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Kiosk coalition

On May 26, the new Coalition of Kiosk Owners staged a protest on Pushkin Square against the proposed law banning stores smaller than 50 square meters from selling alcohol and cigarettes.

The organization claims that larger retailers have been lobbying for the law in hopes of edging out their smaller competition.

“The new law puts small business in an unequal position compared to the big retail chains, and this won’t stop smokers from smoking,” said Sergei Markov, the head of the Association of Underground Renters in Moscow. “People will buy more cigarettes from big supermarkets, knowing that they won’t be able to buy them in a nearby shop.”

“The Health Ministry just wants to show something has been done, but this prohibition won’t stop smokers or consumers of alcohol,” he said.

The small retailers and kiosks make more than 50 percent of their turnover from selling cigarettes and alcohol, and the new law, if passed, will force many retailers to shut.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has been attacked by shop owners before, to the point that campaigners at the protest held signs calling for the return of his predecessor, Yury Luzhkov. Since the fall of 2010, when Sobyanin came to office, thousands of Moscow kiosks have been demolished, including those that were completely legal and that had all the necessary documents.

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