Therefore, supermarkets suffer losses from competing with dealers from the black market. More sophisticated products such as seafood, and gourmet delicacies can be found only in certain supermarkets that specialize in imported products. Most of these delicacies are extremely expensive and are affordable for only a very limited scope of wealthier or foreign residents. Although prices in the supermarkets are considerably higher than in the open-air markets and regular commercial food stores, local consumers realize that there is a guarantee of quality from a supermarket that is lacking in other places. In addition, shopping at a supermarket takes less time than the undertaking of a shopping trip to the market.
Many supermarkets are interested in establishing long-term partnerships with U.S. stores.
The main impediment for implementation of such plans is absence of mechanisms in the market essential for development of the private businesses in Uzbekistan.