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Metro Group Signs Joint Venture Agreement With Yoma Strategic Holdings

Metro Group has signed a joint venture with Singapore-listed Yoma Strategic Holdings to develop a food distribution platform in Myanmar. The group will...

Metro Group To Open 2,000 Russian Stores By 2020

German retailer Metro Group plans to increase its presence in Russia, where it currently operates 200 stores, to 2,000 by 2020. The new CEO of Metro Cas...

Metro Group Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Demerger

Metro Group shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the companies demerger into ‘two strong and successful companies with a clear strategic focus&r...

Metro Group Sees Slight Increase In Like-For-Like Sales In Q1

Metro Group has posted a like-for-like sales increase of 0.1% in the first quarter of its 2016/17 financial year, with the retailer saying that it performe...

Metro Group Closes Acquisition Of Foodservice Firm Pro à Pro

Metro Group has completed the acquisition of French foodservice distribution firm Pro à Pro, with the deal receiving approval from the French Competition...

Metro Group Sees Sales Up Marginally In Q1

Metro Group has seen like-for-like sales growth of 0.1% across its operations for the first quarter of the year, reporting €17 billion in sales for th...

Metro Cash & Carry Appoints Timo Salzseider As Chief Information Officer

Germany’s Metro Group has announced the appointment of Timo Salzsieder as the new Chief Solution Officer (CSO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) of...

Metro Group Publishes Corporate-Responsibility Report

Metro Group has published its annual corporate-responsibility report, with the retailer saying that it has made significant improvements in sustainability...