Mercator Publishes Takeover Bid for Zivila

Ljubljana, 18 October - Slovenia's leading retailer Mercator published a bid for the purchase of all remaining shares of its rival Zivila in the daily Delo on Saturday, offering SIT 18,000 (EUR 76.4) a share. The move comes after Mercator acquired 55.75-percent of the Kranj-based trader at the end of September, paying SIT 3.2bn (EUR 13.6m) for it in cash.