METRO Group Press

H1 burdened by special items - Outlook 2008 confirmed

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:45:00 +0100

- Streamlining of Real’s store network on track
- Adler is being prepared for disposal - valuation adjusted

METRO Group with sales growth of 7.1% in the first half-year

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:15:00 +0100

- Group sales grow to €31.7 billion
- Sales in Germany increase by 1.6% to €12.5 billion despite store disposals at Real
- International sales grow by 11.1% to €19.2 billion
- International share of sales exceeds 60% for the first time
- EBIT before special items increases by 10.2% to €482 Mio.
- Real Germany with successful start of marketing campaign – like-for-like sales grow by 5.0% in the second quarter
- Outlook confirmed for 2008

METRO Group prepares market entry into Kazakhstan

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:00:00 +0100

First Metro Cash & Carry wholesale store to open in summer 2009

real,- Future Store with positive results after the first 100 days

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:00:00 +0100

- Store was very well received by the customers
- Double-digit growth in sales

METRO Group hires 3,145 vocational trainees

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:45:00 +0100

- 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

METRO Group raises sales by 7.1% during the first nine months of the year

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:15:00 +0100

- 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

Inacker will become head of the new department Corporate Communications & Public Affairs

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:15:00 +0100

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.