Consumer Cooperation in Russia in the Digital Economy

Abstract

Consumer cooperation continues to be an important part of the distribution infrastructure. Recently, the state has adopted programs to develop the digital economy. The aim of the paper is to study the influence of digital technologies on the further development of the organizations of the Central Union for the quality of public services. The authors present an analysis of the activities of consumer cooperation, consider the possibilities of digital technologies that can have a positive impact on the development of the Central Union system and increase the level of well-being of the rural population. The authors used abstract logical, monographic, economic, and statistical methods and came to the following conclusions: digital technologies facilitate access to various kinds of information and can assist in the development of consumer cooperation. Digital technologies are aimed at improving the daily life of a person. This is their similarity with the goals of the activities of consumer cooperation organizations. There is no clear state policy for the development of the digital economy and individual industries in Russia, therefore, inter-industry cooperation, state-cooperative, and cooperative-private partnerships are important.