The system of factors affecting the spatial distribution of the trade and service establishments has changed dramatically since socialist times. The administrative regulation lost its almost complete dominance and turned into one of the market forces. In contrast, the impact of the urban environment under very free market conditions substantially increased. We showed the main directions of this influence. Two generalized indicators that we used describe macro trends in the development of the spatial system of retail trade and services. One of them which we call the urban morphology is of a concentric effect, another-transportation pattern-add the sector components to the retail trade and services geography. Five systems of spatial attractions differently affected the distribution of different branches. These five are: attraction towards centrality; attraction towards centrality and locality; attraction towards locality; dispersal; attraction towards industrial zones.