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The Swiss retailers react to the Ukraine war. Coop and Globus are currently no longer buying any products from Russia, remaining stocks are being sold off. Migros, on the other hand, is waiting.
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Coop and Globus react to the war in Ukraine.
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The retailer is currently removing Russian groceries from its range.
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In order to avoid food waste, the current stocks are sold off.
Coop pulls the ripcord on Russian products. The retailer throws corresponding groceries off the shelves. “Due to the current situation, Coop has decided to stop sourcing food from this country of origin for the time being. Existing stocks are still being sold to avoid food waste,” said a Coop spokeswoman on request from 20 minutes.
Only a handful of products are affected, as Coop only purchases very few foods from Russia. These included, for example, two types of vodka and frozen fish.
Migros does not waive
Migros is currently not boycotting products from Russia. When procuring products from abroad, Migros continues to follow the specifications of official Switzerland. “So far, the Federal Council has not imposed a boycott of Russian goods,” the company said.
Migros is currently following this procedure and is observing the development closely and with great concern. “Anyone who would like to avoid food from the Russian Federation out of personal conviction can of course do so thanks to the transparent declaration of origin printed on the packaging,” emphasizes Migros.
Globus draws level with Coop
Globus made the same decision as Coop. The department store stocks a total of 15 products from Russia in its Delicatessa food department. Globus is now refraining from placing new orders, a spokeswoman said on request.
The affected products are comb honey, beluga caviar and various vodkas. According to Globus, 80 percent of sales of Russian products come from the sale of vodka.
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