Tag "Metro"

Three Metro Cash & Carry properties in Hungary and eight more in the region have been sold

A total of 11 Cash & Carry stores have been sold in Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic by Metro Properties, a real estate company of Metro AG – portfolio.hu...

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The price was not enough for Metro’s shareholders

Daniel Kretinsky Czech billionaire failed in his attempt to acquire majority ownership in the Metro group – piacesprofit.hu wrote. Kretinsky’s investment firm, EPGC, said on the Internet: “We assume that...

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X5 vs. Magnit: 1:0

Russian fruit and vegetable retailer Magnit keeps losing ground against rival company X5 Retail Group. The price of the company’s shares has reached an all-time low and CEO Olga Naumova...

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Magazine: Where promotions are hunting for shoppers

In Slovakia the top grocery retailers are Tesco, Lidl, Kaufland, Billa and Metro. This was one of the many interesting things that we could learn at the Slovakian retail congress –...

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Shoppers want the personal contact

In May JLL published a study about the future of retail. From this we learned that 65.2 percent of ‘veteran’ consumers need a professional’s help when shopping, for Baby Boomers entertainment...

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Improved sales performance from wholesalers too

This year is the second when we asked wholesalers supplying the retail and HoReCa sectors about the market and their own performance. Approximately 20-25 wholesalers talked about their results; their combined...

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Another offer for METRO

Another turn occured in the acquisition of the Metro cash & carry on chain store, which has been going on for a year. Two Eastern European billionaire investors want to...

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Reliability is the keyword at METRO

METRO has been assisting the successful operations of partners – mainly Hungarian HoReCa units – for 25 years. 2018 was the year of private label products at METRO: METRO Chef top-quality...

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Do it yourself smoothie!

Last summer ARDO Hungary Kft. rolled out a Smoothie Mix product – frozen smoothie ingredients in standard portions. Managing director Mirtill Németh told that they creatively mix fruits with vegetables and spices. Three...

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Metro’s online shop in Moscow

As part of a pilot project, the Metro chain and delivery service Instamart have launched an online store for Moscow. Customers from Moscow and several districts of the Moscow region...

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Metro grocery stores to permit reusable containers in effort to cut waste

Metro grocery chain will allow customers across Quebec to bring reusable containers for the purchase of fresh products, facing increasing consumer concern about single-use plastics. The grocery and drug store company announced Monday that beginning April 22, customers will be...

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Pilot online shop from Metro in Moscow

Retail chain Metro and delivery service Instamart have launched a pilot online store for Moscow and the Moscow region. From 26 February customers from Moscow and several districts of the...

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Metro technologies win prize

Metro has won two prizes at the 12th at EHI Retail Institute’s Retail Technology Awards Europe in Düsseldorf in Germany. The Metro Companion app got the ‘best customer experience’ award,...

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METRO raised its starting salary by nearly twenty percent above the professional minimum wage

At the beginning of 2018, the METRO Nagykereskedelmi Kft. (METRO Wholesale Ltd.) developed and launched its Corporate Wage Development Program, which is based on the principles of transparency, planning and...

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Magazine: A quality relationship

METRO was one of the main sponsors of the end-of-year gala dinner of the Guild of Hungarian Restaurateurs (MVI). Our magazine interviewed Ákos Bősze, the company’s target group manager who...

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Magazine: Fish market

Compared with Europe and the rest of the world, Hungarians eat little fish and seafood, but it is good news that consumption is growing. The majority of fish produced in...

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Hungary’s first METRO store opened 25 years ago

METRO Kereskedelmi Kft.’s CEO Imre Horváth opines that 25-year-old METRO Hungary is one of the most innovative store chains. – We entered the Hungarian market in 1993 and we operate...

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Magazine: Cooking was a real experience at the METRO Gastro Academy

METRO’s ‘Show off your cooking skills and win an unforgettable experience with METRO’ promotion campaign took place in October, and it was followed by a cooking contest on 30 November...

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Everyone’s beautiful, everyone’s healthy!

According to a recent trend report made by METRO, the health trend is getting stronger among consumers. The company thinks 2019 will be the year of alternative food ingredients. Instead...

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Magazine: Once upon a time…Business Days 2018 (Part 1)

This year we invited partners to tell and listen to fairytales at the Business Days conference in Tapolca, which was organised in cooperation with the Chain Bridge Club. Between 25...

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METRO: nice and healthy gastronomy

Experts with METRO’s raw material trends already said early in the year that 2018 will be the year of alternative ingredients. This seems to be justified, as health awareness is...

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The happy winner of the METRO prize wiining game received his car

The main prize of METRO’s “Winning Weeks” prize winning game, the FIAT TIPO Kombi 1.4 16V Easy, was handed over on 18 September 2018 to the lucky winner, Sztanek Kriszián,...

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Restaurants that joined to the METRO Gastro Days offer a great discount for the guests

Between October 9 and 14, more than 2800 domestic restaurants and other services are waiting for the visitors countrywide with discounts. Restaurants joining the METRO Gastro Days on the occasion...

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Szombathely won the main prize of the joint action of MAGYAR TERMÉK Nonprofit Kft. and METRO Kereskedelemi Kft.

Beszterczi Balázs, the operator of five retail outlets won the 450,000 HUF Mol-fuel card within the “Three of the Hungarian” prize winning games in the METRO network. In the four-week...

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All roads lead to the customer!

METRO CEO Imre Horváth talked to our magazine about their efforts to provide customers with the best possible service. • What strategy forms the basis of METRO’s business plans in...

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Amazon would buy Real

German Metro chain would sell its retail units – Világgazdaság Online wrote. In the 282 units of the Real Business Network, 34,000 people are working. It is estimated that the...

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Magazine: In a key role

Zoltán Rutka, METRO – wine category manager We create METRO’s wine selection with the needs of our customers in mind: we always push the assortment in the direction of popular...

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Last year was a good one for wholesalers too

In 2017 not only retailers had a good year, but also the wholesalers that serve both the retail and the Horeca segments. Wholesalers sold products for HUF 1,000-1,200 billion to Horeca...

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New vehicles reflect METRO’s image elements even better

METRO is changing its vehicle fleet: Peugeot 208 models are gradually replacing the cars in the current fleet throughout the year. The new vehicles will bear METRO’s image elements in a...

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