Retail giant Metro Group saw underlying sales rise over 7% last year thanks to continuing international growth, the Germany-based firm said today (10 January).
The company booked annual revenue of EUR65.9bn (US$96.7bn), a rise of 7.1% on an organic basis. Including the acquisitions of Wal-Mart Germany and Géant in Poland, Metro Group saw turnover climb 10%.
Metro Group’s international sales rose 13.6% to account for almost 58% of its business. Sales in Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa jumped “significantly” by around a quarter, Metro Group said.
“The significant 2007 sales growth is a good foundation for the further long-term value enhancement of Metro Group”, said CEO Dr. Eckhard Cordes.
Sales in Germany rose 5.5% to EUR27.9bn but the increase was largely to the integration of the former Wal-Mart stores. Stripping out that part of the business, sales inched up 0.4%.

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