With the opening of the first hypermarket in Bulgaria, the company for the first time exited the space of former Yugoslavia.

By the end of the year Mercator will invest nearly 159 million euros in the expansion of its network in the region of South eastern Europe, aiming to become the leading trading house in the region.
Mercator's CEO, Žiga Debeljak, said the company opened the first hypermarket in Bulgaria and that by the end of next year Mercator plans to open six hypermarkets in major cities, and plans to open hypermarkets in Albania.