Ukraine conflict: fashion retail’s response

[7 March]: Inditex, which owns Zara, Bershka, Pull&Bear, Stradivarius and Massimo Dutti, has temporarily halted operations in Russia. The retail giant runs 502 Russian stores, 86 of which are Zara. Sales in Russia account for 8.5% of total group overall EBIT.

[7 March]: Payment providers Mastercard, Visa and American Express ‘suspend Russian operations’.

[7 March]: John Lewis Partnership has removed made-in-Russia items from sale, in response to the conflict in Ukraine. From Friday 4 March, the business no longer sells Russian vodka in Waitrose, nor a line of Russian pizza oven pellets usually stocked in John Lewis.

[4 March]: Hermés confirmed it has temporarily closed its stores in Russian and paused all commercial activities in the region from the evening of 4 March.

[4 March]: JD Sports Group has announced that it has ceased trading in Russia.

[4 March]: Luxury brand Chanel has decided to temporarily pause business in Russia. It has closed Russian stores, ecommerce sales and it will no longer deliver goods to Russia.

[4 March]: Luxury group LVMH, whose brands include Dior, Celine and Louis Vuitton, has made its “first emergency donation” of €5m (£4.13m) to the International Committee of the Red Cross. The group has also launched a fundraising campaign in support of the Red Cross to manage employee donations to the appeal.

[4 March]: TJX Companies, the parent company of discount lifestyle retailer TK Maxx, has announced it has divested its minority interested in Russian value retailer Familia. The group has also committed to stop sourcing goods from Russia and Belarus. TJX has also made donations to several charities including The American Red Cross, Save the Children and World Central Kitchen.

[3 March]: Richemont, which owns brands including Cartier and Dunhill London, announced it has made a “significant donation” to international humanitarian medical organization Médicins Sans Frontières. It said: “This donation will help provide emergency response activities, basic aid items, and medical supplies and support to people in need in the region. Several of our Maisons and businesses are also supporting humanitarian efforts with additional donations and contributions”. The group stopped operations in Ukraine on 24 February and suspended its commercial activities in Russia on 3 March.

[3 March]: Mango has temporarily shuttered 120 Mango stores in Russia, 65 of which are franchises, and has suspended order deliveries to Russia. It employs 800 people in the country. The retailer has donated clothes and €100,000 (£82,457.07) to the humanitarian organization the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.

[3 March]: The British Fashion Council (BFC) has urged the industry to unite in support of Ukraine.

[3 March]: Marks & Spencer suspended shipments to its Turkish franchisee’s Russian business. It has pledged a £1.5m support package to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and humanitarian aid organization UNICEF, which includes a donation of 20,000 units of coats and thermal clothes for families in Ukraine.

[3 March]: Boohoo Group, which comprises Boohoo, Pretty Little Thing, Burton and Debenhams, among other brands, has suspended sales in Russia.

[3 March]: The John Lewis Partnership has given £100,000 to humanitarian aid charity British Red Cross to help people in Ukraine during the conflict with Russia.

[3 March]: H&M Group, comprising Cos, & Other Stories, H&M and Weekday, suspended sales in Russia due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

[2 March]: Asos has halted its operations in both Ukraine and Russia amid the ongoing conflict.

[2 March]: Nike and Hungarian-based clothing brand Nanushka have reportedly paused orders to Russia.

[2 March]: In an Instagram post, Kering which owns Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Bottega Veneta , said it will be making a “significant donation” to the UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency.

[1 March]: Footwear brand Keen pledged to donate €50,000 (£41,667) to charitable organizations Red Cross and Global Giving, to support local organizations in Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict.

[28 February]: Kurt Geiger donated £50,000, its store profits from 21-27 February 2022 to the humanitarian aid charity the British Red Cross.