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Please note that I have a financial conflict of interest as I am working in the communications department of Metro AG. As suggested by
Robert_McClenon I would like to discuss the creation of an own article about the CEO of Metro AG, Olaf Koch, here on this talk page. I have suggested a draft within AfC
here. I provided additional information on the books Olaf Koch wrote on the
talk page of the draft.
I would be grateful if we could discuss here whether Olaf Koch should have an own article and whether my suggestion might be suitable.
Hello Marcos, sorry I did not get back to you at
Draft talk:Olaf Koch#Draft improvements. Sometimes things slip through the cracks. On that page you produced several sources about the subjects books. The first one I checked was the buecher source that includes in the URL "shop". The site demands I set cookies and when I opted for "data protection" it wouldn't allow me to continue. The second was the same so I assume all are like that. "Proof" that a book exists is not the same as reviews of the books in reliable sources. If no other sources exists there is an issue that the ones provided are promotional. Munzinger.de relies heavily on company information and press releases for content which by proxy is primary sourcing. This does not advance notability. Reuters also uses press releases.
I realize you would like to get the paged published, and have clearly stated a
WP:COI. The process sometimes is lengthy but "you can edit the draft" to make suggested improvements. The restrictions to editing is on published articles. I would like to note that creating a
biography is subjected to more scrutiny than a regular article. Please see
Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography. The tips offered with the decline, "Improving your odds of a speedy review" include adding relevant and active WikiProjects at the top of the talk page for possible assistance. Sources can be good for "proving" something exists without advancing notability.
Does the subject deserve an article on Wikipedia? I submit "yes", from what I can see, but it also "must" be backed up by more than a Bloomberg profile page, so as to not be a business listing offered as a biography, that is essentially just a
pseudo biography. We produce what others have written about a subject and not just what is listed about them. There has to be a difference between an article on a subject (biography) and the company they are associated with, or biographical content would be better suited in the company article. What has been written about "Olaf Koch"? (sources). Edit the draft as a BLP, using acceptable Reliable and
independent sources, and I think it could b published. --
Otr500 (
talk)
13:55, 17 June 2020 (UTC)reply
Hello
Otr500, Thank you very much for getting back to me on this and please excuse that it took so long this time for my reply. The sources for the books are sources that proof that the books exist. As the books are technical literature (e.g. about Windows NT4, Windows 2000 or Lotus Notes) there are no reviews of the books in reliable sources that I know of. It was also never my goal to include the books individually in the article. However, I believe it is part of the biography of Olaf Koch that he wrote those. The
Manager Magazin article I added in the
Draft:Olaf Koch mentions that he wrote books by naming two exemplary titles ("MS-Excel 3.0" and "Lotus Notes - Anwendungen und Fallbeispiele"). I also now replaced the Munzinger, Bloomberg and Reuters sources with article from major German newspapers or magazines. These are all articles about Olaf Koch as a person - so not just about Metro AG as a company mentioning Olaf Koch. Some of these article are unfortunately hidden behind paywalls, which was the reason I didn't choose those from the beginning. Do you think these would work? I am looking forward to your feedback. Thank you very much and kind regards
MarcosFernandezMETROAG (
talk)
12:51, 26 June 2020 (UTC)reply
Hello again. To me a solution (suggestion) would be to use the
draft and merge the three (including Metro AG and Metro Cash & Carry) together with the title Draft:Metro AG. When this is accepted for merging it would likely result in a C-class article that is more comprehensive and better sourced. The "Former operations" section of the Metro Cash & Carry could be converted to a paragraph form timeline.
I don't use sources behind
WP:PAYWALLs but there is nothing wrong with it (See:
Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Cost) as long as the source is reliable. A source should never be used if the person presenting it cannot access it. There will likely be a primary source that can back "proof" books exist anyway. The sources I looked at (mentioned above) I have a problem with when they want to track a person (set cookies) for advertising purposes or access is denied. --
Otr500 (
talk)
02:37, 16 July 2020 (UTC)reply
@
Otr500: Thanks for your reply. I am not sure I understand. Above you said that in your view Olaf Koch "deserves a article". I am bit confused on how a biographical article about a CEO can be merged into a company article - the information about the person in my view should be separated from the company; that's why biographies about executives exist right - just like
Timotheus_Höttges or
Joe_Kaeser? Regarding the sources: Of course we have the full articles and I pledge that the information in the
Draft:Olaf Koch is backed by those sources (behind the paywalls). I understand that because they are behind paywalls and it is not easy to check. Therefore I had firstly suggested different sources like
Reuters. Regarding the books: The article from
Manager Magazin is the source for those - it mentions the books as follows: "Zwei Jahre später kehrte er dem Konzern den Rücken. Zu der Zeit hatte er bereits ein paar Bücher mit erregenden Titeln wie "MS-Excel 3.0" oder "Lotus Notes - Anwendungen und Fallbeispiele" verfasst. Er hatte gemerkt, dass es einen Markt für solche Ratgeber und Beratungsdienste gab und sich mit der Firma IT-Networks GmbH selbstständig gemacht." Translation: "Two years later, he turned his back on the company. At that time he had already written a few books with exciting titles such as "MS-Excel 3.0" or "Lotus Notes - Applications and Case Studies". He had noticed that there was a market for such guidelines and consulting services and set up his own company IT-Networks GmbH."
