Metro Group has published Q3 results and announced it has raised its outlook for sales and EBITDA for its 2020/21 financial year due to ‘ better than expected business development since the easing of restrictions ’. Like-for-like sales up by 15% in Q3… Metro reported total sales were up by 12.2% to €6.2 bn, while sales in local currency and like-for-like terms rose by 15.4% and 15.0% respec...

Local trade publication Distrifood has reported that Netherlands-based Jumbo has begun a collaboration with Makro to sell part of the latter’s business-focused range through its own website. Collaboration to add almost 1,000 new SKUs Jumbo will add almost 1,000 SKUs from Makro exclusively at the web site address Jumbo.com/zakelijk. The additional products will help it target the needs of sp...

Although the company was able to report its sales and earnings were within guidance expectations in the first half of its financial year, Metro has updated its guidance for its 2020/21 financial year. The decision to update its guidance came as restrictions implemented as a result of COVID-19 continued to be implemented and impact on its performance. On-going restrictions impacting on performa...