Особливості розвитку роздрібної продовольчої мережі в Україні

Abstract

Розвиток роздрібної продовольчої мережі в Україні характеризується негативними тенденціями зменшення кількості магазинів, у той же час торговельна площа продовольчої мережі збыльшуэться. Характерною особливістю її є розвиток сучасних форматів магазинів, високими темпами розвиваються мережі супермаркетів та гіпермаркетів. Недостатнім залишається забезпеченість населення об’єктами торгівлі продовольчої мережі та торговельною площею.

A trade infrastructure plays a significant role in providing of functioning of a consumer goods market. A retail trade network has a key role in a system of a trade infrastructure. In difficult social and economic conditions the problems of support and enhancement of efficiency of the retail food network in Ukraine and determination of further priorities of its development have intensified. Aims of this article are research of retail trade of food, thorough analysis of an economic position of the retail food network on the basis of determination of its quantitative contest and qualitative structure and, also, formation of priorities of further research on this basis. The retail trade in Ukraine continues to be possibly the only industry of the economy that demonstrates stable development. According to the goods structure, during the last years the retail turnover has been encompassing a share that is equal to 40% of the consumer goods market. The author reveals that a quantity of companies, which engage in the retail trade of food in Ukraine, decreases. Such process is a negative tendency, since it results in diminishing of providing of population with these goods and complication of physical access to food. Generally, there is insufficient providing of population with both trade objects and a trade area. Taking into consideration such condition, acceleration of further development of the retail food network on the basis of opening new food shops of different formats is marginally important. However, this process needs planning and taking into accounting priorities according to a social and economic situation in Ukraine.