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Closing luxury stores on Sunday...this will shock many on Monday morning.


Several leading luxury brands, including Hermes, the Cartier owner Richemont, LVMH, Kering and Chanel, announced they will temporarily close stores and halt business operations in Russia.

“Given our increasing concerns about the current situation, the growing uncertainty and the complexity to operate, Chanel decided to temporarily pause its business in Russia,” the French luxury fashion house said in a post on LinkedIn.

More from Reuters:

Luxury giant LVMH, which owns such brands as Christian Dior, Givenchy, Kenzo, TAG Heuer and Bulgari among others, will close its 124 boutiques in Russia from Sunday but will continue to pay the salaries for its 3,500 employees in the country, a spokesperson told Reuters.

French multinational Kering, whose brands include brands as Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta and Boucheron among others, has two shops and 180 employees, which the company will continue to support.

While affluent Russians are keen consumers of luxury goods, analysts say the proportion of luxury sales generated from Russian nationals is small compared to the industry’s main growth engines, China and the United States.

Richemont, which also owns Dunhill, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Montblanc, Piaget, and Van Cleef & Arpels among other brands, has around a dozen directly operated stores, mostly in Moscow. It said in a statement it had suspended commercial activities in Russia on March 3 after stopping Ukraine operations on Feb. 24, the day Russia launched its invasion.
PR at its finest.
 
The BBC is reporting that Ipsos/Reuters polling of Americans is coming up with 74% in favor of a no-fly zone.

This says something about the ignorance of the American voting public with respect to issues. If they were asked about their level of support for WWIII, I doubt 74% are in favor. A no-fly zone is tantamount to that, but people do not comprehend the issue.
 
Twitter is 80% crap, but it's great when you get these long detailed threads by experts on some topic that you no little about.
Yep that it is. Not a fan of it.

One of my friends always sends me links like legs posts on here, to like you say, some detailed threads. Threads that peak my interest.

I was hoping I'd never have to sign up to it to see these actual good threads haha!
 
Does anyone really believe this MI6 /CIA propaganda? I understand in war propaganda is necessary but its really badly obvious. Russia is considered the second best army in the world behind USA. They took 1/4 of Ukraine territory in 7 days that's the equivalent of almost 60% of United Kingdom in land mass. Just like the Ghost of Ukraine and the 13 heroes of Snake Island, file under BS.

Reality is he isn't carpet bombing the place like USA did in Iraq /Afghanistan (insert other country they've invaded) because he intends to put his own puppet leader in charge and doesn't want Ukraine leveled as a country via airforce bombings.

Unfortunately the first casualty of war is the truth. I think this will be over in the less than 2 weeks maybe to 1 month max. Barring some act of insanity that starts WW3 Ukraine will be taken and Putin and the West will be back at the negotiating table.

Just my opinion and I could be wrong.

PS not having a go at you Legs, just an observation on the piece you shared plus alot of other stuff I've seen online
Um... No offense but... are you delusional?

About none of that you said is true. First, Russia is not considered the second best army in the world by even a half crazed russian lunatic. They are considered a massive undertrained incompetent force that an army such as South Korea could roll them. Second, hes already used a bunch of cluster bombs and at least one FOAB as hes desperate because his army was supposed to be have the whole country secured by March 6th. Now, weak countries such as the UK and Germany may want to go back to the negotiating table with him, but he screwed up so bad with this hes engraved his gravestone as far as the entire rest of the west is concerned. They certainly did not take 1/4 of Ukraine, unless you have been watching RT all this week(where in the world did you get that from), and besides, the "second best army in the world" should do a whole hell of a lot better than 1/4 of country with a force a fraction of its size, when you had the advantage.

Its been an absolute cluster for Putin and 90% of what has happened he didnt think would happen. Hes so desperate now and convinced he cant win the war without EVERY russian resource hes now shipping tanks from the East coast of Russia all the way to Ukraine...next week. Basically for you to say "Just like the Ghost of Ukraine and the 13 heroes of Snake Island, file under BS." shows where you and your ilk stand. So, guys told the warship "Russian warship, go [Poor language removed] yourself" and DIDNT get blown up and you ridicule them as BS? Pathetic.
 
Um... No offense but... are you delusional?

