STATE AND DYNAMICS OF RUSSIAN RETAIL
The article deals with the content and the role of retailers, the analysis of the number and composition of retail trade, the scope and structure of retail trade turnover in current and constant prices; identify positive and negative development trends – changing consumer behavior, the slowdown in growth in the retail market, the transformation of its structure, strengthening the competitive position of large chain companies (Magnet, X5, Auchan, Metro, Ribbon, Oh, Kay, Dixie, Seventh Continent), the results of the ABC analysis of retail trade turnover in 2000 and 2013. In the analyzed period revealed problems in the development of the country´s retail sector, the most significant of which are the high level of competition, the lack of effective demand and the high level of taxes. The paper presents the perspectives of development of retail trade in Russia.