An online broadcast of a focus session with the Co-founder of the Hoff network and marketplace, Mikhail Kuchment, took place on May 22.

The doors of the stores are starting to open gradually from region to region. And this is a positive trend. However, the outage of stores has fundamentally weakened the position of both retail businesses and shopping centers. What is most important, the other countries experience clearly shows that the behavior of buyers has changed. The conflict between shopping centers and tenants is also far from being settled around the world. Businesses are facing falling consumer incomes and new challenges to ensure social distancing and the safety of customers and employees. The experts considered not only the lease issues, but also the current sales situation, the launch of new marketplaces and ways to make the orders processing more efficient. The discussion focused on particular steps taken to overcome the COVID-19 crisis and adapt to the new realities of social distancing.