This
edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
Dear all,
I would like to suggest an update of the information in the infobox (industry as well as the numbers). Please note that I have a financial conflict of interest as I am working in the communications department of Metro AG. I hope that uninvolved editors could review my suggestions and make changes if they find them appropriate.
Extended content
Suggested changes to the Infobox:
Industry
1. Please remove the current industry in the infobox:
As described in the article correctly Metro AG "operates business membership only
cash and carry stores." Per further definition in the cash and carry article: "Cash and carry wholesale represents a type of operation within the wholesale sector." This is also backed by the
Retail article stating that: "The term "retailer" is typically applied where a service provider fills the small orders of many individuals, who are end-users, rather than large orders of a small number of wholesale, corporate or government clientele"
Therefore, the industry should be "Wholsaling" instead of "Retail".
Chairman of the supervisory board
1. Please remove the current chairman of the supervisory board in the infobox:
"Franz Haniel (Chairman of supervisory board)"
2. Please add the following as chairman of the supervisory board to the infobox:
"Jürgen Steinemann (Chairman of supervisory board)"
3. Using as the reference:
Metro AG Annual Report 2018/2019, page 20:
"Annual Report 2018/19"(PDF). metroag.de. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
4. Reason for change being made:
Jürgen Steinemann is chairman of the supervisory board since 2017.
Revenue
1. Please remove the current revenue in the infobox:
"€36,534 billion (2017/18)"
2. Please add the following as revenue to the infobox:
"€27,082 billion (2018/19)"
3. Using as the reference:
Metro AG Annual Report 2018/2019, page 2:
"Annual Report 2018/19"(PDF). metroag.de. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
4. Reason for change being made:
Revenue for fiscal year 2018/2019.
Operating income
1. Please remove the current operating income in the infobox:
"€578 million (2017/18)"
2. Please add the following as operating income to the infobox:
"€828 million (2018/19)"
3. Using as the reference:
Metro AG Annual Report 2018/2019, page 2:
"Annual Report 2018/19"(PDF). metroag.de. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
4. Reason for change being made:
Operating income (EBIT) for fiscal year 2018/2019.
Net income
1. Please remove the current net income in the infobox:
"€348 million (2017/18)"
2. Please add the following as net income to the infobox:
"€405 million (2018/19)"
3. Using as the reference:
Metro AG Annual Report 2018/2019, page 2:
"Annual Report 2018/19"(PDF). metroag.de. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
4. Reason for change being made:
Net income (profit) for fiscal year 2018/2019.
Total assets
1. Please remove the current total assets in the infobox:
"€348 million (2017/18)"
2. Please add the following as total assets to the infobox:
"€14.5 billion (2018/19)"
3. Using as the reference:
Metro AG Annual Report 2018/2019, page 45:
"Annual Report 2018/19"(PDF). metroag.de. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
4. Reason for change being made:
Total assets for fiscal year 2018/2019.
Total equity
1. Please remove the current total equity in the infobox:
"€3.2 billion (2017/18)"
2. Please add the following as total equity to the infobox:
"€2.7 billion (2018/19)"
3. Using as the reference:
Metro AG Annual Report 2018/2019, page 45:
"Annual Report 2018/19"(PDF). metroag.de. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
4. Reason for change being made:
Total equity for fiscal year 2018/2019.
Number of employees
1. Please remove the current number of employees in the infobox:
"152,426 (2017/18)"
2. Please add the following as number of employees to the infobox:
"101,654 (2018/19)"
3. Using as the reference:
Metro AG Annual Report 2018/2019, page 2:
"Annual Report 2018/19"(PDF). metroag.de. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
4. Reason for change being made:
Number of employees (annual average) for fiscal year 2018/2019.
