Lenta International public joint-stock company (LNTA.L) operates as one of Russia's leading multi-format food and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) retailers and the largest hypermarket operator; it develops and manages hypermarkets, supermarkets, convenience stores, and proximity formats including Mini Lenta; offers groceries, household goods, daily necessities, food, beverages, non-food items, and private label brands through its physical stores and online platforms such as Lenta Online, Online Partners, and Utkonos; serves over 38 million loyalty cardholders across more than 650 cities and towns in Russia with approximately 261 hypermarkets, 246 supermarkets, and 2,312 convenience stores, supported by 14 distribution centers and over 75,000 employees. Founded in 1993 and headquartered at 112 Savushkina Street in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the company is a subsidiary of Severgroup LLC and targets regional consumer preferences with tailored assortments, high-quality fresh products, and competitive pricing. In recent developments, Lenta completed the acquisition of Era Trading House JSC, owner of the Ulybka Radugi drugstore chain adding over 1,500 stores in central, northwest, Volga, and Ural regions on December 2, 2024; acquired the Molniya retail chain (Mall LLC) including 5 hypermarkets, 18 supermarkets, 49 Spar convenience stores, and 3 distribution centers in the Chelyabinsk region in mid-2025; previously integrated 2,120 Monetka convenience stores and continues active M&A pursuits including potential interest in O'Key hypermarkets while expanding convenience stores to 3,400 outlets and opening a new 19,000-square-meter distribution center in Novosibirsk during the first half of 2025.