SPAIN/PORTUGAL: Metro revamps cash-and-carry unit
By Michelle Russell | 20 April 2012
German retail giant Metro Group is to reorganise the structure of its Makro operations in Spain and Portugal, resulting in 150 jobs being cut and the closure of its Portuguese head office.
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German retail giant Metro Group is to reorganise the structure of its Makro operations in Spain and Portugal, resulting in 150 jobs being cut and the closure of its Portuguese head office.
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