Wholesale 360 - METRO's new strategic approach

Wholesale 360 stands for focusing on our core wholesale business and at the same time expanding it by 6 subject areas:

Products

Services

Consulting

Digital Tools

Equipment

Marketplace

This will turn us from a transactional retailer into an integrated solution provider. We create new impulses and develop holistic offers and services that strengthen our customers' business and make it more efficient. We are pursuing a clear goal:

To be the partner of choice for our customers - in every respect.

More in the Annual Report.

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