Metro Cash & Carry Pakistan
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 Metro Cash & Carry, Faisalabad | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Karachi, Pakistan |
Number of locations | 8 (2019) |
Area served | Pakistan |
| Products |
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| Parent | Metro Cash & Carry House of Habib |
| Website | www |
Metro Cash & Carry Pakistan, also known as Metro-Habib, formerly known as Makro Habib Pakistan, is a Pakistani supermarket chain stores which is a subsidiary of German chain Metro Cash & Carry. The company opened its first store in 2007.[1]
It operates 8 supermarkets, in total, in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Faisalabad.[2]
History
In 2005, Makro Habib Pakistan – a joint venture between the Dutch wholesale giant Makro and the Pakistani conglomerate House of Habib, began operations.[3]
In 2011, Makro and Metro Cash & Carry merged their business in Pakistan.[4]
In 2017, it was named as the best place to work in Pakistan.[5]
In 2019, they expanded in the Punjab, Pakistan and announced that they are opening a store in Multan.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's (August 29, 2013). "Metro Habib to open 30 more stores". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "Metro, Makro Pakistan combine their businesses". The Nation. July 14, 2012.
- ^ "Retail consolidation: Makro and Metro in merger talks". The Express Tribune. 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Administrative control: Metro Cash and Carry to take over Makro in January". The Express Tribune. October 25, 2011.
- ^ "METRO Cash & Carry ranked as the 'Best Place to Work' in Pakistan". www.thenews.com.pk. November 16, 2017.
- ^ https://tribune.com.pk/story/1908296/2-metro-increase-investment-punjab/
