Back to School in Russia 2017
Russia’s “Day of Knowledge” is quickly approaching, which also marks the first day Russians go back to school. Back to…
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Yandex and Sberbank agree $500 million JV plan to create “leading e-commerce ecosystem” in Russia
Yandex, the NASDAQ-listed Russian search giant, and Sberbank, Russia’s state-owned national savings bank, announced today their plans to join forces and…
Russian Summer Travel & Activity 2017
Russian summer travel is an exciting time for families and working professionals! Summer is a popular time for Russians to…
2017 Russian Jewelry Market Industry Report
Accessories play a special role in the Russian fashion culture, especially jewelry. Online shopping continues to expand in Russia –…
Russian eSports Tops European Gaming Revenues
Gaming is one of Russia’s biggest industries, and Russia has the largest market for video games in Eastern Europe. In…
Western e-commerce companies see cross-border sales to Russia resume dramatically
After almost three years of fall or stagnation, Western retailers’ sales to Russian online consumers are resuming – in certain…
Local fashion site Wildberries tops Russian e-commerce ranking
Data Insight, a specialized research agency, and Ruward, a publisher of industry rankings, have released their ranking of Russian e-commerce sites…
Russian online travel market reached $11.2 billion in 2016
In the span of six years — from 2010 to 2016 — the volume of the Russian e-travel market grew…
Russian Fashion Market Research: Major Rise in Interest in Athletic Brands
Yandex analysts recently published an updated version on their the Russian fashion market industry for the 2015-2016 year showing major…
Russian May Holiday Travel
The first and second weeks of May are a big travel period for vacationers in Russia. Russians take trips both…
Yandex.Market & Russian Post Team up to Improve Russian eCommerce Logistics
Yandex.Market, Russia’s leading eCommerce platform serving over 20 million monthly shoppers from over 20 thousand domestic and international e-reatilers, recently…
Recapping the Russian Gaming Market 2016
2016 was a big year for the Russian gaming market. Gaming is one of Russia’s biggest industries, and Russia has…
Russian eCommerce Market Tops $26 billion
Russia’s e-commerce market continued to grow at double-digit rates last year even as offline retail was severely affected by the…
Russian Searches for Gift Giving on Men’s and Women’s Day 2017
Last week, Russians celebrated Men’s Day on February 23rd, otherwise known as defender of Fatherland Day. Next week on March…
Russian mCommerce Update 2017
Similar to other parts of the world, mobile devices are becoming the dominant way to access the Internet in Russia.…
Russian eCommerce Logistics 2016
As published earlier this week, Yandex Market and GfK Rus studied the recent developments on the Russian online shopping market,…
Reviewing Russian Online Shopping 2016
Yandex Market, Russia’s leading online shopping aggregator, and GfK Ru, a market and consumer information company, researched the latest developments…
Russian Travel: Winter and Holiday Vacations 2017
As posted earlier this week, early January in Russia includes two major holidays, the New Year and Orthodox Christmas on…
Russian Online Holiday Shopping 2016
The Russian holiday season is fast approaching, and similar to the US and Europe, holiday gift shopping usually begins around…
Report: Almost half of Russian users shop on smartphones
Nearly half of Russian online shoppers make purchases via their smartphones, but an almost equal amount distrust online payment systems,…