Legal Problems of Retail Network Development in the Period of Global Socio-Economic Threats Caused by the Coronovirus Pandemic

Abstract

Providing the population with affordable food is one of the strategic tasks of the state at a time of global socio-economic threats, such as the spread of coronavirus infection Retail chains act as a vital channel for supplying food to the population, thus avoiding a decline in the quality of life of the population and the growth of social tension At the same time, the prohibitions contained in the legislation on their organic growth of retail chains, aggregate remuneration, and mandatory payment terms for delivered products may create obstacles in solving this task, primarily in sparsely populated, remote and hard-to-reach areas In the article the authors suggest the main directions of changes to the Russian law on trade, which will eliminate excessive administrative barriers and unreasonable restrictions for the development of trade networks, as well as ensure a balance of interests of entities engaged in trade activities Removing excessive administrative barriers will help to find the most cost-effective ways of interaction between economic entities [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of European Researcher is the property of European Researcher and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )