Corporate
Metro commenced business in1964 with the opening of the first self-service wholesale outlet in the city of Muhlheim in the Ruhr region of Germany. Today it has grown into one of the top retailers in the world offering high quality food and non food products at competitive prices. Metro has been able to benchmark its strength in supply chain management and cold chain logistics.Metro Cash & Carry is a fortune 500 company.
Activities
Metro focuses mainly on food, a wide variety of non food products with household and personal uses and bulk packaging that offers the options to purchase great volumes and bulk packs. Food : Metro offers 20,000 different varieties of food that include:- Meat and meat products
- Fish
- Vegetables
- Bread and pastries
- Frozen foods
- Convenience and dairy products
- Pulses
- Canned goods
- Spices
- Vegetable Oils
- Wines, spirits and other beverages
- Professional kitchen equipment
- Cleaning Products
- Small and large electrical appliances
- Multi media
- Computers
- Office furnishings and supplies
- Craft stools
- Working clothes
- Cigarettes
- Personal hygiene products
This offering from Metro gives the option of purchasing great volumes and bulk packs tailor-made for bulk consumers like hotels, restaurants and retailers.
Performance
In fiscal 2006 Metro achieved revenues of € 59.9 billion which was 7.5 % higher than what it was in the fiscal before.
Revenue growth over the last 2 years (In billion €)
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Metro’s consolidated net income was € 1.19 billion in fiscal 2006 which was nearly twice as much as it was in the last fiscal. Growth in consolidated net income over the last 2 years (In billion €) 
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Organization
Metro is headed by Mr. T.H. Hubner who is the CEO of the company.Metro employs over 264,000 people worldwide.
Metro’s corporate office is located at:
Metro Strasse 1,
40235 Dusseldorf
Germany
Tel: 0211-9694960
Website: www.metro-cc.com
