[ad_1]
Today, the first Rimi shopping center was opened in the Vilnius district, Avižieniai elder this year. Most of the center occupies 1500 square meters M. area Super retail chain store format. Nearby there is a pharmacy and stores specialized in food and services. Residents of Avižieniai, Bendorėliai and other surrounding districts will be able to rent an electric car in the free parking set up for customers of the shopping center. Rimi Lietuva has invested 750 thousand in the new shopping center. hired 27 new staff.
Expand the network of super format stores
“Today’s opening is one of 12 scheduled for this year. The respiratory pandemic did not fundamentally change our plans, it only introduced some adjustments. They will require additional efforts from the entire company this year, but the company’s development directions remain unchanged. One of them is development in the suburbs of big cities, which have the potential to grow. Avižieniai’s leadership with the rapidly expanding settlements of Bendorėliai, Avižieniai and Mažosios Riešė is one of them, “says Rosita Kucevičienė, Manager of Development by Rimi Lietuva.
According to her, Rimi’s latest retail network is tailored to such areas. Super Format. “The size of the store, the solutions installed in it, such as the self-service bars, and the range are formed taking into account the daily needs of people living on the periphery, mainly families with children. It is important for them to be able to quickly and conveniently buy the fresh food they need on a daily basis, as well as culinary and confectionery products and ready-made essentials for family dinners or lunches, ”says R. Kucevičienė. Rimi, the fourth newest, opened today Super online store format. The other two opened last year and operate in Vilnius, Tarandė and Kaunas, the Academy campus.
Next to Rimi: more shopping and services for suburban residents
The latest Rimi has 4 traditional and 3 self-service checkouts for those who are in a hurry and want to shop without direct contact with the store staff. They and the customers of the traditional checkouts, as in all chain stores, are separated by protective walls of Plexiglas. Buyers are encouraged to adhere to distances and other personal hygiene and safety standards and guidelines through posters and audible messages. The store also has a Rimi security standard. According to him, at the entrance of the trading room there are stops for hand baskets and shopping baskets and means for disinfecting trolleys. They are also available in other popular store spaces.
Next to the Rimi store in the new shopping center, Vilnius district, in Senasis Ukmergės kelias 46A, there is Gintarinė vaistinė, Vynoteka, the Viki flowers flower and decoration salon, the Omorfi beauty studio, the JDS confectionery studio and the specialty meat shop “Berzgainių dvaras”. Those arriving for shopping can leave their car for free in the 80-space car park next to the supermarket. It also has a Spark electric car rental station.
Rimi, the 69th online store in Lithuania, opened today. As part of an intensive development targeting 100 Rimi stores across Lithuania by the end of 2023, this year the chain’s new supermarkets will open their doors in both large and other cities in the country with at least 20,000 inhabitants. Rimi Lietuva plans to invest LTL 12 million in planned store openings this year. euros.
