METRO GROUP is the most international retailing company in the world. It is headed by the holding company METRO AG, in which Haniel directly or indirectly holds 34.24 per cent of the voting shares. Operative business is carried out by autonomous sales divisions. With these sales brands, the METRO GROUP is represented at more than 2,100 sites in 33 countries in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Successful range of brands
Metro Cash & Carry is an international market leader in sector of self-service whole. The METRO GROUP is a successful food retailer in Germany and Eastern Europe with its sales brand Real. The trading group also sets standards with its electrical superstores: Media Markt and Saturn are Europe's market leaders in this segment. The sales brand Galeria Kaufhof is recognised as the concept and systems leader in the German department store segment. There is also METRO PROPERTIES, which manages METRO GROUP’s real estate assets.
