GERMANY: Metro Group ups capex plans after H1 turnaround
By: just-food.com | 2 August 2010
Metro Group, the world's third-largest retailer, has decided to increase its capex investment this year after posting a profit for the first half of 2010 - against a loss in the same period in 2009.
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Metro Group, the world's third-largest retailer, has decided to increase its capex investment this year after posting a profit for the first half of 2010 - against a loss in the same period in 2009.
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