Metro Group building largest German DC to date | Progresiv
Goodman Group, a global leading owner, developer and manager of industrial real estate, announces the development of a new logistics centre for Metro Group with a total building area of 235,000 sqm and a firm 10-year lease. Goodman is investing around 200 million euros in this project. The logistics centre will be completed in March 2018. 
Metro Group is one of the leading wholesale and retail companies in the world. With a turnover of 59 billion euros in the 2014/2015 financial year, the Düsseldorf-based company employs more than 220,000 staff in 29 countries. Announced in July 2015, the new location in Marl is part of a fundamental consolidation and modernisation of its logistics network as outlined in its new logistics strategy for German market announced in September 2015. At the site, the company intends to create up to 1,000 jobs.
The new logistics centre of Metro Group, with two independent buildings, will service the Real self-service stores and the German wholesale markets of Metro Cash & Carry. The goods will be delivered from Marl to the markets mostly in the western region of the country and in some cases nationwide.The logistics services will be undertaken by the group’s in-house logistics business, Metro Logistics, allowing the retailer to efficiently manage the flow of its range of over 20,000 food and household products. (www.properties.metrogroup.de)