Changes to External links:
External links
1. Please remove the current website under "External links":
Current link refers to an old website that was used before demerger of the company in 2017. Please also see the website in the infobox which is the correct one.
An impartial editor has reviewed the proposed edit(s) and asked the editor with a conflict of interest to go ahead and make the suggested changes.
Dear all,
I would like to suggest an update of (financial) figures after the publication of the Annual Report 2019/2020. Please note that I have a financial conflict of interest as I am working in the communications department of Metro AG. I hope that uninvolved editors could review my suggestions and make changes if they find them appropriate.
Extended content
Suggested changes to the Infobox:
Revenue
1. Please remove the current revenue in the infobox:
"€27,082 billion (2018/19)"
2. Please add the following as revenue to the infobox:
Number of employees (annual average) for fiscal year 2019/2020.
Key people
1. Please remove the Olaf Koch as "key people" in the infobox:
Olaf Koch (CEO)
2. Please add the following persons as key people to the infobox:
Christian Baier (Co-Chairman and CFO)
Rafael Gasset (Co-Chairman and COO - Convenience Cluster)
Andrea Euenheim (CHRO and Labour Director)
Eric Poirier (COO - Hospitality Cluster)
3. Using as the reference:
Metro AG Management Board
"Management Board". metroag.de. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
4. Reason for change being made:
Olaf Koch is no longer the CEO of the company. Please also see
here
Products
1. Please remove the following as Products in the infobox:
cash and carry (warehouse club)
2. Please add the following Products in the infobox:
food and non-food assortments
3. Reason for change being made:
"Cash and Carry" rather is an industry and not a product. I would therefore like to suggest to use "food and non-food assortments" as these are the "Products" we sell.
Suggested changes to the Introduction:
Stores and Countries
1. In the second paragraph of the introduction section please remove the following sentence:
"As of 2020 it operates around 670 stores in 24 countries in Europe and Asia."
2. Please add the following as sentence in exchange:
"As of 2020 it operates around 680 stores in 24 countries in Europe and Asia."
3. Using as the reference:
Metro AG Annual Report 2019/20, Goals and Strategy
"Goals and Strategy 2019/20". metroag.de. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
4. Reason for change being made:
Please update the number of stores as described in the current annual report.
@
DarthFlappy: Thanks a lot. I changed the article according to the suggested edits above. One other thing: A user recently changed the following sentence in the section “Wholesale Operations” from “Belgium is the only country where non-business membership stores are operated, with 6 branches under the Makro brand. There are also 10 Metro stores for business members.“ to “Belgium is the only country where non-business membership stores are operated, with 6 branches under the Metro brand. There are also 10 Metro stores for business members.“ This was not correct. We do run two brands in Belgium: Makro and Metro. Here is the respective
diff. In addition, we run 11 Metro stores in Belgium and not 10. Please also see here:
Metro Belgium and
Makro Belgium. Is it okay for you if we change this, as well? Thanks and best regards,
MarcosFernandezMETROAG (
talk)
13:52, 22 January 2021 (UTC)reply
Suggestion to add Otto Beisheim to history
This
edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
Dear all,
I would like to suggest to add some information on our founder
Otto Beisheim to the article. Please note that I have a financial conflict of interest as I am working in the communications department of Metro AG. I hope that uninvolved editors could review my suggestions and make changes if they find them appropriate.
Extended content
Suggested changes to the History Section:
1964
1. Please add the following sentence in the second paragraph of the history section after "So they founded Metro-SB-Großmarkt GmbH & Co. KG with headquarters in Mülheim, later in Düsseldorf." :
Otto Beisheim, until 1964 authorized signatory of the company Stöcker & Reinshagen, became the sole managing director.
Otto Beisheim is considered the founder of Metro. I would therefore like to suggest to add some remarks to the history section - please also see the German Wikipedia article, from which I have copied the sentence and now have added a source.
1966-1968
1. Please remove the following sentence in the second paragraph of the history section:
In 1967, through a partnership with the Dutch company SHV Holdings (Steenkolen Handels-Vereeniging), a wholesale center opened in Utrecht, the Netherlands under the name makro.
2. Please add the following sentences to the history section:
In 1966, Otto Beisheim met Friedrich Wilhelm Lenz, Chairman of the Management Board of
Franz Haniel & Cie. and was able to convince him into investing in Metro. In the course of the following reorganization Beisheim became a shareholder himself. From this point on, the founding family Schmidt-Ruthenbeck and the shareholders Beisheim and Haniel each held about one third of the shares.
