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<strong>METRO</strong> GROUP : ANNUAL REPORT 2011 : BUSINESS<br />

→ GROUP MANAGEMENT REPORT : 3. EARNiNGs POsiTiON<br />

galeria Kaufhof<br />

sales of Galeria Kaufhof declined by 3.7 percent to €3.4 billion<br />

in 2011 compared with the previous year. like-for-like<br />

sales fell by 3.4 percent.<br />

sales of galeria Kaufhof 2011<br />

by region<br />

9.9%<br />

Western europe<br />

(excl. Germany)<br />

90.1%<br />

Germany<br />

In Germany, Galeria Kaufhof generated sales of €3.1 billion<br />

in 2011 – a decline of 4.4 percent compared with the previous<br />

year. like-for-like sales fell by 3.9 percent. The atypical<br />

weather had a distinctly negative impact on sales of seasonal<br />

merchandise. Following a disappointing start of the Christmas<br />

business, hardware sales ended the year satisfactorily,<br />

but could not offset weak textile sales. In addition, Galeria<br />

Kaufhof started to phase out sales of the low-margin technical<br />

assortment in order to make more profitable use of the<br />

Key figures galeria Kaufhof 2011<br />

in year-on-year comparison<br />

2010<br />

€ million<br />

Change in %<br />

2011<br />

€ million in €<br />

Currency<br />

effects in<br />

percentage<br />

points<br />

Like-for-<br />

in local like (local<br />

curcurrenciesrencies) sales 3,584 3,450 –3.7 0.0 –3.7 –3.4<br />

Germany 3,251 3,107 –4.4 0.0 –4.4 –3.9<br />

Western europe 333 343 3.1 0.0 3.1 2.4<br />

eBITDa 2331 2191 –5.8 – – –<br />

eBIT 1381 1211 –12.5 – – –<br />

eBIT margin (%) 3.91 3.51 – – – –<br />

locations (number)<br />

selling space<br />

138 140 1.4 – – –<br />

(1,000 sqm) 1,480 1,475 –0.3 – – –<br />

1 Before special items from shape 2012<br />

→ p. 102<br />

selling space with typical department store product categories<br />

such as leather goods, shoes and accessories. The<br />

related remodelling measures had a negative impact on<br />

business development.<br />

sales in Western europe rose by 3.1 percent to €343 million.<br />

like-for-like sales increased by 2.4 percent.<br />

at the end of 2011, Galeria Kaufhof operated 140 locations:<br />

125 in Germany and 15 in Belgium.<br />

eBIT declined to €94 million after €138 million in the previous<br />

year. eBIT before special items retreated by €17 million to<br />

€121 million from €138 million a year earlier.<br />

Real Estate<br />

The Real estate segment comprises all real estate assets<br />

owned by MeTRo GRoUp as well as real estate-related<br />

services.<br />

Property locations (687 locations)<br />

by region<br />

38.1%<br />

eastern europe<br />

11.5%<br />

asia/africa<br />

20.5%<br />

Germany<br />

29.9%<br />

Western europe<br />

(excl. Germany)<br />

eBIT fell to €639 million from €718 million. eBIT before special<br />

items amounted to €643 million, a decline of €55 million<br />

that is due largely to lower earnings from active portfolio<br />

management as well as to lower net rental income due to<br />

asset disposals.<br />

Others<br />

The “others” segment comprises, among others, MeTRo aG as<br />

the strategic management holding company of MeTRo GRoUp,<br />

the procurement organisation in Hong Kong, which also<br />

operates on behalf of third parties, as well as logistics ser-

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