Basic lines of consumer goods market development at the macro- and mesolevels

Russian economy modernization currently under way requires a systemic, synchronous and balanced approach on both the industry and the territory scale. An efficient regional consumer market modernization is to be conducted in accordance with the strategic framework established for different levels of economy management, and bearing on the systemic and contextual approaches. Applying the above-mentioned criteria, the authors have developed a SWOT-analysis matrix for the consumer goods market in the Moscow region, paying special attention to the regional consumer goods market development mechanisms at macro- and meso-levels. The analysis as carried out by the authors has revealed the key internal- and external-contradiction-related challenges to consumer goods market development. In the article, the authors define the stages of and activities for the structural and functional modernization of the consumer goods market, their interrelation with the strategic policy documents concerning other lines of regional development, as well as the problems solved as a result of their implementation.