Representatives of the Association of Retail Trade Companies (AKORT) stated that the Russian business community opposes shelves with domestic goods in stores. This was published on the newspaper’s website. “News”.
The association opposed the parliamentary initiative because it created new risks for business. The publication notes that the cost of products that retail chains must display on shelves under the invoice in Russia may be higher than their analogues. AKORT said that this situation would cause food prices to increase.
Experts also believe that goods from Russian manufacturers may face low demand due to high prices and unstable quality. Therefore, entire categories may lose profitability and trade will face a decrease in turnover.
Before that it was known in the State Duma prepared A new version of the “Russian shelf” bill, which proposes requiring stores to display primarily Russian goods to encourage sales. This law applies to both landline and online stores and aggregators.
It was previously reported that stores may be allowed. distribute food.