In recent months, many companies producing household and other appliances have left Russia. However
It is reported that against the backdrop of companies leaving, Russianretailers are expanding their range to include manufacturers from Uzbekistan, Turkey and China. At a minimum, M.Video-Eldorado has agreed on supplies with the Uzbek manufacturer Artel, whose facilities produce, for example, Samsung products, about which RG reported. the retailer's press service said.
At the same time, Turkish manufacturers can occupy a large volume of the Russian home appliances market, said Yevgeny Kharitonov, editor-in-chief of Ferra.ru.
First of all, this is Arcelik, which intendsbuy "Indesit International" and Whirlpool Rus LLC to work in Russia. Judging by changes in the assortment of retailers, imports into the Russian Federation of washing machines and vacuum cleaners of the concern’s subsidiary brand, Beko, have already begun to grow
Evgeny KharitonovEditor-in-chief of Ferra.ru
Interestingly, according to the editor-in-chief, a number ofTurkish manufacturers have long been present in Russia in a “non-obvious way”: Toshiba, Hitachi and JVC TVs, which were in Russian retail, have been produced by Turkish Vestel in recent years, Kharitonov explains. “However, imports under the main brand name have not yet been fully deployed.”
Belarusians will also not stand aside, he believesexpert. According to him, the most promising manufacturer of household appliances within the EAEU remains the Belarusian "Horizon", which is part of one of the world's largest companies – manufacturers of household appliances – Midea Group.