Macca’s has said it has temporarily closed all 850 outlets in the country, however it will continue to pay staff. Arguably the brands were forced to act for fears of far more disastrous global boycotts if they’d failed to respond. The store closures in both countries predicted to cost the Chicago-based burger giant a whopping $A2.75 billion in lost revenues. Reports out of the country say ordinary Russians are now hoarding McDonald’s food items only to sell them at hugely exaggerated prices with a blackmarket Big Mac Meal reportedly on-sale for $A450! Meanwhile, video has emerged of everyday Russians swamping a Victoria’s Secret store before the brand also pulls out of the country.