Dynamic duo with fresh ideas

An old railway station, a traditional German restaurant and a craft brewery: the success story of a family business

METRO's online magazine - everything about exciting topics from wholesale and from the world of our customers, independent entrepreneurs.

Highlights

Making shopping more convenient than ever

The multichannel concept lets restaurateurs shop at METRO when it’s convenient for them. Each channel has its benefits.

Fortuna Kiosk - An institution in the neighbourhood

Enhancing value for traders

From the kiosk to the franchise: for diverse traders, METRO offers versatile solutions.

Tidbits

Sweet discovery
A fortuitous accident: in 1945, the American inventor Percy LeBaron Spencer happend to have a chocolate bar in his pocket while experimenting with electromagnetic radiation as part of his research on radar systems. He noticed that the chocolate wondrously melted - and the microwave was born.

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METRO in figures

Our more than 95,000 employees are proud to serve 17 million METRO customers.

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Dynamic duo with fresh ideas

METRO's online magazine - everything about exciting topics from wholesale and from the world of our customers, independent entrepreneurs.

Making shopping more convenient than ever

Enhancing value for traders

Tidbits

METRO in figures

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