Economist: The market is not able to offer prices for products lower than those of large retail chains. The benefit comes from the volume of purchases. The size of the lot determines the discount on the product. Professor, President of the Center for Clear Solutions Igor Kachalov spoke about this in a conversation with the radio station "Moscow Speaks". In no case are market products more profitable. 500 thousand stores purchase hundreds of thousands of tons of products. And thousands of markets buy hundreds of times less products. And the law of the market is getting stricter: whoever buys the most has the lowest prices. The main discount is a quantity discount. Conventionally, the product costs 600 rubles: "I will take two kilograms, will you surrender? I'll take three kilos, will you give me a discount? " - this is a normal conversation in the market. Chains buy hundreds, thousands of times more than any single market. Therefore, the market will never be able to give such a low price that a big chain can give.

Economist: The market is not able to offer prices for products lower than those of large retail chains. The benefit comes from the volume of purchases. The size of the lot determines the discount on the product. Professor, President of the Center for Clear Solutions Igor Kachalov spoke about this in a conversation with the radio station "Moscow Speaks". In no case are market products more profitable. 500 thousand stores purchase hundreds of thousands of tons of products. And thousands of markets buy hundreds of times less products. And the law of the market is getting stricter: whoever buys the most has the lowest prices. The main discount is a quantity discount. Conventionally, the product costs 600 rubles: "I will take two kilograms, will you surrender? I'll take three kilos, will you give me a discount? " - this is a normal conversation in the market. Chains buy hundreds, thousands of times more than any single market. Therefore, the market will never be able to give such a low price that a big chain can give.