Metro AG

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Metro AG (German pronunciation: [ˈmeːtʁo] ) is a German multinational food wholesaler based in Düsseldorf. Metro supplies hotels, restaurants, caterers and independent retailers through its cash-and-carry stores and by delivering directly to customers. Its stores operate mainly under the Metro and Makro brands. At the end of September 2025, it operated 622 wholesale stores in 21 countries. Metro is controlled by EP Group through EP Global Commerce. Ernst Schmidt and Wilhelm Schmidt-Ruthenbeck opened the first Metro store in Essen in 1963. The company's wholesale business was established the following year in Mülheim an der Ruhr. In 2017, the former Metro AG spun off its wholesale business and the Real hypermarket chain into a separate company. The original company retained its consumer electronics business and became Ceconomy. Metro sold Real in 2020, and its shares were delisted from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in 2025.

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