About none of that you said is true. First, Russia is not considered the second best army in the world by even a half crazed russian lunatic. They are considered a massive undertrained incompetent force that an army such as South Korea could roll them. Second, hes already used a bunch of cluster bombs and at least one FOAB as hes desperate because his army was supposed to be have the whole country secured by March 6th. Now, weak countries such as the UK and Germany may want to go back to the negotiating table with him, but he screwed up so bad with this hes engraved his gravestone as far as the entire rest of the west is concerned. They certainly did not take 1/4 of Ukraine, unless you have been watching RT all this week(where in the world did you get that from), and besides, the "second best army in the world" should do a whole hell of a lot better than 1/4 of country with a force a fraction of its size, when you had the advantage.

Its been an absolute cluster for Putin and 90% of what has happened he didnt think would happen. Hes so desperate now and convinced he cant win the war without EVERY russian resource hes now shipping tanks from the East coast of Russia all the way to Ukraine...next week. Basically for you to say "Just like the Ghost of Ukraine and the 13 heroes of Snake Island, file under BS." shows where you and your ilk stand. So, guys told the warship "Russian warship, go [Poor language removed] yourself" and DIDNT get blown up and you ridicule them as BS? Pathetic.
Oh the drama! You're spouting utter rubbish here but whatever helps you sleep at night. It's facts and we'll see in a few weeks won't we?

Also the Ghost of Ukraine and the Snake Island 13 "go F yourself" stories we're rubbish. No Ghost of Kiev existed and 82 Ukrainians laid down arms and surrendered on Snake Island without anyone getting blown up. If the propaganda makes you feel better then keep believing it but within a few weeks you will see for youself
 
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Oh the drama! You're spouting utter rubbish here but whatever helps you sleep at night. It's facts and we'll see in a few weeks won't we?

Also the Ghost of Ukraine and the Snake Island 13 "go F yourself" stories we're rubbish. No Ghost of Kiev existed and 82 Ukrainians laid down arms and surrendered on Snake Island without anyone getting blown up. If the propaganda makes you feel better then keep believing it but within a few weeks you will see for youself
Incidentally Ukrainian officials thought they were dead based on the lack off communication from the guys on the island.

The Ukrainian government apparently thought they heard a Russian official reportedly acknowledging they were deceased when the island was taken.

In reality though like you say they surrendered and captured.

The pilot, sure that's propaganda. The video of the so called Ghost was created using a flight Sim.
 
Incidentally Ukrainian officials thought they were dead based on the lack off communication from the guys on the island.

The Ukrainian government apparently thought they heard a Russian official reportedly acknowledging they were deceased when the island was taken.

In reality though like you say they surrendered and captured.

The pilot, sure that's propaganda. The video of the so called Ghost was created using a flight Sim.
But I'm delusional for telling the truth apparently mate
 
But I'm delusional for telling the truth apparently mate
Yeah bit harsh that haha!

Sometimes I think people don't stay up to date or haven't checked what the latest is. Given how much changes hour by hour.

Well I like to give the benefit of doubt haha!

But yeah both were easily verified.

The second largest army one I won't touch haha! You two have at it on that haha!
 
Oh the drama! You're spouting utter rubbish here but whatever helps you sleep at night. It's facts and we'll see in a few weeks won't we?

Also the Ghost of Ukraine and the Snake Island 13 "go F yourself" stories we're rubbish. No Ghost of Kiev existed and 82 Ukrainians laid down arms and surrendered on Snake Island without anyone getting blown up. If the propaganda makes you feel better then keep believing it but within a few weeks you will see for youself



The fact that the Ghost of Kyiv was bobbins, and the Snake Island thing was overblown doesn't change the fact that the Ukrainians are probably outperforming the Russians quite significantly at this moment and that the Russians have been quite atrocious considering their comparable resources. I doubt anyone here thinks Ukraine could win a protracted land war but their bravery is admirable and they are buying enough time and goodwill to damage Russia in other more profound ways.

The tone of your posts here have been weird to say the least and the Coronavirus reference makes me very nervous about dipping into your posting history, maybe sit this one out?
 
Yeah bit harsh that haha!

Sometimes I think people don't stay up to date or haven't checked what the latest is. Given how much changes hour by hour.

Well I like to give the benefit of doubt haha!

But yeah both were easily verified.

The second largest army one I won't touch haha! You two have at it on that haha!
I provided a source for the army strength one too in another post but I'll probably get called delusional again.

Weird that the poster is acting like taking 1/4 of territory within 7 days in a country almost 3 times the size of the UK is pathetic also. Its faster than Hitlers Blitzkrieg but yeah twitter and the news told us the Russian army are rubbish and Ukraine will win.

Barring a mental act of war that drags us into WW3 this will be done within a month, a puppet leader installed in Ukraine and Putin will be negotiating with the West for resolution.
 
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