Aldi and Lidl are facing a challenge from a Russian ‘hard’ discounter, described as ‘one step above a food bank’. With no warehouses, few staff and products on pallets, could it take off in the UK?

No baskets, no branding, no warehouses, no advertising, no shelves, no social media. There’s a word for Mere and it is ‘austere’. “You won’t see any frills, shelves or points for convenience,” says ...

Russian discount grocer Mere wants to conquer Germany with its low prices. The new supermarket is selling half a kilo of coffee for less than €2, almost half the price of Aldi and Lidl, but not ...

Mere, the discount supermarket chain that claims to be the ‘Russian Lidl’, has opened its first ever UK store in Preston, Lancashire. The 10,000 sq ft supermarket, situated in a former Nisa store in ...

RUSSIAN food retailer Svetofor opened its first UK store over the weekend, called Mere. The discount supermarket chain claims to be 30 percent cheaper than its rivals, Aldi and Lidl. But how much do ...

A supermarket chain dubbed the “Russian Lidl” is planning on opening more than 300 stores in the UK over the next eight to ten years, it has been reported. Russian discounter Mere has already ...

A supermarket dubbed the "Russian Lidl" has opened its first UK store - and The Mirror has been to take a look inside. Our first impressions of the first Mere, in Preston, are that it's super-clean ...

Russian discount chain Mere has reportedly said it is accepting deliveries of stock as it continues preparing for the opening of its first UK store. The store, which is set to open in Preston, has a ...

Mere has officially revealed that the opening date for its first UK store is August 14. The Russian discounter said the disruption from the Covid-19 pandemic had slowed work on the fitout for its ...

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 ...

Discount supermarket chain Mere has warned customers it is facing supply issues. The business, dubbed the 'Russian Aldi', has postponed two planned store openings. It says its second and third ...