It is on this principle that the organization of trade in rural areas of the Buda‑Koshchevsky district is built.

Today, during a working trip to the Vileyka district, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko paid special attention to the organization of retail service in rural areas. The head of state demanded that residents of remote settlements be provided with a wide range of goods. “The village must be served decently if we want something from it,” emphasized Alexander Lukashenko.

According to the district executive committee’s economics department, the district’s retail network is today the most important artery of the economy, providing comfort to more than 27,000 residents daily. As of June 1, there are 120 economic entities operating in rural retail. Retail service to the population is provided by 180 shops and kiosks, 14 mobile stores that travel three times a week, and six mobile postal offices.

To ensure quality retail service for residents, work is underway to expand and restore the existing retail network, increase its operational efficiency, and fully meet consumer demand. This year, stores in Tserkovye and Novaya Gusevitsa have resumed operations, and new retail outlets of LLC “Bozhenkov Plus” are planned for Durovichi and Potapovka. Only in 2024—during the period that ended in 2026—16 retail outlets were put into operation and resumed work. Social standards in the trade sector are being met: the provision of retail space reaches 476.2 square meters per 1,000 residents against a norm of 450 square meters, and 170 settlements, including the most remote, are supplied with goods continuously thanks to a developed infrastructure and mobile stores.

To see it all with their own eyes, Avangard correspondents visited retail outlets in rural settlements.

A wide assortment, including domestic products, friendly service, and proper sanitary and living conditions—all of this distinguishes the retail outlets of Buda‑Koshchevshchina.