In their 8th year operating in Russia, «pioneers of Russian retail design» as they call themselves, design agency FITCH have finally opened their first office in Moscow. This is the 13th FITCH’s studio on the global map that will be headed up by Director of Russian & CIS Operations Elena Chuvakhina.

Photo: Elena Chuvakhina, Director of Russia and CIS Operations at FITCH

Commenting on the opening of the new office FITCH CEO Lois Jacobs said, “While we’ve always had a close and beneficial relationship with our Russian clients serviced from our London hub, it made sense to be closer with an on-the-ground presence. Winning eight new Russian brands in the last year, FITCH is the agency of choice in this territory, and this market is both proving to be valuable and an exciting hotbed of innovation, development and creativity.”

Among FITCH’s well-known Russian clients there are such big name brands as Eldorado, Beeline, White Wind Digital, Sotovyi Mir, Sberbank and others.

Over the last three years, two more WPP-owned global branding agencies opened their physical offices in Moscow: The Brand Union back in 2010 and Landor last summer.

Read our interview with Elena Chuvakhina of FITCH Russia here.