
The share of online commerce in retail sales in Russia has grown to 21 percent, with about 70 percent of online sales coming from digital platforms, said Anna Popova, head of Rospotrebnadzor.
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The development of e-commerce is changing the structure of the Russian consumer market.
In total retail sales, the share of online commerce has already grown to 21 percent. Anna Popova, head of Rospotrebnadzor, spoke about this. She was quoted by TASS.
She clarified that almost 70 percent of all online sales occur on digital platforms. As Popova noted, the development of e-commerce is changing the structure of the consumer market and requires ensuring the protection of Russians at every stage of a digital transaction.
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