METRO AG

3 years of #sCore – more wholesale than ever before We are today more #wholesale than ever before – thanks to the consistent implementation of our #sCore strategy. What #sCore is about? We effectively combine our #stationary wholesale stores with #delivery services and #digital solutions. This multichannel approach allows us to respond to the needs of our professional customers in a way that is perfectly tailored to their requirements. Our progress thanks to its consistent implementation? Take a look 📺 of what a compelling, inspiring and future-oriented business model we have in place 👇 #MoreThanEver #WholesaleToTheMax #sCore #Wholesale #METROinFigures Dr. Steffen Greubel | Guillaume Deruyter | Christiane Giesen | Eric Riegger

Reasoned Statement - our Management Board and Supervisory Board expect positive effects for METRO from the delisting, neutral statement on acceptance or non-acceptance of the offer ▫️ The Management Board and Supervisory Board support the delisting because it is in the interests of METRO ▫️ Offer price for METRO ordinary shares offers significant premium over the price of METRO ordinary shares prior to the announcement of the planned delisting ▫️ Offer price does not reflect the long-term value potential of METRO AG based on the sCore strategy in the view of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board ▫️ Management Board and Supervisory Board issue neutral statement on acceptance or non-acceptance of EPGC's purchase offer All further information in our recent press release: https://lnkd.in/eBjyrCaG

Happy #METROversary 🎉 Back in 2005, we expanded to Serbia - 20 years later, high-quality and customised solutions, services and a wide range of national and international quality products are offered by 1,200 employees in 9 stores. With 9 #FSD platforms attached to each store Metro Srbija is well equipped to master wholesale along our #sCore strategy 🚀 With the recently opened new logistics and distribution centre, METRO Serbia not only ensures improved availability of its wide range of products, but also enables #faster and more #efficient #deliveries throughout the country. The investment is therefore an important step towards sustainable #growth for METRO Serbia, enabling the company to better serve the increasing needs of its growing customer base. Congrats colleagues on this special anniversary 👏👏👏 METRO/MAKRO #OneMETRO #wholesale #MoreThanEver #multichannel #METROfact

🍫 Cocoa is becoming a luxury? Rising prices demand creative solutions in gastronomy. Smart alternatives like fresh fruit with a touch of dark chocolate, house-made desserts with less cocoa, or switching to #ownbrands help keep desserts profitable and appealing. 🍓🍮 https://lnkd.in/eYnBW8GY 💡 Chocolate is one of the most popular sweets worldwide, especially in Germany. In comparison to other sweets such as fruit gums or liquorice, Germans consume the chocolate most frequently, with an annual per capita consumption of around 7.89 kilograms. In a European comparison, only Switzerland consumes more. 💬 How does your business deal with the rising cocoa cost? Let us know in the comments! METRO/MAKRO #Wholesale #mpulse #ownbrands #cocoa #chocolate #desserts

📈 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝘄𝗻-𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 ... ... thanks to our strategic focus is having an increasingly clear effect and has continued at the beginning of our financial year 2024/25. Some insights: 🔝 Makro España, METRO Italia, Makro Portugal, METRO Hrvatska and METRO France with the highest own brand sales share 👏 🚚👨🍳 #Delivery and #HoReCa customers as the most important growth drivers 🥦 #Ultrafresh and #fresh products with the strongest growth rates ↗ At the centre of this is a clear focus on professional customers and their needs - a core component of our #sCore growth strategy. Own brands are particularly important in this context, as they not only stand for a strong #price-performance promise as well as high #quality and #availability, but also differentiate us from the competition and create lasting customer loyalty. Get more details in our press release (link in comments 👇) METRO/MAKRO #Wholesale #MoreThanEver #multichannel #OneMETRO

𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄, 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲, 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 – 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 A packaging that not only #protects our products, but is also #shelf-ready and, on top of that, #sustainable? Challenge accepted! We have set ourselves ambitious targets to make our #ownbrands more sustainable already 7 years ago. ♻ Reduce plastic – We want to save 10,000 tonnes of plastic by 2030 to minimise environmental pollution. ♻ More recycling: We are increasing the proportion of recycled plastic in our packaging to 30% and thus closing the cycle. ♻ Phasing out: Protecting people and the environment by avoiding substances of concerns such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and expanded polystyrene (EPS) in our packaging. ♻ Increasing recyclability: Promoting a sustainable circular economy with 100% recyclable, reusable or home-compostable own-brand packaging to minimise our environmental footprint. ♻ Sustainable fiber materials: FSC®-/PEFC-certified or recycled – we support responsible forestry and the protection of our forests. 📅 You need more details? Our 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 for the 2023/24 financial year will be published in April. Stay tuned! #GlobalRecyclingDay #recycling #sustainability #resourcenotwaste #ESG12 #ESG17 #METROfact

