"Zhoghovurd": Big supermarkets swallowed the market, many small stores were closed, and now "Carrefour"
Armenian PressDozens of small and medium-sized business owners in Armenia are preparing to stage a protest if the matter they raise is not resolved. They are angry because of the French Carrefour hypermarket chain, which plans to open up a branch in Yerevan, Zhoghovurd daily reports.
“The local producers and several importing companies are concerned that, by opening up in Armenia, Carrefour will swallow the market because it will import everything, and produced or imported products will not be sold there.
"At the time, when the large supermarkets began to open, they swallowed the market, and numerous small stores in Yerevan gradually closed down. Now, imagine what will happen if this hypermarket opens" a businessmen told "Zhoghovurd".