real,- Romania 4 times higher sales in 2007 versus 2006

In 2007 real,- the sales division of METRO group considerably increased its sales by 25.4% to Euro 11.0 billion. The acquisition of Wal Mart Germany and Geant in Poland contributed to this.

Organically real,- grew by 5.3%. These figures have already been adjusted for the disposal of Extra. real,- opened 14 new stores in Eastern Europe in the past financial year. Sales in Eastern Europe increased significantly by 73.0% to 2.3 billion and accounted for 21% of overall sales. In Germany the sales increased by 16.9% to 8.7 billion. The sales development in the domestic market stabilized also on a like-for-like basis. Due to the high starting losses in Eastern Europe, EBIT amounted to – € 16 million. real, - Romania had a very strong growth in the year 2007. The turnover increased 4 times more than last year from Euro 82 million to over Euro 366 million. At the same time the number of store increased from 8 to 14 and the number of employees reached 7,200 at the end of December 2007. ‘‘We are very pleased about our achievements in 2007. The opening of six new stores in important commercial and economic centers all over the country including Bucharest made as one of the most dynamic hypermarket chains on the Romanian market. We are very pleased with the last year net sales for both existing and new stores. For this year we can announce that if we get all necessary permits on time, we will open 7 new stores that means an additional investment of over Euro 140 million reaching the objective to have 21 stores in total running at the end of 2008” stated Mister Tjeerd Jegen, Managing Director real,- Hypermarket Romania. real,- Hypermarket is a sales division of the METRO Group, one of the most important international retailing and trading companies. In 2007, the group reached sales of € 64.3 billion. The company has a headcount of more than 280,000 employees and operates about 2,500 outlets in 31 countries. The operating business is performed by the sales brands which operate independently in the market: Metro/Makro Cash & Carry, Real hypermarkets, Media Markt and Saturn – market leader in consumer electronics centers in Europe, and Galeria Kaufhof department stores. More information at: www.metrogroup.de real,- Hypermarket Romania PR&Communication Department Tel: +40(0) 31 403 11 22 Fax:+40(0) 31 403 10 09 www.real-hypermarket.ro
Tags: sales stores romania increased hypermarket euro

  real, - Hypermarket Romania stores host 'Local Producers Apples Fair'

  Douglas, Altex and C&A open new stores in Shopping City Sibiu

  New Director of Sales & Marketing at the InterContinental Bucharest

  Mircea Girbovan appointed COSMOTE Romania Corporate Sales Manager

  Two QAB sales agents – among the world’s best