the Industry was not included in the number of victims, although most of the companies have gone into downtime, preserving employee salaries. However, the deficit of shoes will not be the bulk of supplies comes from China, despite border delays and rising prices for transportation, footwear continues to “come” to Russia, says commercial Director of a logistics company AKFA Alexei Chernyshev.
companies could sell off inventories, but not all of them established sales through the Internet and physical stores remain closed. “We have full warehouses and shops that do not work”, – said the President of a Shoe company “Kari” Igor Yakovlev. Now the company can sell its products in Belarus, where falling sales of 30-40% and in some cities of the Far East. Produced at the spring of the model will have to sell in other seasons.
As Executive Director, said Shoe factory “LEL” Andrew Shapin, the company resumed the manufacture of working and special shoes for the commercial sector, and the market of civilian shoes has completely stopped.
“Manufacturers, sellers shoes lost a whole season, spring. In our case, the children of winter shoes go on sandals, sneakers. In terms of retail will be hard: the remains of this season retailers will implement in the fall season,” Shapin said.
Experts are sure that the drop in consumer demand for shoes because of the decline in revenues is inevitable. The Russians will be more likely to abandon the purchase of new models, donativa old. Those who still need shoes, will be to look more closely at the quotations.
According to the Director of procurement the marketplace KupiVIP GROUP Tatiana Grigorchuk, after completion of the quarantine will still be demand for basic shoes. Basically will lead the sport model, including shoes, sneakers. This is due to the fact that the Russians will spend more time on walks and out of town. According to Grigorchuk, the share of sales via the online will grow, so Shoe companies now need to actively develop in this direction.
