METRO Group

German wholesale company
Organization business Q169167
METRO Group
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METRO Group

Summary

METRO Group is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,608 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • METRO Group received the BigBrotherAwards[3].
  • METRO Group was a member of European Movement Germany[4].
  • METRO Group was a member of Stiftung Bildungspakt Bayern[5].
  • METRO Group was a member of Food Federation Germany[6].
  • METRO Group was a member of Asien-Pazifik-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft[7].
  • METRO Group was a member of bitkom[8].
  • METRO Group was a member of Deutsche Schutzvereinigung für Wertpapierbesitz[9].
  • METRO Group is in the country of Germany[10].
  • METRO Group's instance of is recorded as business[11].
  • METRO Group's instance of is recorded as enterprise[12].
  • METRO Group's instance of is recorded as public company[13].
  • METRO Group's founder is recorded as Otto Beisheim[14].
  • METRO Group is owned by EP Global Commerce[15].
  • METRO Group's headquarters location is recorded as Düsseldorf[16].
  • METRO Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Steffen Greubel[17].
  • METRO Group's has organizational division is recorded as Metro Cash & Carry[18].
  • METRO Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Makro[19].
  • METRO Group's child organization or unit is recorded as MAKRO Cash & Carry ČR[20].
  • METRO Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Metro Cash & Carry[21].
  • METRO Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Metro Cash and Carry[22].
  • METRO Group's child organization or unit is recorded as METRO Cash & Carry Slovakia[23].
  • METRO Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Metro Cash & Carry Bulgaria[24].
  • METRO Group is part of CDAX[25].
  • METRO Group's Commons category is recorded as METRO Group[26].
  • METRO Group's stock exchange is recorded as Frankfurt Stock Exchange[27].

Body

Founding

METRO Group's founder is recorded as Otto Beisheim[14]. 1964 marks the founding of it[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Düsseldorf[29].

Identity

METRO Group's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'METRO AG'}[30]. It is part of CDAX[25].

Leadership

METRO Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Steffen Greubel[17].

Operations

METRO Group's headquarters location is recorded as Düsseldorf[16]. Subsidiaries include Makro[19], a business[31], in Netherlands[32], founded in 1968[33], headquartered in Düsseldorf[34]; MAKRO Cash & Carry ČR[20], a business[35], in Czech Republic[36], founded in 2001[37], headquartered in Prague[38]; Metro Cash & Carry[21]; Metro Cash and Carry[22], an organization[39], in France[40], founded in 1994[41], headquartered in Nanterre[42]; METRO Cash & Carry Slovakia[23], an enterprise[43], in Slovakia[44], founded in 2010[45], headquartered in Ivanka pri Dunaji[46]; and Metro Cash & Carry Bulgaria[24], an enterprise[47], in Bulgaria[48], founded in 1998[49], headquartered in Sofia[50].

Industry

Industries include wholesale[51] and retail[52].

Ownership

METRO Group is owned by EP Global Commerce[15]. Its stock exchange is recorded as Frankfurt Stock Exchange[27]. Its product or material produced is recorded as cash and carry[53].

Recognition

METRO Group received the BigBrotherAwards[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for METRO Group include Düsseldorf Marathon[54], a marathon[55], in Germany[56], founded in 2003[57].

Why It Matters

METRO Group ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,608 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

Entities named for it include Düsseldorf Marathon[54], a marathon[55], in Germany[56], founded in 2003[57].

FAQs

What awards did METRO Group receive?

Honors received include BigBrotherAwards[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . lobbyfacts.eu. lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [15] ↑ . annual report. investors.metroag.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . bigbrotherawards.de. bigbrotherawards.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . annual report. investors.metroag.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . annual report. investors.metroag.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . annual report. investors.metroag.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . annual report. investors.metroag.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . annual report. investors.metroag.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . annual report. investors.metroag.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . annual report. investors.metroag.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [4] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] ↑ . bildungspakt-bayern.de. Retrieved . bildungspakt-bayern.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [6] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . lebensmittelverband.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [7] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. wikidata.org.
  26. [8] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [9] ↑ . Bundestag Lobby Register. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Mykhal · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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