Metro Cash and Carry

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  • Olaf Koch ( CEO)

The Metro Cash & Carry International GmbH, headquartered in Dusseldorf is a German wholesale company and the most important division of the Metro Group. It has offices in 29 countries and operates a total of 743 self -service wholesale stores.

History

The history of Metro began on November 8, 1963 at the address Lütkenbrauk 64 in Essen- bird home. , With the opening of the first self-service wholesale market under the name Metro, which still exists today It was long assumed that the roots are, with the opening of Metro cash & carry market in Mülheim find until the end of 1964 at the Ruhr. But this Metro C & C wholesale market, which still exists also today was only the second market. Founding shareholders for the first store in Essen were two grocery wholesalers, the brothers Ernst Schmidt and Wilhelm Schmidt Ruth Beck, who supplied operated by the second generation, the company Karl Schmidt oHG was founded by her father in 1923 in Duisburg Inner Harbour successful and over 500 SPAR grocery retailer. Ideas was essentially Wilhelm Schmidt Ruth Beck. The name " Metro" he probably derived from the term " metropolis ". He let the naming rights METRO early protect (including after consultation with the then Hollywood giant "Metro -Goldwyn -Mayer " ), which at the time was possible without remuneration.

The distribution type self-service wholesale ( cash-and -carry market ) came in the late 1950s and early 1960s from the U.S. to Germany. In particular, the RATIO markets the company Terfloth & Snoek in Münster and Bochum as well as the markets of the company Handelshof in Haan, Cologne and Mönchengladbach, but also by the two C & C markets of the brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht (founder of the discount chain Aldi ) under the name ALIO in Neuss and Mülheim an der Ruhr, these were known.

The planning and opening of the first self-service wholesale market under the name of METRO in Essen responsible Walter Vieth, who was from 1963 to 1970 there manager.

1964, a year after the opening of the first metro market in food, also planned the company Stoecker & Rein Hagen (owner family Schell) in the neighboring city of Mülheim / Ruhr on Heifeskamp a Cash & Carry market. During the construction phase, the merchants Ruth Schmidt- Beck, Schmidt and Schell met and decided to pool their C & C activities. So they founded the Metro cash & carry markets GmbH & Co. KG, based in Mülheim, later in Dusseldorf. Solely responsible manager was Otto Beisheim until 1964, the company Stoecker & Rein Hagen ( Wholesale of electrical and domestic appliances ) authorized officer.

In 1966, as the third metro market added a house in West Berlin. Also in 1966 Otto Beisheim learned by chance Friedrich Wilhelm Lenz, the CEO of the company Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH. , On the plane from Berlin to Dusseldorf know GmbH in Duisburg and could tell him of the successful Metro activities. Haniel sought at this time after the sale of a gas station chain ( " Rhenish Prussia "), new investment opportunities. The respected business families of the Ruhr, Haniel and Schmidt- Ruth Beck, knew and trusted each other for reasons personal and business relationships. Against this background, it was Otto Beisheim with great skill, Haniel to win as a shareholder of Metro and ascend to the shareholder under this reorganization itself. The percentages varied from that date up to one third at the founding family Schmidt Ruth Beck and the shareholders Beisheim and Haniel.

Under the sole leadership of Otto Beisheim began in 1967 with the opening of the metro markets in Godorf in Cologne, Hamburg, Munich and, after a connection with the Dutch company SHV Holdings NV ( Steenkolen trade - Vereeniging ) Utrecht, the first C & C Wholesale Market ( company: MACRO ) in the Netherlands, as well as 1968 in Dusseldorf, a rapid and highly successful expansion of the C & C markets in the face of Germany and Europe.

Offices

Metro Cash & Carry is represented in 29 countries worldwide. A total of 743 large stores are operated. The investment focus is in Eastern Europe and Asia for some time; outstanding countries here are Russia, India and China. In December 2010, the markets were sold in Morocco. In January 2011, Makro Cash & Carry Egypt was affected by the unrest, while both markets were looted and burned a market. On 30 May 2012, the markets in the UK at the Booker Group Plc were. sold.

Germany

Metro Cash & Carry Germany was founded in 1964 and today operates 107 stores, including 63 markets of C C Schaper.

Austria

Metro Cash & Carry Austria was founded in 1971. The wholesale market was opened in 1971 in Vienna Voesendorf was the first Metro store in Austria.

The Metro Cash & Carry Austria in 2009 generated an annual turnover of 782 million euros net. The Metro Cash & Carry operates in Austria Austria 12 hypermarkets with a sales area of ​​140,500 m². In every major market a product range of 48,000 items is available. Around 2,100 employees serve 524,000 customers annually Metro.

