Russia POS Terminal Market – 2025

By Lee Holman Mar 10, 2025 3 Min Read

Data on Russia’s economy has been suspect for the past few years, due in no small part to the ongoing war. Consequences are wide ranging, and not positive; H&M, UniQlo, McDonald’s and Auchan are among those who wound down their operations as a result. Widespread corruption, the highest shadow economy % of GDP of any other key EMEA country, extensive traditional open-air markets, and a suspect supply chain all hinder foreign investment.

Total Retail Sales: ₽20 Trillion ($261 Billion), down 10.0% from 2023

Russia POS Terminal Market – Country Overview

5^th Largest EMEA economy €1.9 Trillion ($2.1 Trillion)
5^th Largest retail market in the region
7^th Largest POS Installed Base in Europe/Middle East/Africa
€1,738 ($1,817 USD) per capita retail sales

Leading Retailers

X5 (#40 worldwide), Magnit (#50), Mercury Retail Holdings (#137), Lenta (#182), DNS (#160), M.Video (#190), Dixy Group (#247), O’Key, Monetka.

Key Russia POS Terminal Market Trends

Russia’s retail sales place them 5^th in the entire region. While this might appear to make Russia a leader in retail development, their population of over 144 million results in the lowest per capita retail sales figures among the key EMEA countries.
Over the past decade, retail sales have grown 20%, compared to 19% for France, 40% for UK and 26% for Germany.
Russia is spread over 6.6 million square miles (and 11 time zones), which places a serious burden on expansion and supply chain issues.
The war caused Visa and Mastercard to cease most operations. The home-grown MIR card network expanded rapidly, currently making up ~60% of cards in Russia.

Key Russia POS Terminal Market Size

2024 market was €219 Million and is expected to grow to €243 Million (11.0%, 4.8% CAGR ) by 2029.

Key POS Hardware Vendors/Key POS Software Vendors

Among the key POS hardware vendors in the Russia POS market are Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Diebold Nixdorf, NCR Voyix, and Oracle.
Key POS software vendors in the Russia POS market include Diebold Nixdorf, Cegid, Toshiba, and NCR Voyix.

IHL Studies for Russia POS Terminal Market

2025 EMEA (Europe/Middle East/Africa) POS Terminal Market Study

This study includes market sizing, POS shipments, POS installed base and trends for the key EMEA countries (Germany, France, UK, etc) and the region as a whole.

Includes POS market share by software vendor by segment

Provides POS shipments and POS installed base by quarter for each retail segment for the EMEA region.

2025 EMEA (Europe/Middle East/Africa (includes Eastern Europe and Russia) Retail Stores/POS Sizing by Retail Chain Size

Included in this study are Market Sizing by store locations and chain size for Europe/Middle East/Africa