MePi S.r.l. started its operations on ex-Soviet Union markets when these began to open up in the early 1990s and it immediately realised the potential of these new nations, creating a shopping tour framework to meet the requirements of a growing market seeking Italian-made style.

The group specialised in supplying Italian designer goods, opening its first showroom in Moscow in 1998 with the aim of following developments in this country at increasingly close quarters, and starting to offer a vast range of business and consulting services to meet the needs of every company from SMALL BUSINESSES to LARGE-SCALE INDUSTRIAL GROUPS, Export Consortiums and trade associations, as well as the organisation and creation of business units within the EX- SOVIET UNION. Distribution became a major quality of Mepi srl, which began increasingly to specialise in the supply of the best Italian designer names on behalf prestigious firms such as the PLUSIT. Holding group, Sergiolin SPA, and Gilmar - undisputed leaders in designer fashion and fashion accessories.