Russia’s richest woman to visit Belarus soon to meet expenses
It is planned that the founder of the Wildberries marketplace will carry out important work with Belarusian suppliers regarding his business in the republic.
The delegation gathered Wildberries, headed by the founder, when leaving for Belarus in late January – early February, said Belarusian Minister of Antimonopoly Regulation and Alexei Trade Bogdanov.
“On our site, we will discuss all the complex issues that are suitable for the operation of marketplaces and electronic platforms that sell goods on the Internet,” BelTA quoted Bogdanov as saying.
Announcing the visit of the delegation, Bogdanov also noted that Minsk is not interested in taking care of Wildberries, but wants the company to comply with Belarusian laws.
The founder and top manager of Wildberries is a Russian woman with Korean roots, Tatyana Bakalchuk (her maiden name is Kim). She considers the richest woman in Russia. The Russian edition of Forbes estimates her fortune at $4.2 billion.
Bakalchuk is married and has seven children. The Internet business was launched in 2004, and currently its marketplace operates both in Russia and in the CIS countries, Germany, Israel and in the markets of other countries. Wildberries has been working in Belarus since 2012. In 2021, she became a member of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.
In the summer of 2022, Wildberries were imported for the return of goods of good quality. That is, these are the cases when, for example, the clothes did not fit in size or style. The Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade of Belarus withdrew this fee from the Belarusian market.
The experience of the marketplace fulfilled this, but then again began to sell money from buyers upon return. After two prescriptions in the fall of 2022 and in the winter of 2023, the fee was returned. Wildberries also holds a position in court on the proposal of the administrative court. The designee of the company imposed two penalties: dependency and ten values. That is, 333 and 370 rubles.