JYSK has lost five stores in Ukraine due to Russian attacks

The international home goods chain JYSK has lost five stores in Ukraine over the past month as a result of Russian attacks. The destroyed outlets were located in Sumy, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, and Zaporizhzhia, where the chain suffered losses twice.

This was reported by JYSK Ukraine Country Director Yevhen Ivanytsia on LinkedIn.

According to him, the fifth store was destroyed during another Russian attack. In all cases, adherence to safety rules allowed for avoiding deaths or injuries among JYSK employees and customers.

The company plans to offer employees of the destroyed outlets the opportunity to relocate to other cities in Ukraine where the chain's stores operate. At the same time, JYSK does not plan to cease operations in the country.

One of the latest strikes hit a shopping center in Zaporizhzhia. Zaporizhzhia Regional Military Administration reported an attack by a Russian drone, after which a fire broke out in the shopping center building. According to regional authorities, no people were injured during this strike.

Zaporizhzhia stores and shopping centers were repeatedly targeted by Russian attacks throughout September. Earlier, the "Amstor" shopping center, where JYSK also operated, was significantly damaged. After one of the strikes, the chain suspended the store's operations indefinitely.

Another JYSK store was lost on August 21 after a Russian strike on the "Soniachna Halereia" shopping center in Kryvyi Rih. As Forbes Ukraine wrote, there were no casualties among the company's employees at that time.

In September, the "Manufaktura" shopping center in Sumy also suffered serious damage. After the strikes on September 9 and 10, the shopping and entertainment center ceased operations indefinitely, and tenants began removing property and looking for alternative work options. In particular, "Foxtrot" reported that it is looking for new premises in Sumy to resume store operations as soon as possible.

The security situation is already affecting the work of other major international chains. Polish Sinsay temporarily suspended operations of stores in Zaporizhzhia in September, as well as one of its outlets in Sumy. In Zaporizhzhia, the pause is planned at least until October 18.

At the same time, JYSK continues to develop its Ukrainian network. At the end of August, the company opened two new stores - in Kyiv and Brovary - and an updated outlet in Kryvyi Rih. The company also signed lease agreements for a second store in Uzhhorod and the first in Sambir.

Before the latest series of destructions, the JYSK network in Ukraine had nearly 120 stores in 40 cities and almost 1,000 employees.

Based on materials from: Yevhen Ivanytsia, JYSK Ukraine, JYSK Ukraine, Forbes Ukraine