The head of the Russian retail chain promised to abandon supermarkets
Andrey Krivenko, the founder of VkusVilla, promised to move the company's sales to the online format retail format to concentrate on online shopping. The head of the retailer Andrey Krivenko spoke about this in an interview with RBC. According to him, ten years ago, the company's team has already gone through one transformation. Then, instead of the Izbushka kiosk chain, they began to open supermarkets. But now it became clear that this type of sales in Russia is outdated and should be abandoned. The head of Vkusvilla promised that one or two points will be opened only in the regions. The main disadvantage of traditional trade, Krivenko called the need to pay rent for the premises for the store. These costs are included in the price of the goods, which means that the consumer pays for maintaining order in the premises, compliance with standards, and preparation for the holidays. Darkstores