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METRO Trusts WITRON’s Warehouse Automation Technology For The Third Time

Canada's METRO Inc. and the WITRON Group are to build another automated distribution centre, having completed two projects in the Toronto area. The comp...

Mission Accomplished? Olaf Koch To Depart A Much-Transformed Metro

Announcing the decision to promote then-CFO Olaf Koch to the position of chief executive back in 2011, wholesaler Metro said that the appointment symbolise...

Kepler Suspends Some Supermarket Coverage Following Alleged 'Intimidation' Of Analyst

French brokerage Kepler Cheuvreux has suspended some of its coverage of the European supermarket sector after one of its analysts "received anonymous...

Metro Sees Signs Of Recovery, Issues More Optimistic Full-Year Outlook

Metro said that its sales have developed 'very positively' in recent weeks, leading the wholesale giant to issue an improved outlook for its full-year 2019...

Koch Looks To The Future As Metro AG Completes Real Sale

Olaf Koch, the chief executive of wholesaler Metro AG, has said that the business is eager to "capture the additional opportunities that lie ahead&quo...

Metro Withdraws Guidance For 2019/20 Financial Year Due To COVID-19

Wholesaler Metro has withdrawn its guidance for continuing operations for the current financial year, which were published last December, due to the ongoin...

Sysco Contacted Germany's Metro Over Potential Takeover: Sources

U.S. food distributor Sysco has contacted Metro about a potential takeover of the German wholesaler, two people close to the matter told Reuters. Once a...