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Organization and structure<br />
of the <strong>METRO</strong> <strong>AG</strong> <strong>Group</strong><br />
<strong>METRO</strong> <strong>AG</strong> functions as a<br />
management holding company<br />
of an internationally<br />
oriented trading and services<br />
group with sales of around<br />
DM 62 billion and a workforce<br />
of some 176,500.<br />
The <strong>Group</strong> comprises 14 operating<br />
divisions, some of which<br />
are subdivided into outlet<br />
chains, and legally independent<br />
service companies that<br />
combine functions for both<br />
the outlet chains and <strong>Group</strong><br />
management.<br />
<strong>METRO</strong> <strong>AG</strong> as the <strong>Group</strong><br />
management works out strat-<br />
Metro<br />
Wholesale<br />
Computer<br />
Centers<br />
Department<br />
Stores<br />
Fashion<br />
Centers<br />
egies and targets with the outlet<br />
chains and decides within<br />
the scope of its responsibilities<br />
on resource allocation,<br />
internationalization and ways<br />
of achieving synergies. It coordinates<br />
the divisions and outlet<br />
chains and ensures the<br />
selection and career development<br />
of well-qualified executives<br />
in the <strong>Group</strong>.<br />
The <strong>Group</strong>’s portfolio consists<br />
of the following divisions:<br />
Metro Wholesale, Department<br />
Stores, Hypermarkets, Food<br />
Stores & Discounters, Consumer<br />
Electronics Centers,<br />
Home Improvement Centers,<br />
Furniture Centers, Computer<br />
Centers, Fashion Centers,<br />
Footwear Centers, Mail Order,<br />
Hypermarkets<br />
Footwear<br />
Centers<br />
<strong>METRO</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />
<strong>METRO</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />
Food Stores &<br />
Discounters<br />
Mail Order<br />
Consumer<br />
Electronics<br />
Centers<br />
Restaurant &<br />
Catering<br />
<strong>METRO</strong> <strong>AG</strong><br />
Restaurant & Catering, Real<br />
Estate and Others. These<br />
autonomous divisions bear<br />
responsibility for their operations.<br />
The service companies act as<br />
know-how providers for the<br />
whole <strong>Group</strong> and are under<br />
the direct control of the <strong>Group</strong><br />
Management. They include<br />
the following:<br />
Metro MGE Einkauf (purchasing),<br />
Metro MGL Logistik<br />
(logistics), Metro MGI Informatik<br />
(information technology),<br />
Metro Werbegesellschaft<br />
(ad agency).<br />
A simplified <strong>Group</strong> structure<br />
is shown below:<br />
Service<br />
companies<br />
(MGE, MGL, etc.)<br />
Home<br />
Improvement<br />
Centers<br />
Furniture<br />
Centers<br />
Real Estate Others<br />
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