"People are losing their jobs": the popular grocery delivery chain "Yarche" has closed its doors. Its assets were previously seized from the owner and turned over to the state.  

A chain employee reported that people are losing their jobs: the grocery delivery service for the Yarche chain, part of the KDV holding, closed on November 1. There are reports that the new management has also begun cutting back on its stores.

An employee's appeal to management

"Why are you all closing down? Why was the company working fine before, with employees receiving good salaries, but now the company is operating at a loss?" — Roman, an employee of one of the Yarche stores in Novosibirsk, publicly addressed the new management. The video was published by the channelAnonymous Novosibirsk».

In the comments, Novosibirsk residents are asking for the Yarche stores to remain open. They write that the average bill there is lower than in other chains, and "this is our family's last chance to avoid going hungry on our salary."

What happened to the Yarche network before?

The Yarche chain was part of the KDV Group, one of the country's largest food holdings with a Tomsk registration. In October 2025 the court granted The Prosecutor General's Office filed a lawsuit to recognize Tomsk billionaire Denis Shtengelov and his father, Nikolai, as extremists and to have their company, KDV Group, transferred to the state. Security forces accused businessmen for financing the Ukrainian army. After that, the holding's financial performance deteriorated, and the nationalized company ended 2025 with losses of 300 million rubles, although in 2024 the net profit was 2,3 billion rubles.

Previously I was forced to shut down Tomsk football club "KDV", which was sponsored by the holding.