Metro Group plans to open the first Real hypermarket that it has opened in four years in Poland in 2013.

The German retail giant has 54 Real stores in Poland but it has not opened one of the outlets in the country since 2009.

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Officials at Metro declined to comment on why Metro had put the expansion of its Real chain in Poland on hold.

However, a spokesperson said the country, where Metro has over 150 stores in different formats, “offers excellent prospects for the future”.

“Poland’s favourable geographic location makes it highly sought after as a location for international investors,” the spokesperson said. “Poland combines not only the largest labour force in central Europe, but also the largest market, with 38 million consumers – ranking eighth in Europe and 30th in an international comparison.”

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