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Metro AG

(MEO) is in the Food Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$70.4B
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Metro serves the residents of Europe's many cities. Founded in 1879 and headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany, Metro AG (German: MEO) is Germany's largest retailer. The company operates about 2,400 stores in several formats: wholesale stores, supermarkets, hypermarkets, department and specialty stores under the Metro/Makro Cash & Carry, Real, Extra, Media Markt, Saturn and Galeria Kaufhof brands. It also runs restaurants in some of its stores. Operations are mainly in Germany, but it has locations in almost 30 other countries. The company has annual revenues of about ? 55.7 billion and employs about 261,400 people. In December 2005 the company disposed of 53 Praktiker locations to a real estate fund managed by IXIS AEW Europe.

Number of Employees 256,915
Contact Information

Schluitir Strasse 1

Dusseldorf

(49) 21168860

NAICS Code Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores: 445110

Recent Events

  • Rising Unemployment Hurts Metro

    11/03/09 - Planned Site Openings - View Story

  • BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-Goldman Sachs raises Tesco, cuts Colruyt, Delhaize

    11/03/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Metro's net profit fell to 72 million euros

    11/03/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Metro wants to open new Egypt, Kazakhstan stores

    10/27/09 - Site Opening - View Story

  • Metro AG raised to overweight at J.P. Morgan

    10/15/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-Bernstein raises price target on Tesco, 4 others

    10/05/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Arcandor's Top Brass Departs

    9/01/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • UPDATE 2-Metro names new CFO in management reshuffle

    7/31/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CFO - View Story

  • BRIEF-Metro appoints CFO Unger as deputy CEO

    7/31/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CEO - View Story

  • CORRECT: Arcandor Held Talks With Rival Metro - Spokesman

    6/07/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

metro ag and wal-mart stores inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Hans-Joachim Korber CEO
Thomas Unger CFO
Zygmunt Mierdorf CIO
Francois Oliver Managing Director, Metro Cash & Carry, Romania & Moldova
Hans-Jurgen Matern Manager, Quality
Albrecht von Truchsetz Press Officer
Jurgen Homeyer Press Officer
Thomas Ghabel Head, Investor Relations

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Theo Siegert Chairman
Anja Kiehne Neuberg Board of Directors
Dr A Stefan Kirsten executive board member
Eckhard Cordes Board of Directors
H.C. Erich Greipl Board of Directors
H.C. Klaus Brockhoff Board of Directors
Jurgen Henning Board of Directors
Klaus Bruns Vice Chairman
Klaus Mangold Board of Directors
Klaus Von Menges Board of Directors
Marianne Meister Board of Directors
Marliese Grewening Board of Directors
Peter Kupfer Board of Directors
Rainer Kuschewski Board of Directors
Stefan Feuerstein Board of Directors
Ulrich Dalibor Board of Directors
Volker Claus Board of Directors

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Donnelly Corporation Director Current
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