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	METRO Group - Strategy
		The claim of METRO Group to being a driving force in international trading and retailing is reflected in the corporate strategy.
		METRO Group quickly managed to achieve market leadership in the respective wholesaling or retailing segment on most foreign markets.
		METRO Group is only active in those business segments where sales divisions of a significant size can operate on sufficiently large market segments.
	www.metrogroup.de /servlet/PB/menu/1000083_l2/index.html (505 words)

	Metro AG (MEOG.DE) Stock Quote \| Stocks \| Reuters.com
		METRO AG is a Germany-based trading and retail company.
		It acts as a holding company for the METRO Group, which is organized into four independent sales divisions: Metro Cash & Carry/Makro Cash & Carry, which are engaged in cash and carry wholesaling worldwide; Real und Extra, which operates a chain...
		No Analyst Research is available for Metro AG NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes.
	stocks.us.reuters.com /stocks/overview.asp?symbol=MEOG.DE (271 words)

	Metro AG - Wikipedia
		Die Metro AG ist eine in Düsseldorf ansässige Holding-Gesellschaft, die unter dem Dach der Metro Group verschiedene Großhandel- und Einzelhandelsunternehmen verwaltet.
		An der Metro AG waren bis August 2007 Otto Beisheim mit 18,8 %, die Franz Haniel and Cie.
		Sie wurde 1972 als Asko Lebensmittelfilial- und Kaufhaus AG aus der Umwandlung der Asko Saarpfalz, Genossenschaft der Verbraucher eGmbH gegründet.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Metro_AG#Geschichte (1157 words)

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	Profits double at Germany's Metro - Boston.com
		Metro AG, Germany's biggest retailer, said Wednesday that full-year net income almost doubled as recently acquired businesses contributed to earnings for the first time and the company sold its remaining stake in the Praktiker home improvement chain.
		Metro spent 987 million euros ($1.31 billion) on acquisitions in 2006, while earning 484 million euros ($643.6 million) from the sale of Romania-based Praktiker.
		Metro also aims to increase earnings before interest and taxes in the same period by 8 percent to 9 percent from the 1.91 billion euros posted in 2006.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2007/03/21/metro_full_year_profit_almost_doubled (236 words)

	Metro AG's licence under govt review
		The government has decided to review the wholesale trading licence granted to German retail chain Metro AG following allegations that the company is indulging in retail trade in India by selling directly to end-users.
		At the launch of its first store in Bangalore on October 20, Metro Chairman and CEO Hans-Joachim Körber said the licence was amended in December 2002 to allow it to undertake business-to-business sales.
		Industry chambers have claimed that Metro has tied up with various companies to offer products to their employees at cheaper rates, which is a form of direct retailing to customers.
	www.rediff.com /money/2003/nov/18metro.htm (423 words)

	Metro AG's licence under govt review
		The government has decided to review the wholesale trading licence granted to German retail chain Metro AG following allegations that the company is indulging in retail trade in India by selling directly to end-users.
		At the launch of its first store in Bangalore on October 20, Metro Chairman and CEO Hans-Joachim Körber said the licence was amended in December 2002 to allow it to undertake business-to-business sales.
		Industry chambers have claimed that Metro has tied up with various companies to offer products to their employees at cheaper rates, which is a form of direct retailing to customers.
	in.rediff.com /money/2003/nov/18metro.htm (423 words)

	German retailer Metro's 2Q net profit up - Boston.com
		German retailer Metro AG said Tuesday that its second-quarter net profit jumped by more than 88 percent because of improved sales abroad and a gain from the disposal of its Praktiker unit.
		Metro achieved "distinct increases in terms of sales and earnings, not only abroad but also in the domestic market," CEO Hans-Joachim Koerber said.
		Metro is one of the world's largest retailers, operating more than 2,100 stores in 30 countries worldwide.
	www.boston.com /business/articles/2006/08/01/german_retailer_metros_2q_net_profit_up (380 words)

	Metro Future Store - Special Report Overview
		In addition to being targeted by a consumer protest involving more than a dozen German privacy and civil liberties groups, the store and its partners have come under investigation by the office of the German Privacy Commissioner and could be facing legal action.
		In response, METRO has already begun at least a partial retreat, announcing on February 26th that it will no longer hide RFID tags in its loyalty cards.
		METRO AG is Germany's largest retailer and the fifth largest retailer in the world.
	www.spychips.com /metro/overview.html (534 words)

