Rural small shops are in big trouble

By: Trademagazin Date: 2020. 05. 21. 10:13

Rural small shops are in big trouble even without the coronavirus crisis, but just during the curfew, it became clear how important it is for these shops to continue to operate so that everyone can shop. The government and advocacy organizations are already discussing how to save them.

Outside the capital, thousands of family and small and medium-sized businesses operate grocery stores in rural areas, which are now finding it difficult to recover from the adverse market effects of years of market decline, despite being important players in the local primary supply chain. The impossibility of small shops, which often serve as the only community meeting place, can be a disruption especially in settlements with a population of less than 2,000 people, therefore negotiations between industry actors and trade policy representatives are ongoing to strengthen the most vulnerable business community, Magyar Nemzet learned.