An Arc'teryx store is shown in a handout photo. Arc'teryx parent company Amer Sports is suspending all commercial activities in Russia, including store and e-commerce sales and shipments to wholesale partners within the country. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Arc'teryx **MANDATORY CREDIT**
Republished March 08, 2022 - 2:37 PM
Original Publication Date March 08, 2022 - 12:36 PM
VANCOUVER - Arc'teryx parent company Amer Sports and flight simulator and training provider CAE Inc. are halting sales and activities in Russia.
Amer Sports said it is suspending all commercial activities in Russia, including store and e-commerce sales and shipments to wholesale partners within the country.
The company, which had paused shipments to Russia on Feb. 26, said Tuesday it remains closely connected to colleagues in Russia and extends its support to the local team.
The Vancouver-based outdoor clothing and climbing gear brand does not have stores in Russia, said Arc’teryx spokeswoman Lindsey Matese Kepley. But Amer Sports had previously made Arc’teryx's products available in Russia through a shared sales office, she added.
Meanwhile, CAE Inc. said it has halted all services and training to Russian airlines, aircraft operators and health-care distributors "in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine."
The Montreal-based company cut off training for pilots at Russian airlines and corporate and cargo operators, it said Tuesday in a release.
The flight-simulator maker has also suspended sales of that product to Russian carriers, and of its surgical and patient simulators to health-care organizations.
Restaurant Brands International says it is redirecting profits from 800 franchised Burger King operations in Russia to humanitarian efforts, starting with an immediate donation of US$1 million to the United Nations refugee agency, the UNHCR.
Franchisees in Europe are also partnering with local NGOs to distribute US$2 million of free Whopper meal vouchers to Ukrainian refugees arriving in those countries to be redeemed in the next few weeks.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 8, 2022.
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