- Stanislav Pritchin from IMEMO RAS stated that Wildberries' expansion into Central Asia is aimed at new consumers, not to replace Russian operations. — vedomosti
Coverage (6 sources)
- Wildberries will not transfer logistics from Russia — Ведомости
- Wildberries commented on rumors about moving logistics centers outside Russia — Фонтанка
- Wildberries rejected rumors about moving logistics centers beyond the Russian Federation — Дождь
- Wildberries does not move the marketplace's logistics centers outside of Russia — Дождь (Telegram)
- Wildberries commented on rumors about moving warehouses outside of Russia — Вести
- Wildberries refutes rumors about moving logistics centers outside of Russia — Москва 24
Key entities
- Russia
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- TASS
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- TASS
- Alexander Shcherbak
- RWB
- JSC «Company for Development of Industrial Park»
- Kirill Koroteev
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