A Partner for Professionals

The assortment offered by  Metro Cash & Carry is specifically designed to meet the needs of professional customers – these include hotel and restaurant operators, caterers and kiosk owners, but also small food retailers. To fulfill the specific needs of this target group, the company uses state-of-the-art technologies. The world’s most innovative Metro Cash & Carry wholesale store is located in Duesseldorf.

In the fruit & vegetables department, different temperature zones guarantee that the products are always stored optimally. A humidification system ensures an optimum humidity level. In the wine cooling cabinet, premium and vintage wines are stored at a constant temperature of 16 degrees and 70 to 80 percent moisture.

The checkouts in the wholesale stores save the professional customers lots of time. While the staff scans the products, the next customer in the queue already places his or her purchases on the belt. With wireless handheld devices, staff can react even more flexibly and quickly scan wholesale packages. This reduces waiting times. For their payment, customers have a choice: the fastest variant is the card payment terminal where customers can settle the bill with their Metro Cash & Carry card or their debit card. Since September 2007, VISA and Mastercard are also accepted for payment. Customers wanting to pay cash can use terminals and cash desks.

Metro Cash & Carry also supports its customers after their purchase. For the transport of foods that spoil easily, the cash & carry operator provides cooling boxes and cooling packs that keep the purchase at a constant, cool temperature. Fresh cooling packs can be obtained from special machines.