The trade is the most important area of forming and stabilizing of consumer market, the coordinating link in the system of cross-sectoral, regional and interregional links and the efficient mechanism of meeting social needs. Retail trade performs the range of important functions in providing the socio-economic development of a region, rational distribution of production forces and resources and forming of financial-investment capacity of territories’ balanced and sustainable growth. However, lack of effective regional policy leads to the shortfall in GRP and industry income, growing problem of import dependency, reduced employment, revenues and labour remuneration, etc. The paper aims to evaluate current condition and trends of retail trade development and to define preconditions of efficient use of innovations in retail trade. Development condition and trends of retail trade in stores are analyzed, the problems of their development are defined and preconditions of efficient use of innovations in retail trade are outlined. Considering innovative development as the process of positive qualitative changes in innovative condition of an enterprise is characterized. Innovations in retail trade are classified by types. Efficient ways to develop retail trade innovations taking into account the crisis situation and to realize them in perspective are suggested. The article proves that trade is one of the most successful areas for introduction of innovations. Innovations introduced in retail trade will not be neglected by consumers and their efficient use improves the efficiency of stores’ activity. 

retail trade, innovations, innovative development, food and non-food stores