Russian customers at the department store can no longer buy items worth more than £300.
“Our priority is to comply with regulations; informing potentially impacted customers on how it may limit their ability to shop at Harrods, and ensuring wider customers are not unduly affected,” the store said in a statement.
“We are happy that we have been able to take this action and support customers in making them aware of recent government regulations.” Via its rewards program and delivery data, Harrods is able to track where customers live. If it appears that someone lives in Russia, the store is asking them to confirm their address and informing them of the sanctions. Russians who live in the UK or elsewhere outside of Russia are not being impacted. The store would not comment on how many customers were being affected or how large its Russian customer base is,
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