Changes due to the crisis, which will soon be felt by all buyers of retail chains

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The current situation dictates its own rules and gradually we are beginning to feel the changes due to recent events related to economic turbulence. The largest retail chains of our country, where tens of millions of Russians go every day, did not stand aside either. These include, first of all, a Pyaterochka and a Magnet. Now there are 3 important changes that will become noticeable very soon and, unfortunately, not from the best side. What should we expect?

Recently, there has been a decrease in the assortment in supermarkets. First of all, this is due to sanctions and disruption of logistics chains. This pushes the management to search for new suppliers and priority is given to those who will offer the most favorable prices. In such a situation, quality takes a back seat. Thus, cheaper analogues of well-known food brands will soon appear on the shelves. At the moment, quality control by the state has practically weakened.

The fact is that the state is not interested in a sharp increase in prices, since this can lead to social tension in society.

One thing will go, another will come

Surely many have noticed that hypermarkets have been actively closing recently. For example, the Karusel stores were recently closed. This is due to the fact that supermarkets near the house, the same Magnet and Pyaterochka, have gained the most popularity. But their fate is also predetermined. Very soon, the number of stores we are familiar with will decrease, and in their place, cheap price stores will open. These include Traffic lights, Chizhik, My price, etc. There will not be a beautiful layout, high-quality products, but there will be a low price. Over the past year, there have been noticeably more such stores and the trend is obvious.

Unification

If we recall 2014, we can identify several examples of large mergers of retail chains. The same Magnet or Dixie was sold to new owners. Now the situation is similar. Moreover, brands can remain exactly the same, only they will have one owner.

Such actions will directly hit competition, which buyers will immediately feel, since monopolization will primarily affect prices.

Resume

The economic crisis is acutely hitting trade, creating many problems. This has a particularly painful effect on ordinary citizens. Let's hope that this is only a temporary phenomenon and in the future it will be possible to contain the rise in prices and take a closer look at the quality of food.