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Supermarket shopping in Russia

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Marcus Wong

During my visit to Russia, I spent a number of days at the same place in Saint Petersburg, so I hit up the local supermarket for some provisions.

'хлопья Завтраки' (breakfast cereal) aisle in a Russian supermarket Continue reading →

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Russian retailers advertising their nearest metro station

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Marcus Wong

During my trip to Russia I discovered something I haven’t seen elsewhere – advertisements for retailers, where each store has the nearest metro station listed.

Onboard advertisement list the Metro stations to reach the store in question Continue reading →

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Shopping at Ulmart – Russia’s answer to Amazon.com

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Marcus Wong

Ulmart (Юлмарт) is a Russian retail chain selling computer hardware, digital and consumer electronics. Open 24 hours a day, each store is nothing like a retail store in the West, as I discovered when I visited one of their stores in Saint Petersburg.

Юлмарт (Ulmart) store in Saint Petersburg Continue reading →

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