Groupbusiness model

METRO GROUP’s corporate structure is characterised by a clear division of responsibilities. The group is headed by METRO AG. As a central management holding company, it oversees group management functions, including, in particular, Finance, Controlling, Legal and Compliance. The central management and administrative functions for METRO Cash & Carry are formally anchored within METRO AG.

The group’s operational business is handled by our three sales lines. In some cases, the sales lines operate in the market with several sales brands or through subsidiaries, depending on the respective strategy, segment and specific competitive environment.

METRO Cash & Carry is responsible for the group’s wholesale business, Media-Saturn for consumer electronics retailing and Real for hypermarkets. All sales lines have undivided responsibility for their entire value chain – from procurement to logistics to store-based retail and online sales.

Galeria Kaufhof was sold to Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) during financial year 2014/15. The transaction was successfully completed at the end of September 2015. Due to the sale, Galeria Kaufhof is no longer shown as a separate segment, but under discontinued operations.

Service companies support all METRO GROUP sales lines with services in such areas as real estate, logistics, information technology and advertising. Together with METRO AG as a management holding, they are recognised under “Others”.

Store network by countries and segments