Austrian supermarket chain Billa, belonging to the Rewe Group, is busily engaged in the expansion on the Russian market and is therefore determined not to waste time. The goal is to open 10 to 15 new stores per year, the company reports.
Billa opened its first store in Russia in September 2004, in Moscow.
After this the chain expanded, opening 87 stores across 11 cities. 65 alone are in Moscow.
Since the beginning of 2012, Billa has opened 16 new stores in Russia, twelve of which are former Citystore supermarkets in Moscow and its surroundings, which the company has acquired from the supermarket chain Enka.
Source: www.freshplaza.com