According to him, the desire to reopen their stores in Russia is expressed by manufacturers and sellers of clothing, footwear, furniture, fast food, cosmetics and hygiene products, as well as goods for construction and repair.
“Companies underline the “inefficiency” of their steps, looking askance at the stupid decisions of their governments.
They declare their readiness to correct mistakes if a way out is found,” Medvedev said.
“It becomes especially scary when parallel imports appear on the horizon.
This is when you can buy whatever you want, but bypassing official distributors, ”said the deputy chairman of the Security Council.
In this case, the profit goes "past the parent companies", while the prices for buyers are "much lower", he added.
“There is one simple rule: the exit is usually the same as the entrance.
But now with one clarification.
It will be more difficult for many firms to return to Russia than it was to leave,” Medvedev said.
As President Vladimir Putin noted earlier, many companies claim to be leaving the Russian market, “but not leaving.”