Organizational and economic problems and development trends of consumer cooperation in the Republic of Mordovia

The article deals with the advantages of consumer cooperatives. The authors define organizational and economic problems of consumer cooperatives development in the region and discuss how to resolve them considering current socio-economic development of the region. It is concluded that there is a staff turnover in the Mordovia Republican Union of Consumer Societies, thus, it necessary to develop measures encouraging employees' motivation at consumer cooperatives.