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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

LVMH’s Sephora to Sell its Russian Subsidiary

A woman wearing a protective face mask passes a Sephora signage at a mall, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore May 27, 2020. (Reuters)

LVMH's retail beauty brand Sephora is selling its Russian subsidiary to the local general manager of the chain, the French company said on Monday, joining a flood of Western businesses leaving the country.

Sephora, which has 88 stores in Russia with 1,200 employees, will now operate under the "Ile de Beaute" brand, a local chain it bought in 2016, a few years after an initial investment.

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