Like-for-like sales growth of 1.5% in financial year 2014/15
Growth drivers online retail and delivery remain successful
METRO Cash & Carry and Media Saturn report like-for-like sales growth in both financial year 2014/15 and Q4 2014/15
Acquisitions Classic Fine Foods and RTS strengthen sales lines
Sale of Galeria Kaufhof successfully completed; net cash inflow of €1.75…
Portfolio totals 83 properties with an Asset Value of $4.8 billion(1)
NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES & COLOGNE, Germany, 2015-10-5 — /EPR Retail News/ — HBS Global Properties, the real estate joint venture between Hudson's Bay Company ("HBC") (TSX: HBC) and Simon Property Group Inc. ("Simon") (NYSE: SPG), is pleased to announce the acquisition of 41 GALERIA Kaufhof…
Closing date of transaction 30 September 2015
Transaction value: €2.825 billion
Net cash inflow of €1.75 billion for (today's) end of METRO AG's financial year as at 30.09.2015
Rating-relevant net debt reduced by €2.85 billion
Düsseldorf, Germany, 2015-10-1 — /EPR Retail News/ — METRO GROUP successfully concludes the sale of Galeria Kaufhof including all locations in…
Creates a Global Platform, Positioning HBC for Future Growth in Europe
Transaction Value of €2.825 Billion Agreed, Including the Assumption of Certain Liabilities
HBC Plans to Work with GALERIA Kaufhof's Existing Management Team to Further Strengthen Offerings to Consumers
Agreement Includes Extensive Commitments to Maintain Employment Levels and Store Count, GALERIA Kaufhof to Remain Headquartered…
Sales at METRO GROUP climbed by 1.3% in financial year 2013/14 after adjustment for portfolio changes and currency effects
Like-for-like sales increased by 0.1% after totalling -1.3% in the previous year; sales guidance achieved
Q4 2013/14: all sales lines generated higher like-for-like sales; considerable trend improvement at Media-Saturn
Earnings outlook confirmed
METRO GROUP's Christmas business…
Initiated generational change creates foundations for continued economic success and personnel continuity
Olivier Van den Bossche new CEO of department store operations
Lovro Mandac new Chairman of the Supervisory Board of GALERIA Kaufhof GmbH
Edo Beukema and Volker Schlinge resume the Management Board positions for Procurement and HR – Thomas Storck and Ulrich Köster with new…
Düsseldorf, Germany, 2014-9-23— /EPR Retail News/ — METRO GROUP is returning to the ranks of the world's sustainability leaders in retailing. From today, the Düsseldorf-based company with its sales lines METRO Cash & Carry, Media-Saturn, Real and Galeria Kaufhof will be relisted on the leading international sustainability index Dow Jones Sustainability World, the rating agency RobecoSAM…