Wholesale

EuroCommerce Calls For Action To Help Non-Food Businesses

EuroCommerce, the body which represents the retail and wholesale sector in Europe, has urged the European Commission and governments of European countries...

Metro Withdraws Guidance For 2019/20 Financial Year Due To COVID-19

Wholesaler Metro has withdrawn its guidance for continuing operations for the current financial year, which were published last December, due to the ongoin...

Sysco Contacted Germany's Metro Over Potential Takeover: Sources

U.S. food distributor Sysco has contacted Metro about a potential takeover of the German wholesaler, two people close to the matter told Reuters. Once a...

Metro CEO Praises 'Significant Progress' Made at Wholesaler In Past Year

Metro chief executive Olaf Koch has said that the financial year 2018/19 marked "significant progress" in the company's bid to become a pure whol...

Mixed Performance For Metro Across Key Markets In First Quarter

Wholesale giant Metro has posted a 1.0% increase in like-for-like sales in the first quarter of its financial year, however there was a mixed performance a...

Metro Reaches Agreement On Sale Of Real Hypermarket Business

Wholesaler Metro has reached a 'commercial agreement' with a consortium comprised of The SCP Group and x+bricks on the sale of its Real hypermarket busines...

Costco Sees 8% Growth In Net Sales In January 2020

Costco Wholesale Corporation has reported net sales of $11.57 billion (€10.56 billion) for the month of January, an increase of 8.0% on the same...

Sligro Food Group Expects Improved Performance In 2020

Dutch wholesaler Sligro Food Group has said that it expects to 'improve results' in a 'relatively stable market' in 2020, however the group has stopped sho...