The 31st of October ended with a vote in the second phase of the ”Moscow quality” city competition for the best goods and services. In the second phase, the capital's residents voted on shopping networks specializing in non-food items, i.e. furniture, household goods, home and garden, etc.
More than 30 thousand Muscovites participated in the voting. Based on the results, three nominees were picked in each category. Recall that the competition was conducted in five categories: "Hypermarket", "Supermarket", "Mini-mart", "Specialized shop" and "Native Moskvich". Now, before November 3rd, their opinions should be let known by the members of the Expert Council, after which the outcome of the two phases of the voting will have been adjudicated by the Supervisory Council. In the second stage, the members of the Expert Council agreed to keep up the suspense, and name only the three nominees, with the winners to be announced only at the awards ceremony. Here are the chosen leaders of the city at the moment: in the nomination "Hypermarket" - ОBI, IKEA, Kashir courtyard; “Supermarket" - "Moshoztorg”, “Krepmarket”, “Yuterra”; "Mini-mart" - "Stolplit", “Shatura”, “Ascona”; "Мономаркет" - MOON, Maria, “Sofas’ color”. In the nomination "Native Moskvich", the three nominees are: "Moshoztorg”, "Kashir yard", "The Eighth of March".
The celebratory ceremony of awarding the winners with the contest’s first and second prizes will take place at the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry on November 11, immediately after the World Quality Day.
The contest "Moscow Quality", in a new and different format, is held for the second time. It was revived by the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and the newspaper "Evening Moscow" in 2015 to serve as an independent indicator of consumer preferences of Muscovites. The main purpose of the contest is to promote quality goods and services produced in Russia (including international brands) and utilized in Moscow. Patronage of the competition is carried out by the Moscow City Duma. General sponsor – the VTB Bank (PJSC), General Partner - MGTS.