Wine boutiques in Moscow reported warnings from the authorities on the eve of the lockdown

The Moscow authorities have notified several owners of stores that sell ALCOHOL of the need to suspend work during the non-working days from October 28 to November 7, the Vedomosti newspaper reports, citing the owners and managers of several wine cellar chains.

According to the newspaper, the authorities refer to the provision of the decree of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, according to which stores must suspend work if their assortment of products or essential goods is less than 30%.

The requirements of the authorities have already been reported by the deputy general DIRECTOR of E-Vino Dmitry Kuznetsov, the owner of Winemania boutiques Aaron Koffmann and the manager of Wine Room boutiques Evgeny Dyachkov.

The latter, in a conversation with the publication, said that he did not agree with the requirements, since according to the law on trade , alcohol is classified as food. Representatives of E-Vino and Winemania, in turn, said that they were ready to expand the range of products and essential goods in order to continue their work. They noted that during the lockdown in 2020, their stores were open and no demands were received from the authorities.