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Lukashenko demands solution to typical problems in consumer trade

MINSK, 26 August (BelTA) - Inconvenient operating hours for stores, routes of traveling stores, a poor assortment of goods, and expired products are the main problems in retail trade that require prompt solutions, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting held on 26 August to discuss the country’s consumer trade system, BelTA has learned.

The president pointed out that among major complaints about the trade sector are the routes of traveling stores. “People complain about the inconvenient operating hours of traveling stores and a very poor assortment. Are the local authorities incapable of regulating this?” Aleksandr Lukashenko asked.

Alongside the irregular organization of stationary and mobile trade, the president mentioned another sensitive aspect for consumers – products that are past their expiry date. “No goods is bad, but expired goods are a red line! This should not happen. And there are plenty of such facts,” the head of state stressed.

Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that the responsibility for providing services to the population lies with local authorities. “You, better than anyone else, know the situation in the regions and are obliged to organize trade in the districts so that there are no complaints whatsoever,” the president addressed the meeting participants.

According to him, the scheme for organizing trade should be simple: several good, well-stocked shopping centers in the district center, and smaller stores in agrotowns. As for large villages, the president set the task of bringing order and organizing the work of a conventional store, which includes building, renovating, and providing it with staff and products of good quality. “The final link is a convenient mobile trade or delivery service for people. It can be the consumer union, the post office, or a private operator,” Aleksandr Lukashenko explained.

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