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Metro AG, otherwise known as Metro Group, is a German global diversified retail and wholesale/cash and carry group based in Düsseldorf. It has the largest market share in its home market, and is one of the most globalised retail and wholesale corporations. , it was the fourth-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues (after Wal-Mart, Carrefour and Tesco). It was established in 1964 by founders Ernst Schmidt and Wilhelm Schmidt-Ruthenbeck (1906-1988). Otto Beisheim became CEO and Chairman of Metro. ==Sales divisions== The company operates the following sales divisions: *Metro and Makro Cash and Carry (Makro stores in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in Europe were acquired from SHV Holdings in 1998): This division accounts for nearly half of group sales as of 2004, and is by far the most internationalised division, with stores in almost every country in which the group operates. *Real: A hypermarket operator. 265 stores in Germany and 34 elsewhere as of early 2005. *Media Markt and Saturn: Media Markt and Saturn are consumer electronics stores in Germany and several other European countries. *Galeria Kaufhof: A department store chain with locations in Germany and Belgium ("Inno"). Sold to Hudson's Bay Company in 2015 for $3.2 billion U.S. dollars. As of 2007 it has added the former Wal-Mart Germany stores to the Real chain. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Metro AG」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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