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German Wholesaler Metro Starts Search For Partners In China Business

By Dayeeta Das
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German Wholesaler Metro Starts Search For Partners In China Business

German wholesaler Metro is talking to banks about finding a partner for its China business, a spokesman said on Wednesday, confirming a report by news agency Bloomberg.

Bloomberg had reported that Metro was working with banks Citi and JP Morgan on reviewing options for its China unit, including selling a minority stake or finding a strategic partner.

Metro runs 93 stores in China and reported like-for-like sales up 2.9% in Asia in the first nine months of its 2017/18 financial year.

Focus On Cash-And-Carry Business

Once a sprawling retail conglomerate, Metro has been restructuring in recent years to focus on its core cash-and-carry business, selling its Kaufhof department stores and then splitting from consumer electronics group Ceconomy .

Analysts have speculated that the revamp could go further since Czech investor Daniel Kretinsky took a stake in the company, which last month announced plans to sell its struggling Real hypermarket chain.

News by Reuters, edited by ESM. Click subscribe to sign up to ESM: European Supermarket Magazine. 

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