"There is great potential for growth in our #FSD companies" In addition to our own delivery service, specialised delivery services play a decisive role. Serving specific customer segments – from fine dining to large-scale gastronomy – they are also on a growth path. In the latest episode of MORE Podcast, Julius Osthues shed light on their role in our #FSD strategy. 🔭 Looking ahead: What are our plans? 🚀 One major focus is to increase our #ownbrand share in our FSD portfolio. Promoting own brands is a key priority for us, and there is significant potential, especially with our FSD specialists. 🔗 We aim to boost the share of #sourcing #volumes that go through joint procurement channels, such as the trading offices. 💡 We can further empower our FSD companies by financing upfront investments. 🌐 Lastly, there is a large community across METRO/MAKRO that supports and inspires each other. If you encounter an issue in our daily operations, you can pick up the phone and call six other people who work in the same function and may already have the solution for your scenario. 🎧 Stream this #MORE Podcast episode on your favourite platform and subscribe in order to not miss the next one (link in comments 👇) #Wholesale #MorethanEver #Multichannel #insightsdiscovery #MORE #fsd #delivery #METROfact RUNGIS express GmbH | JHB | jhb.fi | Classic Fine Foods Group | Pro a Pro Spain | PRO à PRO | Aviludo, S.A. | Caterite Food & Wineservice Ltd

Purchasing at our online marketplace means having the choice between over 1.3 million #products from more than 900 vendors and 1,300 #sellers that meet the needs of #professional customers.   It’s a platform that offers everything from grill plates to serviettes, all with a guarantee of quality. Launched in Germany back in 2019, the marketplace has since also gone online in France, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. All the approved sellers are traders and they themselves benefit from METRO/MAKRO being a strong brand as well as from its infrastructure. Our platform is operated by our METRO Markets GmbH business unit and a strong pillar in our #multichannel business approach driven by our #sCore growth strategy. #METROfact #Wholesale #MoreThanEver #Multichannel

#Cashless payment is convenient. Take the restaurant business, for example: a representative survey by YouGov conducted in January 2025 found that 55% of German visitors to restaurants prefer contactless payment by card, mobile or QR code in the restaurant; among those under 45, the figure is 73%. If a business wants to offer its guests or customers a simple and uncomplicated way to pay by card or smartphone, it can now do so with #DISHPayNow. Tap to Pay, cashless tipping, digital receipts, secure refunds and a comprehensive payment history – all with just one tool. Our digital subsidiary DISH Digital Solutions, which is driving the digitalisation of the hospitality industry with digital services and solutions, is launching this new, easy-to-implement payment product. Where? DISH Pay Now is to be available in local METRO/MAKRO stores in #Germany and #France, and from March in #Italy and the #Netherlands. Further countries are already in the pipeline. 👇👇👇

The majority of restaurant guests are already familiar with and using digital services. With DISH Digital Solutions, we offer our customers professional solutions to take their business to the next level and #meet their guests where they are.  The advantages? They can better respond to current challenges such as #profitability pressure and staff #shortages with the help of digital processes and mitigate them to some extent. With #DISH solutions, operators can not only control their own visibility on the internet, online ordering processes or reservations, but also manage all customer processes with the cloud-based #DISHPOS system and payment transactions in the restaurant with #DISHPay. Further key findings of our recently conducted #study (link in comments 👇): 🌐 Online presence is essential: 70% of German visitors to restaurants use digital platforms to search for places to eat 📅 Increase in digital bookings: 50% of German restaurant visitors have already booked a table online; for weekly restaurant visitors, this share rises to 71% 💳 Preference for cashless payment: 55% prefer contactless payment by card, mobile or QR code in restaurants; among those under 45 years of age, the figure is 73% #METROfact