Distance commerce: characteristics, problems and solutions

Distance commerce as a form of non-store retailing has experienced rapid growth over the past decade. The regulatory framework for distance commerce is being improved, but it is still insuffi cient. The article establishes the objects, subjects, and means of this trade, provides the author’s classifi - cation in accordance with the OKVED codes, characterizes individual types and varieties of distance commerce, and identifi es its problems at the present stage and ways to solve them.