Metro S.A. is a Greek supermarket chain based in the Metamorfosi suburb of Athens,

Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...

. It was established in 1976 as a partnership of eight independent grocery stores. In the same year, Metro opened its first self-branded supermarket in

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. Today (2015) the company has 108 stores all over Greece. 62 of its stores (usually sized between 1000-2000 m2) operate under the brand name ''My Market'', while the remaining 46 (usually sized over 2000 m2) operate under the brand name ''Metro Cash & Carry''. Metro is the sixth largest supermarket chain in Greece as measured by market share.

External links

Metro supermarkets website
Supermarkets of Greece Retail companies established in 1976 1976 establishments in Greece Companies based in Attica {{supermarket-stub