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![Serbia: MERE developing in Serbia](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f453e_63f7ceb84042458185161cfff8d79cc2~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/4f453e_63f7ceb84042458185161cfff8d79cc2~mv2.webp)
Mar 30, 20225 min read
Serbia: MERE developing in Serbia
Discount Retail Chain MERE (owned by the Russian Schneider family) is one of the Russian companies operating in Serbia, for a little over...
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![France: Russian hard-discounter "Mere" to open three stores in October 2021](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f453e_71b958e52a514ea8bbb74a561f8d5c95~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4f453e_71b958e52a514ea8bbb74a561f8d5c95~mv2.webp)
Sep 6, 20211 min read
France: Russian hard-discounter "Mere" to open three stores in October 2021
Discount Retail Chain Mere (owned by the Russian Schneider family) deploys to Spain and prepares for France. Mere is the translation of...
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![Russia: Russian Aldi owners build a new discount retail network in Europe](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f453e_71b958e52a514ea8bbb74a561f8d5c95~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4f453e_71b958e52a514ea8bbb74a561f8d5c95~mv2.webp)
Sep 4, 202111 min read
Russia: Russian Aldi owners build a new discount retail network in Europe
Brothers Sergey and Andrei Schneider, owners of the Svetofor, opened more than 50 discounter MERE branded stores outside Russia during...
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Aug 18, 20215 min read
Russia: Russian Aldi: How Svetofor Store Owners Build a Retail Network in Europe
Brothers Sergey and Andrey Schneider, owners of the Svetofor chain, have opened more than 50 stores outside of Russia in four years. How...
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![USA: Russian Discounter Mere Eyes U.S. Expansion, Job Listing Shows](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f453e_e177c7309ef3411daa198870d2c0430b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4f453e_e177c7309ef3411daa198870d2c0430b~mv2.webp)
Aug 11, 20213 min read
USA: Russian Discounter Mere Eyes U.S. Expansion, Job Listing Shows
Discount Retail Chain Mere (owned by the Russian Schneider family), the bare-bones Russian food chain that calls itself the...
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![Belgium: Russian discounter Mere to enter market in Flanders](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f453e_6ecbb52c25824e78afb9772dc1d827e7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4f453e_6ecbb52c25824e78afb9772dc1d827e7~mv2.webp)
Aug 10, 20212 min read
Belgium: Russian discounter Mere to enter market in Flanders
Russian discount retail chain Mere (owned by the Russian Schneider family) plans to open 10 stores in Belgium by the end of 2021. With a...
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Jul 24, 20211 min read
UK: Mere prepared for first opening
Russian discount retail chain Mere (Schneider family owned) has started accepting supplies of goods as it prepares to open its nearly...
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![Spain: Store-check Mere (ultra-discount)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f453e_c26ff643a1814775a70aec033f76b06e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4f453e_c26ff643a1814775a70aec033f76b06e~mv2.webp)
Jul 8, 20212 min read
Spain: Store-check Mere (ultra-discount)
Store check: Russian ultra-discount brand Mere in Situ (Spain). Here is Olivier Dauvers visit in photos. 1 / The first Spanish Mere is…...
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![Belgium: MERE expands to Belgium](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f453e_71b958e52a514ea8bbb74a561f8d5c95~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4f453e_71b958e52a514ea8bbb74a561f8d5c95~mv2.webp)
Jun 14, 20213 min read
Belgium: MERE expands to Belgium
Discount retail chain MERE (family owned by Schneider) has announced its arrival in Belgium and wants to challenge Aldi and Lidl there....
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![Spain: MERE, the Russian ‘hard discount’ similar to the start-up model of Lidl and Aldi](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f453e_e177c7309ef3411daa198870d2c0430b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4f453e_e177c7309ef3411daa198870d2c0430b~mv2.webp)
Jun 9, 20213 min read
Spain: MERE, the Russian ‘hard discount’ similar to the start-up model of Lidl and Aldi
Discount Retail Chain MERE (owned by Russian Torgservis and managed by Svetefor) is a Russian ‘hard discounter’ similar to the initial...
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![UK: MERE gearing up to open four stores](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f453e_e177c7309ef3411daa198870d2c0430b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4f453e_e177c7309ef3411daa198870d2c0430b~mv2.webp)
May 6, 20212 min read
UK: MERE gearing up to open four stores
Discount Retail Chain MERE (owned by Russian Svetofor) plans to open its first UK location in a former store location of Nisa in Preston....
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Apr 27, 20211 min read
Russia: Owners Discount Retail Chain Fix Price and Svetofor included in list richest businessmen
In the annual ranking of the 200 richest businessmen in Russia, 13 new names have appeared, three of which belong to the owners of...
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![Germany: Interview Lebensmittelzeitung DRC Discount Retail Consulting GmbH](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f453e_7360c67b80c2428d88306253ffcf19ee~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4f453e_7360c67b80c2428d88306253ffcf19ee~mv2.webp)
Mar 8, 20212 min read
Germany: Interview Lebensmittelzeitung DRC Discount Retail Consulting GmbH
Mr. Houppermans, why are #Aldi and #Lidl in Germany currently lagging behind those of the major supermarket operators in terms of their...
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![Spain: MERE expands further with 40 stores](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f453e_71b958e52a514ea8bbb74a561f8d5c95~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4f453e_71b958e52a514ea8bbb74a561f8d5c95~mv2.webp)
Feb 24, 20212 min read
Spain: MERE expands further with 40 stores
The Russian discount retail chain MERE intends to open 40 supermarkets in Spain this year. Its competitive prices make the first...
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![Greece: MERE starts in Greece](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f453e_71b958e52a514ea8bbb74a561f8d5c95~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4f453e_71b958e52a514ea8bbb74a561f8d5c95~mv2.webp)
Feb 5, 20212 min read
Greece: MERE starts in Greece
Russian discount retail chain MERE (owned by Svetofor) starts in Greece during the month, as informed sources report in Capital.gr. The...
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