The firm said the move follows the 'enormous human suffering and escalating military action in Ukraine'.
The French cosmetics chain L'Occitane says it will close its Russian shops and website, days after defending its decision to continue trading.
Its products are sold at more than 3,085 retail outlets worldwide and had sales of €1.5bn last year. The cosmetics firm, which has spas and stores in Russian cities including Moscow and St Petersburg, originally said it could not take the "risk" of closing its shops.But in a statement issued on Friday evening, L'Occitane said the decision to shut its Russian operation had been approved by the company's board of directors.
Hundreds of international brands including L'Oreal and Estee Lauder have already closed shops and ceased online sales in Russia in protest at the war in Ukraine.
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