Order online? Check. Have goods conveniently delivered to the restaurant? Check. However, some items have to be hand-picked by the restaurateurs at the local wholesale store. Sometimes they need fresh vegetables or fish for the menu of the day – or maybe they just realized they ran out of flour and need to run to the store quickly before the restaurant opens.
It all started with the traditional self-service store. Since the 1960s, METRO has been meeting the demands of professional customers with this type of store. Over the years, it changed and grew in different directions. Meanwhile, flexible delivery offers and a wide network of warehouses, various digital solutions and an online marketplace have been added to the portfolio.
But what does in-store purchasing in the wholesale industry look like today? And what about tomorrow? Modern METRO wholesale stores, such as the recently opened store in Lyon-Gerland, are leading the way. 3 examples.