Other

  • Egypt, 2 markets, market entry: 2010
  • Belgium, 12 markets, ME: 1970
  • Bulgaria, 14 markets, ME: 1999
  • China, 64 markets, ME: 1996
  • Denmark, 5 markets, ME: 1971
  • France, 93 markets, ME: 1971
  • Greece, 9 markets, ME: 1992
  • India, 14 markets, ME: 2003
  • Italy, 49 markets, ME: 1972
  • Japan, 9 markets, ME: 2002
  • Kazakhstan, 8 markets, ME: 2009
  • Croatia, 7 markets, ME: 2001
  • Moldova, 3 markets, ME: 2004
  • Netherlands, 17 markets, ME: 1968
  • Austria, 12 markets, ME: 1971
  • Pakistan, 9 markets, ME: 2007
  • Poland, 41 markets, ME: 1994
  • Portugal, 10 markets, ME: 1990
  • Romania, 32 markets, ME: 1996
  • Russia, 68 markets, ME: 2001
  • Serbia, 10 markets, ME: 2005
  • Slovakia, 6 markets, ME: 2000
  • Spain, 37 markets, ME: 1972
  • Czech Republic, 13 markets, ME: 1997
  • Turkey, in 27 markets, ME: 1990
  • Ukraine, 33 markets, ME: 2003
  • Hungary, 13 markets, ME: 1994
  • Vietnam, 19 markets, ME: 2002

Formats

Metro Cash & Carry today operates four distinct store formats:

  • Metro Classic: 10000-18000 m², Western Europe
  • Metro Junior: 7,000-9,000 m², Eastern Europe and Asia, among other things even 4x in Germany
  • Metro Concept store 7000-14000 sqm, Germany as a test of new concepts
  • Metro Eco: 2500-4000 sqm, France and Italy, etc.
  • C C Schaper: Cash & Carry store with delivery service, only Germany and Austria

Purchasing is only exclusive customer districts permitted. For a shopping pass a current business registration or in older companies must be accompanied by an actual confirmation of the existence of the company. Shopping signatories are then the owner of the company or against authority and employees / relatives.

Competitors in Germany

Metro Cash & Carry / C C Schaper have two nationwide competitors occurring in Germany. Firstly, there is the Edeka Group, which operates through regional companies under the brand Union-SB/SB-Union or Mios own wholesale markets. There is also cooperation partners such as Handelshof, Wasgau, Euro cash and Rullko. The Edeka Group and its partners operate about 160 C C operations. The second competitor is Fegro / Selgros, the 44 C C markets operates under the names Fegro, Selgros and SB - Handelshof.

Sales and Employees

Turnover

  • 2001: € 22.7 billion
  • 2002: € 24.0 billion ( 5.7% compared to previous year )
  • 2003: € 25.1 billion ( 4.6% compared to previous year )
  • 2004: € 26.4 billion ( 5.2% compared to previous year )
  • 2005: € 28.1 billion ( 6.4% compared to previous year )
  • 2006: € 29.9 billion ( 6.5% compared to previous year )
  • 2007: € 31.7 billion ( 6.0% compared to previous year )
  • 2008: € 33.1 billion ( 4.6% compared to previous year )
  • 2009: € 30.6 billion ( - 7.6% compared to previous year )
  • 2010: € 30.8 billion ( 2.6% compared to previous year )
  • 2011: € 31.1 billion ( 1.0% compared to previous year )
  • 2012: € 31.6 billion ( 1.6% compared to previous year )

Employees ( full-time )

  • 2001: 66 966
  • 2002: 72 010
  • 2003: 77 347
  • 2004: 83 425
  • 2005: 90 502
  • 2006: 97 779
  • 2007: 103 915
  • 2008: 110 268
  • 2009: 106 876
  • 2012: 114 045 ( 1.3% compared to previous year )

Metro and SHV

Back in 1968, the opening of a C & C market in Amsterdam together with the Dutch SHV Holdings under the brand name macro. Following rapid expansion of the SHV sold its participation in the European macro - branches in 1997 to the Metro. However, SHV remains the owner of the 103 Makro branches in South America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela), as well as the 69 markets in Asia (Thailand, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines and China). This 172 SHV -macro markets generated a turnover of € 4.0 billion in 2005. The logo macro was for the European markets since the Metro logo in color (yellow and blue) matched. In Asia and South America is of SHV Holdings logo in red and white and uses a completely different font. The investments in Asia SHV has sold up to Thailand to various companies.

Asko German Kaufhaus AG

It was founded in 1972 as Asko grocery store and department store AG from the conversion of Asko Saar Palatinate, cooperative consumer eGmbH. 1977, the Company received its later name. 1979 founded the Praktiker Bau and home improvement AG Asko.

Shareholders of Asko 1989 were, among others:

  • Metro Cash & Carry
  • West LB (10%)
  • Behoga Holding and
  • Lonrho GmbH

1990, Metro Cash & Carry grew at Asko as the majority shareholder with 50 % a. 1992 Metro Asko had completely taken over. At least now started the market and division cleanup.

For Asko included the following investments:

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