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METRO Group

The METRO Group was created in 1996 through the merger of leading trading companies. The corporate group is composed of high-performance, operationally independent companies and businesses.




The group includes:
• link arrowMETRO / Makro Cash & Carry,the world's market leader in cash and carry
• link arrowReal Hypermarkets and link arrowExtra supermarkets
• link arrowMedia Market and link arrowSatum, Europe’s leader in consumer electronic retailing
• link arrowGaleria Kaufhof, the system leader in the department store business

Just as the group profits from the strengths of the individual companies, each sales division receives support and reinforcement from the entire corporation’s business potential. Furthermore, all members of the METRO Group profit from the important synergy effects that only a nationally and internationally successful major corporation can offer.

METRO Group today, is the third largest trading and retailing group in the world. The company employs over 2,50,000 staff in 30 countries. In the year 2005 METRO Group had generated sales of over €55.7 billion; 53% of total sales came from outside Germany.