Metro Cash & Carry Pakistan

Pakistan cash and carry chain

Electronics
movies and music
home and furniture
home improvement
clothing
footwear
jewelry
toys
health and beauty
pet supplies
sporting goods and fitness
auto
photo finishing
craft supplies
party supplies
grocery

ParentMetro Cash & Carry
Thal LimitedWebsitewww.metro.pk

Metro Cash & Carry Pakistan, also known as Metro-Habib, formerly known as Makro Habib Pakistan, is a Pakistani supermarket chain stores operator based in Lahore, Pakistan. It is a subsidiary of German chain Metro Cash & Carry.

Metro opened its first store in 2007.^[1] It operates 10 supermarkets, in total, in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Faisalabad and Multan .^[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]

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.
^ "Metro to increase investment in Punjab". The Express Tribune. February 11, 2019.