In Russia, sales of Dubai chocolate have decreased sixfold.

In October of this year, sales of Dubai chocolate on the Russian market decreased sixfold compared to the same period last year. This is reported by "Kommersant" with reference to data from the marketplace Flowwow. The publication also provides data from other sources indicating a decrease in interest among Russians in this sweet treat. For example, the fiscal data operator "Platforma OFD" notes a 2.7-fold drop in demand for this product over the two autumn months year-on-year. "Lenta" reports a decrease in interest in this once popular sweet from certain retail chains. Data from other retailers on their sales situation is not provided. Marketing Director of "Platforma OFD" Leonid Simakov believes that the peak demand for this dessert was observed at the beginning of last year. Veronika Peretyagin, Head of Seller Attraction and Support at Flowwow, explained the former interest in this exotic sweet as a novelty effect. It should be noted that this factor is often short-term and not ...