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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Business
Emma Munbodh

Marks & Spencer unable to shut Russia franchise stores with 48 shops still open

Marks and Spencer says it is unable to close its 48 stores in Russia due to complex legal arrangements with local owners.

The franchise shops are operated by a Turkish company FiBA, which has held the rights to use the M&S name and sell its products since 1999.

M&S, which has stopped supplying products to the stores in response to the war, said it is unable to impose closures without legal consequences.

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