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'Russian Lidl' Mere suffers 'delays' to UK expansion amid hopes of Scots store opening

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Scots shoppers could be in for a lengthy wait for a new Russian supermarket chain to open in Scotland. Mere, which has been dubbed the ‘Russian Lidl’, opened its first ever UK branch in Preston earlier this year.

Bosses behind the firm also announced plans to open 300 branches across the UK within the next decade - with some in Scotland.The firm published a wish list of areas where they would like to open, with ‘south Scotland’ included.But it has been reported that Mere’s second and third UK supermarkets have been hit by delays.

Consumer magazine The Grocer reports that the company’s plans for expansion are being hampered by supply chain and recruitment challenges.

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