	METRO Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The newly introduced term "METRO Group" aims to further strengthen the profile in the public eye, to impart the image of a unique identity, with a common spirit and group goals that are shared throughout the operating units.
		The METRO Group is clearly structured, with METRO AG at the top as the strategic management holding company.
		The company employs around 250,000 people in 30 countries, and is continuing to grow: In the year 2005, METRO Group generated sales of over € 55 billion, some 4.0% more than in the previous year.
	www.metro-cc.jp /en_site/html/group/group1.html (228 words)

	Metro purchases 2m call options to hedge SOP
		METRO AG has used the recent capital markets’ weakness to fully hedge the fourth tranche of stock options issued.
		As this was standard practice for the previous three tranches as well, all financial effects of its SOP are fully accounted for and included in METRO AG’s accounts.
		Within its program for EVA-performance-related compensation, METRO AG has issued stock options to the Group’s 481 senior and top management in the fourth tranche.
	www.metrogroup.ru /servlet/PB/menu/1004064_l2 (190 words)

	Germany : Metro AGâs Intl business registers double-digit growth in Q3 - Textile Fashion News Fibre2Fashion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Metro AG continued on its growth path in the third quarter 2006.
		The METRO Group succeeded in stepping up its growth dynamics even further in the challenging West European markets where the company achieved a plus in sales of 9.2 percent in the third quarter.
		In the Asia/Africa region, METRO Group succeeded in boosting further the growth in sales accomplished in the first half of the year.
	www.fibre2fashion.com /news/company-news/metro-group/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=25541 (313 words)

	- Metro launches RFID innovation center - Internet Business News
		Metro AG, the world's fifth largest retailer, has opened a new center to demonstrate RFID (radio frequency identification) technology to its suppliers ahead of the group's smart-tag rollout in November.
		Metro owns and operates more than 2,300 wholesale stores, supermarkets, department stores and specialty retailers, such as consumer electronics stores, mainly in Germany and the rest of Europe.
		Metro and a growing number of large retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., view RFID as a way to manage the huge flow of merchandise in and out of stores more effectively, while at the same time reducing both inventory losses and labor costs.
	www.thestandard.com /article.php?story=20040707224138225 (530 words)

	Metro to focus on cash-and-carry biz-India Business-NEWS-The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		NEW DELHI: Even as Wal-Mart is set for an India foray, German retailer Metro AG on Monday said it would confine its role to the wholesale cash-and-carry business till the government allowed foreign players to acquire majority control in the retail business.
		But Metro CEO Hans-Joachim Koerber â” whose firm has two stores in Bangalore and is opening a third one in Hyderabad on Thursday â” said the company would ramp up its India operations and wanted to set up stores in all 33 cities with population of over 1 million.
		Not too satisfied with the progress in amendments to the Agricultural Marketing Produce Committee Act, which restricts Metro from selling fruits and vegetables as a wholesaler, Koerber is very clear that he will not go to any state which has not repealed the APMC Act.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /NEWS/India_Business/Metro_to_focus_on_cash-and-carry_biz/articleshow/609453.cms (539 words)

	RFID showcase METRO AG Germany - Gomaro s.a. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Visitors to the technological testing facility of Germany’s giant METRO AG retail group can see one of the first RFID systems for automatic pallet labeling compliant to the EPC Global Standard.
		METRO AG Corporation as one of Germany’s leading retail groups defines RFID specifications and demand profiles for their suppliers and has been planning the implementation of the new technology with the METRO Group RFID Innovation Center.
		The pilot system meets requirements demanded by METRO AG of their suppliers in the first stage of the introduction of RFID.
	www.gomaro.ch /Specifications/metrorfid.htm (743 words)

	METRO Group - Homepage METRO Group
		METRO Group opens first wholesale center in Pakistan
		METRO Group increases number of new apprentices to 3,152
		Different events offer students and teachers the possibility to get in contact with the METRO Group.
	www.metrogroup.de /servlet/PB/menu/-1_l2_ePRJ-METRODE-TOPLEVEL/index.html (71 words)

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