Metro Retail Stores Group (MRSGI PM)

Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc. operates department, hypermarket, and supermarket stores in the Philippines and the Visayas. The company operates department stores under the Metro Department Store brand name; hypermarket under the brand name of Super Metro; and supermarkets under the Metro Supermarket and Metro Fresh N Easy brand names. It also sells generic and medicines under the Metro Pharmacy brand; and offers breads and pastries under the Suisse Cottage brand. In addition, the company operates food courts under Food Avenue and Hot Food brands, which provide food under the Fiesta Sa Sugbo and Roaster Chef brands; and delicatessen outlets under the Metro Gourmet brand. Further, it sub-leases its retail space to third parties; operates an electronic gift registry for weddings, and other personal and corporate events under the Metro Gift Registry brand name; and provides express bills payment centers for consumer companies, foreign exchange facilities, and e-load availability. As of June 30, 2015, the company operated 10 department stores, 11 hypermarkets, and 24 supermarkets. It also operated 20 Metro Pharmacies, 9 delicatessen outlets, 3 Hot Food and 24 Food Avenue food courts, and 22 bakeries. The company was founded in 1982 and is based in Mandaue, the Philippines.