At present, in Western industrially developed countries there is widespread introduction and improvement of logistic information-computer technologies that allows them to win in the competitive struggle for sales markets. Russia, in spite of certain success obtained recently, has failed to overcome a considerable slippage in innovative activity, on the whole, and in developing the logistic infrastructure, in particular. This predetermines the topicality of the studies in this subject matter. In his article the author focuses the attention on the extreme importance of solving the problems of developing and using the present-day logistic technologies for increasing the competitiveness of the Russian economy. In this connection, the article examines the key theoretical issues that are principally important for understanding the essence of the problems to be solved, including: the concept of logistic technology, the grouping of technologies with indication of corresponding basic modules, the priorities and tasks of developing logistics in the foreseeable future, the results obtained and the problems that are to be solved in order to liquidate the existing slippage in the sphere of logistic innovations.