Marketplaces and retail: how the confrontation will end

In recent years, marketplaces have taken a prominent place in the domestic trade system, significantly displacing regular stores. But this year began for marketplaces with increased attention from supervisory authorities. Thus, in January, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) recognized Ozon and Wildberries as collective monopolists with a market share of 80%. And in the State Duma they started talking about the advisability of limiting points of delivery of goods purchased online. What does this mean?

Everyone is already accustomed to the fact that such “points” are literally on every corner. So now their number may be sharply reduced. But why now? Can we say that companies have received a warning and now they will have to eliminate all possible violations in order to avoid sanctions? What is the reason for the authorities’ close attention to the activities of marketplaces? What consequences will this have for consumers?

Today these and many other questions will be answered live on MK at 13:00 by: Chairman of the Committee for the Development of the Investment Environment for Business at the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Anna Vovk, Chairman of the Board of the Confederation of Consumer Societies, Dmitry Yanin and an independent expert on consumer goods consumption, Alexander Anfinogenov.