JIUJIANG, China, Jan. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its strong start to the 2014/15 fiscal year, METRO Cash & Carry has opened its third store of the new period in the fast-growing city of Jiujiang. It is also the 81st METRO store in China, further densifying the wholesaler's sales network in the country.
"Jiujiang is not only an important Chinese inland port, but also a famous tourist city. The city offers great potential for our Cash & Carry business. With the opening of our Jiujiang store, we are now able to serve local professional customers and independent businesses." said Mr. Jeroen de Groot, President of METRO China. "We will not only provide quality, safe and reliable product offerings, but also competitive pricing scheme and professional services to support our local customers to gain continuous business success, starting a prosperous new chapter together in the Year of the Goat."
METRO Deepens Market Penetration in Jiangxi Province
As the largest port in Jiangxi Province with rich agricultural and mineral resources, Jiujiang is famous for cotton production and mining. The city's convenient transportation, rich resources, and supportive governmental policies have created a booming economy. Independent businesses are thriving in the city, generating a growing demand for modern trade services.
METRO China offers one-stop purchasing solutions, based on its high-quality assortment, competitive wholesale prices, and professional services. On the Grand Opening day of new Jiujiang store, organizations including S&N International Hotel, Xinhua Jianguo Hotel and Jiangxi Changhe Suzuki Automobile have signed purchasing agreements with METRO.
True to the wholesaler's commitment to local sourcing, METRO China purchases local specialties from Jiangxi, such as Huang-Shang-Huang duck, Anfu ham, navel oranges and honey oranges to supply to its stores nationwide. The company also sources premium Chinese mitten crab from Lake Junshan to supply its stores in the region.
METRO Jiujiang Store Offers Great Purchasing Experiences
Located on West Changhong Avenue, the METRO Jiujiang store covers a sales area of over 4,800 square meters, and offers more than 17,300 products.
Today, METRO China announces the rolling out of a new pricing scheme and a series of initiatives to enhance customer services in all the stores across the country, including the new Jiujiang store. Under the new pricing scheme, on top of the already competitive shelf prices, customers will receive 5% off if they buy 3 of the same item, and up to 25% off on 6 of the same on selected items, truly buying more with better prices. The new services announced today include: Worry-Free Shopping (including unconditional Goods Returning in 90 days in the piloting city of Shanghai, and free rental of backup machines during repairing), Worry-Free Metro Mail (Free delivery if hot-selling Metro Mail goods are out of stock), and Smiling Ambassadors in the stores.
As a leading international wholesaler, METRO provides full assortments in food departments, including excellent quality and safe foods, such as meat, fish, fruit and vegetables delivered freshly to store every day, as well as dairy, dry goods, wine and liquor. On the Grand Opening day, the store holds various tasting sessions to provide customers with fantastic experience of famous domestic and imported products, and METRO's Own brands.
The distinct feature of METRO Jiujiang store is the coldness in food related display areas, as cold chain is crucial to food freshness and high quality. The store has multi-temperature areas to meet the demand of different products, such as 0°C-4°C for fresh meat, 5°C-7°C for dairy products, etc. If customers want to walk into the cold storage areas to select products, they may borrow clean cotton-patted jackets, considerately prepared by the store for customers' convenience.
The store also sells a wide range of non-food products, including Seasonal, Kitchen, Cooking & Table, Apparel, Office & Media, and business & Home Care, satisfying customers' needs with easy product search.
To stay relevant to professional customers, METRO Jiujiang store features Cash & Carry new store concept, providing a welcoming environment and upgraded services, with elements such as Welfare & Gifting Showroom, Express Delivery, scan pole, information counter, etc. The new store is also equipped with a delivery platform serving both the stationary store and METRO China's e-commerce channel, supporting the company's development of multi-channel strategy.
About METRO Cash & Carry
METRO Cash & Carry is represented in 28 countries with over 750 self-service wholesale stores. With a headcount of about 117,000 employees worldwide, the wholesale company achieved sales of about € 31 billion in the financial year 2013/2014. METRO Cash & Carry is a sales division of METRO GROUP. METRO GROUP is one of the largest and most important international retailing companies. In the financial year 2013/14 it generated sales of around €63 billion. The company operates around 2,200 stores in 31 countries and has a headcount of around 250,000 employees. The performance of METRO GROUP is based on the strength of its sales brands that operate independently in their respective market segments: METRO/MAKRO Cash & Carry - the international leader in self-service wholesale - Media Markt and Saturn - the European market leader in consumer electronics retailing - Real hypermarkets and Galeria Kaufhof department stores.
More information at: http://www.metrogroup.de/
Profile of METRO China
In 1996, METRO Cash & Carry, the international leader in self-service wholesale, opened its first wholesale store in the international metropolis of Shanghai. The company was among the first to gain permission from the China Central Government to set up chain operations in all major cities in China. Over the last decade, the company has set its foot already in 57 cities with 81 outlets in operation in China. With a headcount of over 12,000 employees, the wholesaler is serving more than 3.8 million buying customers across the country.
More information at: http://www.metro.com.cn/
