Press

12 November 2008
Inacker will become head of the new department Corporate Communications & Public Affairs
Dr. Michael J. Inacker, 44, will become head of the new department Corporate Communications & Public Affairs at METRO AG on Feb. 1, 2009. In his new position, Michael Inacker, currently the deputy editor in chief and head of the Berlin bureau of the "WirtschaftsWoche" business magazine, will report directly to the CEO, Dr. Eckhard Cordes.

30 October 2008
METRO Group raises sales by 7.1% during the first nine months of the year
- Group sales from January to September grow to € 47.8 billion
- International sales up by 10.6% to € 29.3 billion
- 9M EBIT before special items rise by 11.0% to € 855 million
- Real Germany: private label strategy successfully launched –
like-for-like Q3 sales rise by 5.0%
- Outlook 2008 remains achievable

15 October 2008
METRO Group hires 3,145 vocational trainees
- Needs-based, high-quality training strengthens company’s performance potential and competitiveness
- The METRO Group actively assumes social responsibility in the area of occupational training