Metro AG Furthers Eastern Europe expansion

DÜSSELDORF, Germany (22 January) – In fiscal year 2000 the German retail giant Metro AG increased its total net sales by 7.1 percent to DEM 91.8 billion (US$43.7bn; EUR46.9bn), when compared with the previous year. Major sales growth was mainly in the company’s international businesses. Altogether Metro AG’s international sales grew by 15.2 percent to