In Moscow, on the last weekend before the non-working period from October 28 to November 7, demand for food and non-food products increased. According to the operational data of cash register equipment (KKT), in non-food retail turnover on October 23-24 increased by 3% compared to the previous weekend and amounted to 9.6 billion rubles, said the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for economic policy and property and land relations Vladimir Efimov.
“The news of the imminent closure of most of the city’s non-food retail industries has become an incentive for Muscovites to make purchases that they planned for the near future, but for various reasons postponed or were going to purchase exactly in those 11 days when the stores would not work. So, a significant increaseThe trade turnover was shown last weekend by clothing stores, which should be closed on October 28 – November 7 due to new restrictions. If on the previous weekend, October 16-17, their average daily turnover was 1.36 billion rubles, then on October 23-24 it increased by 14% to 1.56 billion rubles, the deputy mayor stressed.
According to the Analytical Center of Moscow, stores selling cosmetics increased their turnover by 13%: if on October 16-17, the average daily revenue was 297.7 million rubles, then on the last weekend before the introduction of restrictive measures, it increased to 337.5 million rubles.
Are not faced with an increase in demand pharmacies — they will remain open during the restrictive measures.
“Despite the fact that grocery stores will continue to operate during non-working days, their average daily revenue for the weekend of October 23-24 increased by 20% and reached 2.9 billion rubles. The most significant increase in turnover was shown by specialized grocery stores, and the revenue of supermarkets and supermarkets remained fairly stable:Muscovites, although they stock up on food, but, unlike last year’s situation, they are not afraid of a shortage of everyday goods,” said the Minister of the Government of Moscow, head of the Department of Economic Policy and Development of the city Kirill Purtov.
