In Moscow's shopping centers, the share of empty spaces is increasing: in 2026 it may increase by 2.5 percentage points (pp), according to a study available to Komsant. Clothing, electronics and home goods stores are mostly leaving malls as offline sales continue to decline. Shopping centers still cannot count on a massive arrival of new foreign brands: since the beginning of the year, only two small foreign chains have appeared in Moscow.

In Moscow's shopping centers, the share of empty spaces is increasing: in 2026 it may increase by 2.5 percentage points (pp), according to a study available to Komsant. Clothing, electronics and home goods stores are mostly leaving malls as offline sales continue to decline. Shopping centers still cannot count on a massive arrival of new foreign brands: since the beginning of the year, only two small foreign chains have appeared in Moscow.