‘Russian Lidl’ Mere starts filling shelves as new discount supermarket prepares to open
Discounter Mere, which claims to be 30 percent cheaper than Aldi and Lidl, is set to open its first ever UK store this summer. After first launching in Siberia back in 2008, the chain has since expanded to countries including Italy and Spain.
“Some will understand us, some won’t.
“There are already 30 businesses that will fill 70 percent of our shops.”
Each store in the UK will be around 10,000 sq ft, including a walk-in chiller room and a huge freezer to allow multi-temperature ranges to be sold from the pallet they arrive on.
Stores are said to also only have eight members of staff, a further effort to keep costs low.
