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As of Wednesday, markets are prohibited, including shops in shopping and / or entertainment centers, markets and other public outlets. This prohibition does not apply to businesses whose main activity is the sale of veterinary food, pharmacy, optical items and orthopedic technical devices. The prohibition will also not apply to the sale of food in markets and other public points of sale, to online commerce and the delivery of goods to natural and legal persons or their collection at collection points.
However, Senukai and Depo, who have opened food stores, have been noted to continue their activities.
Delphi The photographer recorded that the city of Vilnius was empty on Wednesday. And there are not many people working in the same Senukai and Depot.
Šimonytė will discuss with merchants
After the government meeting, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė was asked at the conference how she assessed the fact that the government had banned the operation of produce stores, but Senukai and Depo continued to operate after opening food stores. and the small merchants could not work.
“Thank you for the information, we will use it. Today, I also intend to discuss with the leaders of the trade associations, if we see that someone is trying to abuse the situation, the government’s decisions will not take long,” said I. Šimonytė.
According to I. Šimonytė, the sentence can be modified if it is established to circumvent the law on attempts.
“The grocery trade, whether for small or large entrepreneurs, is not limited at all. Small food retailers can continue to do business. The problem may be due to those small entrepreneurs who do business in non-food products. If any of those large merchants try to circumvent the restrictions by opening potato chips chapter, it is clear that that is not the purpose of the sentence. If such behavior really exists, we will speak with the association of commercial companies so that this practice is immediately terminated, and if it is not terminated, the sentence will be changed ”, commented I. Šimonytė.
Delphi No comment has yet been received on the Senukai and Depo food trade.
Senukai: developing multi-channel commerce
Delphi recalls that during the first quarantine, when stores other than food were banned, Senukai and Depo established food departments. On March 31, Kesko Senukai announced that it had decided to supplement the product range with food products in accordance with the state’s explanations on the regulation of business during the quarantine period.
“Responding to the needs of the country’s population, we have offered an alternative way to purchase essential food products at our points of sale. After opening the first store of this type in Vilnius, the flow of customers showed that the need for a service of this type is enormous, so we are expanding the network in other cities in the country as well, “said Elona Uckutė, representative of Kesko Senukai.
It was later claimed that the company, in compliance with the government’s decision, restricted the activities of the shopping center: it was possible to buy food only in physical stores in specially equipped premises separated from the rest of the commercial space.
On Tuesday, December 15, in a press release, the Kesko Senukai chain of stores, implementing the Government’s decision and restricting the activities of physical shopping centers, urged shoppers to choose products from the Senukai range online, by phone. and by email. According to E. Uckutė, the company seeks to ensure that customers can buy all products safely and in the most convenient way for them, without leaving home.
“During the quarantine period, both by phone and by email. Goods purchased by mail or online are delivered to buyers at the specified address or at parcel terminals. It is also possible to collect orders safely at special collection points, which will operate in all cities where there are “Senukai” stores, says E. Uckutė.
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