Metro Cash & Carry considers pulling out of Denmark

After carefully weighing up all conceivable options, the Metro Group is considering pulling its wholesale business out of Denmark. The Düsseldorf-based retail organisation’s reason for contemplating this move is that the Danish market is regarded as saturated, thereby offering insufficient growth prospects. With just five stores, however, Metro Cash & Carry doesn’t have a critical mass in the country.
Metro Cash & Carry Denmark operates five wholesale outlets in all, in Aalborg, Aarhus, Glostrup, Kolding and Copenhagen. It currently employs around 700 staff.