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Metro’s Food Start-Up Hub NX-Food Is Now An Independent Company

German wholesaler Metro has announced that it has spun off its food start-up hub NX-Food as an independent company. The move aims to enable NX-Food to o...

Metro AG CEO Olaf Koch To Step Down At The End Of The Year

German wholesaler Metro AG has announced that CEO Olaf Koch will step down from the position at the end of this year. On Friday (21 August), Koch inform...

Metro AG COO Philippe Palazzi To Step Down

Metro AG has announced that its chief operating officer and member of the management board, Philippe Palazzi, has decided to step down from the position, e...

Luxembourg's SCP Group Acquires Real Hypermarket From Metro AG

Luxembourg-based SCP Group has entered into an agreement to acquire the entire business of Real hypermarket from German wholesaler, Metro. The transacti...

Metro AG Sees Q1 Sales Rise, However Home Market Down Slightly

Metro AG has posted a 1.0% increase in like-for-like sales in the first quarter of its financial year, with total sales rising by 2.2% to €7.5 billion...

Serbian Retail Market Grows and Consolidates in 2019

The arrival of Lidl and interest among other foreign players is driving growth and consolidation in the Serbian retail market. Leading players including...

Time For Change – How Major Retailers And Brands Are Embracing Sustainability

In the most recent edition of ESM, we featured our Sustainability 2020 report, showcasing the efforts being made by major retailers, wholesalers and brands...

Metro AG Posts 2.4% Growth In Like-For-Like Sales In FY 2018/19

German wholesaler Metro has posted a 2.4% growth in like-for-like sales in its financial year 2018/19, in line with its guidance range of 1% - 3%. The c...