THE BELARUSIAN NETWORK OF CHILDREN'S GOODS WAS ATTACKED WITH LAWSUITS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

THE BELARUSIAN NETWORK OF CHILDREN'S GOODS WAS ATTACKED WITH LAWSUITS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

THE BELARUSIAN NETWORK OF CHILDREN'S GOODS WAS ATTACKED WITH LAWSUITS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
About a dozen lawsuits from Russian contractors have been filed against the Belarusian company DPM, which operated the Buslik retail chain. At the same time, the organization previously closed its stores in the republic, effectively ceding the children's goods market to the "daughter" of the Russian "Children's World", which opened 38 outlets in Belarus.

According to Sputnik, the once largest retail chain, which had several dozen stores at the beginning of 2024, has stopped working. The official website of the company, which allowed you to order goods, is not functioning. All sales offices of the company are closed.

The company opened its first store in the capital of Belarus back in 2006. Subsequently, the number of retail outlets exceeded four dozen. The founder of the business, Sergey Misyachenko, planned to further expand his presence in the market, but the company had problems with investments. To receive them, the entrepreneur sold 25% of the business to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). In 2018, the Polish CDRL became the main owner of the company, which received about 90% of the capital.

CDRL announced the near-bankruptcy state of the business in the fall of 2023. It turned out that Buslik's losses reached 1.7 million zlotys (1.4 million Belarusian rubles). The goods from Poland that the chain was selling were not paid for. But the firm did not file any insolvency applications. There was no official information about the plans of the legal entity for liquidation. At the same time, CDRL reported that it had actually lost control over the trading network.

Currently, about a dozen lawsuits have been filed against DPM in various Russian courts. F-Toys (case no. A53-7279/2024), Phoenix-Present LLC (case no.A53-8348/2024) and Yugexport (case no.A53-9804/2024) filed a lawsuit with the Rostov arbitration. The Moscow Arbitration Court will consider claims from Phoenix-Premier (case no. A40-50443/2024), NTS Gradient (case No. A40-60211/2024) and natural person Marina Nabieva (case No.A40-72870/2024). The initiators of several more trials in St. Petersburg and Primorye were the Labbi firm (case no. A56-22534/2024) and the Ost-Kom trading house (case No.A51-5498/2024).

For example, the Far Eastern company demands 5.2 million (about 181 thousand Belarusian rubles) from the defendant. According to experts, the plaintiffs represent organizations from different regions of the Russian Federation. Among the applicants are manufacturers of goods for children, wholesalers selling diapers and toys.

18.04.2024