Steppes to heaven

John Rimmer

1-Jun-2006

The travel-retail market in Russia and the CIS has become one of the most keenly-contested anywhere, but no retailer can match the scope of Gebr Heinemann's business in the region. From Belarus to Blagoveshchensk, its network of stores is well placed to capitalise on the region's economic growth. John Rimmer reports

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When nervous US politicians begin talking of a new Cold War, and "petroroubles" prop up industries from natural gas to football, it's clear that Russia is fast emerging from the

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