Modernization of the Metro Cash & Carry wholesale store in Cologne now complete

Cologne / Germany – October 29, 2008 – It has been business for usual for the wholesale store on Otto-Hahn-Straße while Metro Cash & Carry have given it a complete facelift. Both the food and the non-food section have totally modernized. New departments and services have also been added. Store Manager, Bernd Eßer and his team are on hand to offer professional advice.

The renovation lasted five months. The wholesale expert now offers considerably more over 17,000 m² of retail space. For example, the Cologne wholesale store now boasts a bakery shop which offers freshly-baked goods straight from the oven. Also new: a coffee shop with professional solutions on the theme of coffee and a work wear shop. Here, business customers can not only purchase work clothes, but they can also have clothes embroidered and cleaned. "Our expanded assortments and services enable us to target the needs of our customers even more directly", says Store Manager, Bernd Eßer.

One-stop shop for complete solutions
Metro Cash & Carry is presenting Germany’s first and unique tasting exhibition, "A Gusto" in the Cologne wholesale store. The wholesale specialist is introducing complete facility concepts for gastronomy, spread out over 800 m² – including a restaurant kitchen, a pizzeria and a front cooking area. Six experts develop customized solutions for professional kitchen design with the customer – going from conception to financing up to realization.

Focus on professional customers
Metro Cash & Carry has also integrated a Gastroshop in Cologne, with the target audience of restaurant and hotel owners and caterers in mind. Here, customers can find electrical appliances and components for professional kitchens. The Office/Multimedia and Gastronomy/Household sections have been considerably expanded. The wine department has also grown in size. The food section now has wider aisles for a better overview when shopping.

All round good advice
Service and shopping comfort are priorities at Metro Cash & Carry. Proof of this can be found in the wholesale store design and also the consistent customer orientation. "Business customers can count on competent expert advice in every department", says Bernd Eßer. "Our team of customer managers is one of the largest in Germany. Three experts are specifically responsible for Turkish and Italian customers."

Contact:
METRO Cash & Carry Deutschland
Unternehmenskommunikation
René Beutner || Jeanette Hütten
Metro-Straße 8
40235 Düsseldorf 
Telefon +49 (0)2 11 969 - 33 19 || +49 (0)2 11 68 86 - 11 89
Telefax +49 (0)2 11 969 - 490 33 19
rene.beutner@metro-cc.de || jeanette.huetten@metro-cc.de
http://www.metro-cc.de