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Good Luck, an Ikea copycat, joins the ranks of rebranded dupes of many western chains in Russia. And now, a store called Good Luck has opened in Moscow as an Ikea copycat. "The departure of Ikea is not a reason to abandon the usual interior design," Good Luck writes on its website. There are no suppliers for bathroom and kitchen items yet, employees at the store told the Moscow Times. Vlad Karkov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesConvincing Ikea dupe or not, Good Luck already has ambitious plans for expansion, it says.
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Swed House, an Ikea copycat, opened its first store in Moscow Saturday, Reuters reported. However, it seems some customers who went along after Swed House opened its doors in Moscow on Saturday were less than impressed with the attempt to mimic the Swedish chain. "Nobody prohibited us from doing this … our own Swed House goods are in big demand as well," he said. Customers at the new Swed House store in Moscow. Other customers told Reuters the store was too small compared with an Ikea outlet.
IKEA lookalike 'Swed House' opens in Moscow to mixed reactions
  + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/2] People leave a store of Belarusian retail chain Swed House on its opening day in Moscow, Russia April 15, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander ReshetnikovMOSCOW, April 15 (Reuters) - Belarusian furniture company Swed House, which sells items intended to look like those made by Swedish giant IKEA, opened its first store in Moscow on Saturday to a mixed initial reaction from consumers. Yes, we have IKEA items as well," said Swed House general director Mamedali Kasymov. Nobody prohibited us from doing this ... our own Swed House goods are in big demand as well," he said, referring to the packed store. Swed House initially aims to open five stores in Moscow malls before moving into other Russian regions next year, Kasymov said.
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