According to the marketing research “Russian retail market 2004 – 2010”, carried through by “AMIKO”, the retail turnover structure is very diverse in different regions.
The biggest retail share – about 17% – belongs to Moscow. Only 12 federal subjects share about 54% of the retail turnover. These are Moscow and Moscow Region (6%), St. Petersburg (4%), Sverdlovskaya Region (4%), Krasnodar Territory (4%), Tyumen Region (4%), Republic of Bashkortostan (3%), Rostov Region (3%), Republic of Tatarstan (3%), Samara Region (3%), Chelyabinsk Region (2%) and Nizhni Novgorod Region (2%).
All the rest regions account for about 45% of the retail turnover. At the same time the largest federal subjects (Moscow and St. Petersburg) lose about 1.5-2% of their share every year, as they have a lower pace of retail turnover growth.
Source: www.foodnewsweek.ru