German retail giant Metro said on Tuesday that it plans to build its largest logistics hub in Marl to service the German wholesale stores of Metro Cash & Carry and the
Real hypermarkets.
With a total area of more than 220,000 m2, it will be the largest retail logistics park in the whole of Germany, the group said.
'The location in Marl is a stroke of luck for our logistics strategy in Germany,'
said Mark Frese, Chief Financial Officer of Metro, also responsible for the company’s logistics. 'With this new hub, we complete the new logistics network of Metro Group in Germany.'
As part of the reorganisation of its logistics network, Metro has recently replaced seven former logistics hubs with two larger schemes.
Construction of the new facility is expected to start in the third quarter of the year.
