Metro

Data: North America

Location: Montreal
Top Executive: Pierre Lessard, president, CEO
Corporate/Franchise Stores: 746
Sales in $ Billions: 10.5 (U.S.)
Date FY Ended: 9/29/07
Website: www.metro.ca

Overview

Metro operates 300 corporate stores that account for 80% of total sales and supplies 446 franchised stores, including 261 supermarkets and 185 drug stores. Eric La Fleche is scheduled to succeed Lessard as president and CEO in April.

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Metro group Future Store: Germany
Aug 25, 2008, Supermarket News - Subscribers Only, By MICHAEL GARRY
When Metro Group opened its first Future Store at an Extra supermarket in Rheinberg, Germany, in late April 2003, the store may have gained as much notice for the appearance of supermodel and Rheinberg native Claudia Schiffer at the grand opening as for its collection of advanced retail technologies. But the store gradually became known as a kind of mecca for in-store technology, attracting more than

THE WEEK IN STOCKS
Aug 25, 2008, Supermarket News
FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE THURSDAY, AUG. 21, 2008 MARKET SUMMARY gainers 8 losers 16 unchanged 0 Metro +7.09% Arden Group +6.99% United Natural Foods +4.42% MOST ACTIVE BY VOLUME Wal-Mart 62,081,785 Target 43,581,134 Kroger 29,285,493 AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING Whole Foods 10.36% A&P 5.99% Target 5.62% Empire -28.41% supervalu -12.90% Safeway -9.68%

August 25, 2008
Aug 25, 2008, Supermarket News - Subscribers Only

NEWSWATCH
Aug 11, 2008, Supermarket News - Subscribers Only
METRO TO CONSOLIDATE BANNERS MONTREAL In a move that would create Ontario's largest grocery banner, Metro Inc. here said last week that it would consolidate all of its conventional food stores in Ontario under the Metro name starting next month. The launch of Metro in Ontario will be supported by a $191 million (U.S.) investment in upgraded store facilities and marketing, said Metro, which as a result

THE WEEK IN STOCKS
Aug 11, 2008, Supermarket News - Subscribers Only
FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE THURSDAY, AUG. 7, 2008 MARKET SUMMARY gainers 13 losers 10 unchanged 1 Ahold +16.71% Delhaize (ADR) +8.91% Metro +8.37% MOST ACTIVE BY VOLUME Wal-Mart 106,278,717 Target 37,957,828 Kroger 25,441,864 AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING BJ's Wholesale Club 11.54% Winn-Dixie 10.82% A&P 8.23% Empire -28.41% Winn-Dixie -16.68% Whole Foods

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