date:Aug 01, 2014
es to 274 million euros.
Metro said sales for its fiscal third quarter, which runs from April to June, fell 2.7 percent to 14.9 billion euros, but like-for-like sales rose by 1.7 percent as it saw a substantial increase at its core cash-and-carry business as well as its Real hypermarkets and Kaufhof department store chains.
Chief Executive Olaf Koch, in charge since 2012, said he was particularly pleased with the performance of cash-and-carry and Real in Germany. Metro said on Thursday the boa