"Lenta could potentially purchase a chain of stores based in the Far East"
Federal retailer Lenta has announced a significant move in the Russian market with its intention to acquire the Remi Group, one of the largest regional food retailers in the Far East.
The Remi Group, currently the only major player on the regional market available for acquisition, includes 116 stores in Primorsky and Khabarovsk Krai, as well as Sakhalin. This network includes Remisiti hypermarkets, Remi supermarkets, and Ekonomych discounters.
Lenta's acquisition of the Remi Group could be valued at 18-20 billion rubles, according to external estimates. This deal, if successful, would bring Lenta closer to its goal of achieving 1 trillion rubles in revenue by the end of 2025.
The Remi Group, owned by unidentified co-owners as per available search results, has reported impressive financials. In 2024, the group earned 52.6 billion rubles (+8.2% from 2023), with a net profit of over 2.6 billion rubles.
Lenta has also announced a rebranding, changing its name to Lenta Group. This rebranding reflects the development of Lenta as a multi-format, multi-brand retailer. As of the end of the first quarter of 2025, the Lenta store network includes 263 hypermarkets, 319 supermarkets, 3106 convenience stores, and 1720 drugstores.
In addition to the potential Remi acquisition, Lenta has also announced an agreement to acquire company Mall, representing the brands Molniya and SPAR in the Chelyabinsk region. Lenta has registered a new logo, and the implementation of new visual solutions will be completed by the end of 2025.
Notably, Lenta has not reported any new facts about its Fix Price network stores or the Azbuka Vkusa network in the provided paragraphs. Similarly, no new facts were reported about the Far Eastern market, the Remi group, or the acquisition of Remi by Lenta in the provided paragraphs.
However, more than 1,500 stores of the Rainbow Smile network were transferred to Lenta's assets, and Rainbow Smile continues to operate under its own brand. This acquisition was facilitated by Lenta acquiring 100% of the shares of Trade House Era, which owns the network of cosmetics and home goods stores Rainbow Smile.
As Lenta moves forward with these acquisitions, it continues to solidify its position as a major player in the Russian retail market.
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