// At least six independent Nike stores in Russia were open on Friday afternoon, more than a week after it suspended its Russian operations
// Nike said the stores that remained open are owned and operated by independent partners
At least six independent Nike stores in Russia remained open on Friday afternoon, according to checks made by Reuters, more than a week after the world’s biggest sports retailer said it was temporarily closing all its stores in the country.
Nike admitted that some stores remained open, which are owned and operated by independent partners.
On 3 March, Nike said it would temporarily suspend operations, closing all of its Russian stores. It joined several big name retailers that have exited the country following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Nike has roughly 100 stores in the Russian Federation, according to the store directory on its website, which showed that all of them were “open.”
A Nike spokesperson said Friday that Nike is “updating” its online store locator “to reflect our store closures.”
Prior to Nike revealing that it would close its Russian stores, it halted online sales in the country.
Nike is providing continuity pay for employees in the stores it closed in Russia, a Nike spokesperson confirmed.
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