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German, French Electronics Chains Hook Up As Amazon Encroaches

German retailer Metro AG has agreed to buy a 24% stake in Fnac Darty of France for €452 million, following through quickly on a vow to lead consolidat...

Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit: Day One In Pictures

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Global Summit, the meeting point for top level executives from the retail and FMCG sectors, kicked off in Berlin yesterday w...

Metro, Colgate-Palmolive Chiefs Named New CGF Co-Chairs

Olaf Koch, chairman of the management board of Metro Group (pictured), and Ian Cook, CEO of Colgate-Palmolive, have been named the new co-chairs of the Con...

Pam Panorama Introduces New Metro Store Format In Italy

Italian grocery retail group Pam Panorama has introduced a new 'metro' store format. The first Pam Metro store has opened in Vicenza and features an ass...

Shareholders To Vote On Metro Group Demerger At AGM

Metro Group shareholders will today vote on the planned demerger of the group into two companies; a wholesale and retail business trading under the Metro b...

Metro Signs Declaration On Climate Action Plan 2050

The German cash and carry retailer Metro AG signed the declaration on Climate Action Plan 2050, along with 40 other companies and associations. The decl...

Croatia’s Gavrilovic To Supply Spar and Metro In Austria

Croatian meat processing company Gavrilović has signed new export deals with Spar and Metro in Austria, further expanding its presence on the European mark...

Croatian Food Retailers Continue Expansion Strategy

Croatian food retailers are continuing to expand their presence, with plans to open new stores in the coming year, according to local daily Poslovni Dnevni...