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<strong>METRO</strong> gROUP : ANNUAL REPORT 2011 : sTRATEgy<br />

→ THe YeaR In RevIeW<br />

aCTing STraTegiCaLLy!<br />

THE YEAR IN<br />

REVIEW<br />

SELECTED EvEnTS DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2011<br />

· q1 / 2011 ·<br />

International<br />

sponsor<br />

24/3/2011: <strong>METRO</strong> GROUP and its sales<br />

divisions Metro Cash & Carry, Saturn and<br />

Galeria Kaufhof support the Eurovision<br />

Song Contest as an international sponsor.<br />

In addition, Metro Cash & Carry is the<br />

event’s official supplier.<br />

· q2 / 2011 ·<br />

New umbrella<br />

brand communication<br />

6/5/2011: <strong>METRO</strong> GROUP launches a new<br />

umbrella brand communication with the<br />

slogan “Made to Trade.”. The objective is<br />

to reinforce the strength and economic<br />

relevance of the retail and wholesale industry<br />

and of the <strong>Group</strong>.<br />

Long-Term VaLue CreaTion<br />

· q3 / 2011 ·<br />

418<br />

Multichannel<br />

strategy expanded<br />

14/7/2011: Media­Saturn acquires online<br />

retailer Redcoon, expanding its business<br />

model by adding a pure play Internet<br />

sales platform.<br />

www.redcoon.de<br />

moRe THAn<br />

3 million<br />

CUSTomeRS AT ReDCoon<br />

Cooperation with<br />

UNIDO extended<br />

2/9/2011: The United Nations Industrial<br />

Development Organisation (UNIDO) and<br />

<strong>METRO</strong> GROUP reinforce their commitment<br />

to more efficient supply chains and<br />

better food supplies. In 2011, the two partners<br />

initiated training programmes for<br />

producers and suppliers in India and Russia.<br />

Such countries as Kazakhstan and<br />

China are scheduled to follow suit.<br />

TaKing a Far-SigHTeD VieW!<br />

Listing in<br />

DJSI World<br />

8/9/2011: <strong>METRO</strong> GROUP is again listed<br />

in the “Dow Jones Sustainability Index<br />

World” (DJSI). The index includes companies<br />

that lead their sector in terms<br />

of environmental, social and economic<br />

performance.<br />

Inclusion in<br />

Carbon Disclosure<br />

Leadership Index<br />

16/9/2011: The Carbon Disclosure Project<br />

(CDP) includes <strong>METRO</strong> GROUP<br />

in its “Carbon Disclosure Leadership<br />

Index” for the first time. The index only includes<br />

about 50 of the world’s largest companies<br />

that stand out for their highly transparent<br />

climate change disclosure.<br />

Real estate<br />

fund placed<br />

29/9/2011: <strong>METRO</strong> PROPERTIES places 20<br />

Italian Metro Cash & Carry stores into<br />

a closed­end real estate fund and sells<br />

all fund shares to institutional investors.<br />

Gross revenue from the transaction<br />

amounts to about €300 million.<br />

€300 million<br />

TRAnSACTion ReVenUe<br />

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