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Levi Winchester & Amber O'Connor

Bargain 'Russian Lidl' store near Leeds which was due to open soon could now be completely scrapped

Plans to build a bargain 'Russian Lidl' supermarket just outside Leeds are now in serious doubt after parent company Mere reportedly announced it is halting its UK expansion.

Russian grocery chain Mere said it wanted to build a store in Castleford as part of plans to infilitrate the UK market, Mirror Online reports.

It recently opened its first store in Preston, Lancashire, in August 2021, but following the outbreak of the war between Russia and Ukraine, this store has now been shut.

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