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The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Tokyo Museum of Modern Art, the Hermitage and other leading museums of the world make their way to large shopping centers bringing its installations, reproductions of paintings and educational lectures. MarketMedia has explored the advantages of such fanciful collaborations.

Maksim Levchenko, Executive Partner of Fort Group, which is one of Russia’s top five biggest owners of commercial real estate, told MarketMedia about the conquest of the Moscow market, the reasons for the exodus of foreigners from Russia and the creation of Brodsky Museum in St. Petersburg.

French supermarket chain Auchan, one of Russia’s leading retailers, is starting a major reorganization of its business. Sources of MarketMedia say that up to a third of all the chain’s supermarkets in the country may be closed and Auchan might even completely leave the Russian market. Representatives of Auchan deny such possibility.

What is Amazon’s secret of online commerce and how did they become a leader? Who else besides Amazon is mak-ing money on this platform?

Analysis of Russian trade during the first six months of this year, has shown a trend that an average purchase size in Russia has dropped at many food retail chains, including discount stores. Experts believe that retail operators fell into their own trap and became victims of excessive promotions and discounts.

Ginza Project, a restaurant holding, is entering the Georgian market. MarketMedia tried to get a sense of how Russian restaurateurs expand their businesses to other countries.

Chapman Taylor is one of the largest architectural bureaus in the world, known for designing most of the signature retail malls in Russia and the CIS. Ramchandra Khatiwada, director of the Russian business at Chapman Taylor, spoke with MarketMedia about building a retail and leisure complex, where men will not experience stress.