“Vkusvill” suspended the sale of alcohol in Moscow and the region due to software reinstallation

The network of fast food stores “Vkusvill” temporarily suspends the sale of alcoholic beverages in Moscow and the Moscow region due to reinstallation of software, informed retailer representative RBC.

“For technical reasons, we are temporarily removing alcoholic beverages in Moscow and the Moscow region. This is due to the reinstallation of the software,” he said.

The company stressed that reinstalling the software will take no more than 20 days.

At the end of 2022, Vkusvill’s revenue increased by 26% and amounted to 204.8 billion rubles. The share of online revenue reached 39% (+77% compared to the previous year), amounting to 79 billion rubles. In the regions, offline sales increased by 18%, while online sales increased by 86%. The number of delivered orders exceeded 70.2 million last year. In 2022, the company opened more than 100 new stores. In December last year, the chain of stores also launched delivery in the CIS countries.

Earlier, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia proposed adjust requirements for advertising of alcoholic products, which is distributed on television and radio. The agency proposes to establish a minimum time period for demonstrating a warning, the FAS added. The regulator proposed to allocate at least three seconds for warnings in radio programs, and at least five seconds and 10% of the frame area in television programs.