Budget supermarket dubbed 'Russian Lidl' sets opening date for first UK store
dailystar.co.ukThe Grocer: “On 14 August we will be glad to present our new retail model: a real hard discounter, with no shelves, no service, no convenience, just the lowest prices.” More Mere stores are in the works too – including two in Wales.There are plans to open branches in Mold and Caldicot this year, as well as Castleford in the north of England.Other potential sites are in: Devon, Stockport, Neath, Banbury, Selby, Bradford, Middlesbrough, Grantham, Kettering, Plymouth, Beckenham, Gloucester, Northampton, Cardiff, Oswestry, Barnsley, Sheffield, Exeter, Stretford, Southampton, south Scotland and Wales.Mere, known as Svetofor in Russia, has more than 3,200 stores internationally.It has been serving customers in Europe since 2018 with supermarkets.
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