People leave a store of Belarusian retail chain Swed House on its opening day in Moscow, Russia April 15, 2023.
Customers at the opening of Swed House in Moscow Saturday.
  • Swed House, an Ikea copycat, opened its first store in Moscow Saturday, Reuters reported.
  • The Belarusian chain is trying to fill a void left when the Swedish retailer pulled out of Russia.
  • Some customers told Reuters the store had a messy layout and was too small.

Russian consumers have had their options severely curtailed since Vladimir Putin decided to invade Ukraine after most Western retailers abandoned the country.