The economic crisis has put enough notable blow on the companies in sphere of trade in a foodstuff. Many trading networks in days of consumer boom for expansion used proceeds of credit. With approach of crisis, decrease in incomes of the population and, as consequence, a retail goods turnover, rate falling grivna and also unreasonable credit loading have led to substantial deterioration of a financial condition of trade enterprises. The have decided to shift trading networks partially on shoulders of suppliers, increasing indebtedness volumes for the delivered goods and terms of delay of payments.

However within last months tendencies to situation improvement in retail trade are observed. According to the dates, rates of falling of volumes of a retail goods turnover in the fourth quarter 2009 were slowed down. If in October goods turnover has decreased on 22,8 % in comparison with the similar period last year, in November – on 18,4 % As a whole following the results of 11 months 2009 retail goods turnover has fallen in comparison with January-November of 2008 to 20,7 %.

In 2009 in a Ukraine were observe two tendencies: reduction of the sum of the average check in grivna on 10 – 20 % and assortment revision aside cheaper production. If earlier on cheap range 30 % of all goods at the moment its part has grown to 40-45 % were necessary. Except buyers aspiration to save on the goods not of the first necessity, not last role in it turning consumer credits.

Last year the retailers have concentrated on saving there the decision of financial problems, instead of opening of new shops. Leaders behind goods turnover volumes in the market there are companies Metro Cash and Carry, Fozzy Group, "Buffet table", "the Big pocket" and ATB. Expected that in 2010 the majority of the big players remain in the market though the alignment of forces between them, possibly, will not change. Behind forecasts, in the five of leaders grocery retailers there will be one more, except Metro Cash and Carry, the foreign company – network Auchan.

The improvements in retail trade in the fourth quarter 2009 is reflected in relations between elations of trading networks with suppliers. And though delays in calculations exist and at the moment, but the sums of debts and delay terms were reduced. According to suppliers retailers for a year have reduced debts in payment on the average by 30 %.

But still many trading networks as before, charged with the big debts, and the problem of non-payments is not settled by only bank delay of transfer of means.

DMC “Fortum”:

1. Will book  an estimation debts collections;
2. For preliminary contract with the creditor will offer and realizes the plan concerning debts collecting;
3. Acceptance of measures fictitious bankruptcy of the enterprises which enter into problems trading networks;
4. Carrying out complex re-structuring debts of trading networks against different creditors;