Tag: Metro Group
Metro slips after acquisition
8 May 2007 — Duesseldorf (GER): Metro Group has posted a Q1 net loss of €9 million ($12.2 million), compared to profit of €7 million last year, attributing the slide to profits being dented...
eurOPe 2007 exclusive — Metro chief to speak
13 March 2007 — Noordwijk (NL): OP companies from all channels are paying close attention as the mass merchandisers continue their march across the globe, particularly in view of their ever increasing non-food offering. With...
Final curtain call for Wal-Mart Germany
It's official – from the summer of this year, there will be no more Wal-Mart Germany. Seventy of the retail giant's 85 stores in the country will be completely rebranded and integrated into Metro...
Final curtain call for Wal-Mart Germany
It's official – from the summer of this year, there will be no more Wal-Mart Germany. Seventy of the retail giant's 85 stores in the country will be completely rebranded and integrated into Metro...
Metro in talks with DHL?
19 January 2007 — Duesseldorf (GER): Metro Group is thought to be negotiating with the transportation company DHL on the possible acquisition of its logistics unit, SCM Logistik Deutschland. A Metro spokesman said that...
Saturn to open new megastore
30 January 2007 — Frankfurt (GER): Saturn, the German consumer electronics chain controlled by Metro Group, is to open an 86,000 sq ft outlet in Frankfurt. The two-storey megastore is expected to open in...
Media Markt adds to Greek presence
15 September 2006 — Athens (GR): Media Markt, the parent company of Metro Group, has opened a third Greek store. The 43,000 sq ft store is located in the Delta Falirou district of Athens.
Wal-Mart to quit South Korea
27 September 2006 — Seoul (SK): The proposed $882 million sale of 16 Wal-Mart stores to Shinsegae has been approved by South Korea's anti-trust agency. The sale has been agreed on the condition that...
People & Places
USA Eastman Kodak's board of directors has named Laura Quatela as a VP at the company. Quatela has been with the firm since 1999, most recently as director of intellectual property transactions. Rochester (NY) Imation CEO,...
Wal-Mart to sell German division
31 July 2006 — Bentonville (ARK): The vice-chairman of Wal-Mart stores, Michael Duke, has announced that the company is to sell its German retail division to Metro Group. Duke said: "As we focus our...
Media Markt expands in Spain
7 April 2006 - Seville (SPN): Metro Group-owned Media Markt has opened its first outlet in the Spanish city of Seville. The electronics outlet, which is spread across two floors, offers more than 50,000...
Big Read
EOPA 2023 winners revealed
The winners of the 22nd European Office Products Awards (EOPA) were announced at a special presentation dinner on Monday, 13 March 2023.
The annual EOPA were once again presented during the OPI Partnership event...