Under the sole leadership of Otto Beisheim, a rapid and very successful expansion of the Metro stores into the greater German and European area began in 1967 with the opening of the Metro stores in Godorf near
Cologne,
Hamburg,
Munich and, after a connection with the Dutch company
SHV Holdings, the first C&C wholesale store (brand: Makro) in the
Netherlands, and in 1968 in
Düsseldorf.
Here I have summarized the information from the German article, including sources. Reasons is as stated above. This information explains how Beisheim became shareholder and CEO of Metro after which he shaped the history of Metro.
@
MarcosFernandez: I'm afraid that the only citation you offered doesn't support most of the claims/assertions in the new text you are providing (the book synopsis does say that Beisheim is known to be one of the co-founders, but not much more). The main issue is that a book retailer is not a
WP:RS. The article has other issues that I would suggest you look at; i.e., the History section pre-1998 hasn't got a single citation.
@
Ferkjl: Thanks for your feedback. I reopened the request and added newspaper articles as respective sources. Is that okay like this? I will also look for sources for the history section pre-1998 in the coming weeks. Best,
MarcosFernandezMETROAG (
talk)
14:48, 15 April 2021 (UTC)reply
@
MarcosFernandezMETROAG: I see that there were additional requests below that were responded to, so I am unsure if this request is still valid. If there are still changes from this request that need to be considered, please open a new edit request at the bottom of this talk page. Thanks.
Z1720 (
talk)
17:13, 24 August 2021 (UTC)reply
Correction of ticker symbol
This
edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
Dear all,
I noticed that the ticker symbol in the current article is wrong - please see respective request below. Please note that I have a financial conflict of interest as I am working in the communications department of Metro AG. I hope that uninvolved editors could review my suggestion and make the change.
infobox
1. Please remove the following ticker symbol (traded as):
B4B is the correct ticker symbol for the stock of Metro AG. MEO used to be the symbol before the transformation and the split-off of Media Markt Saturn (today Ceconomy).
This
edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
Dear all,
I would like to suggest to update the management information in the infobox after a new Chairman of the Management Board was appointed as of 1 May. Please note that I have a financial conflict of interest as I am working in the communications department of Metro AG. I hope that uninvolved editors could review my suggestion and make the change.
infobox
Chairman
1. Please add the following information to key people:
As Steffen Greubel is the new Chairman of the Management Board of Metro AG as of 1 May both Christian Baier and Rafael Gasset resume their original roles as CFO and COO of our Convencience Cluster respectively.
Sorry, but I will not be answering this one. I've been taking a break from Wikipedia in general and and answering COI requests in particular. I wish the the backlog was not so long!
Dear
MarcosFernandezMETROAG Thanks for the pink, but I am afraid I cannot help. I change of leadership does need to be reflected. I have issues beyond any concerns of COI. After the ping, I glanced at the article and references. Aside from sites wanting me to set cookies to continue, which might only be an issue with me, there are more than a couple of dead links (site can't be reached and 404 errors) and the use of mainly primary sources is a concern. On a quick glance, there are six dead links (Metro, Reuters, and hbc), that could just be link rot, but your request for edits only use MetroAG. Presently there is possibly more than 30% primary sourcing which is excessive.
I have backed off a little from
WP:AFD's (was actually going to visit today and saw this) because my record might indicate I was becoming a little too good. I feel I am an "inclusionist by sources" not a deletionist. In other words, if sources (according to our policies and guidelines that exclude primary sources) show notability, we should have an article. Sourcing was a concern I mentioned almost a year ago (see above) and here we are.
With your involvement, I consider it paramount that non-primary sources be provided and that the dead link issues be resolved because notability could still be argued at AFD. Thank you, --
Otr500 (
talk)
14:20, 23 June 2021 (UTC)reply
I have had no involvement with this article. I have not checked the sourcing, and so cannot say that I have verified the change, but a change in management names is neutral. I have no further opinion.
Robert McClenon (
talk)
01:18, 24 June 2021 (UTC)reply
JBchrch, Thank you very much for the edit. With your edit you now also removed Andrea Euenheim (CHRO and Labour Director), Eric Poirier (COO—Hospitality Cluster) and Jürgen Steinemann (Chairman of
supervisory board). Would it make sense to put them back in?
In addition, I wonder whether we could replace the
link under "traded as" in the infobox as it currently directs to a search result. The direct link would be this one:
https://www.boerse-frankfurt.de/equity/metro-ag-st
MarcosFernandezMETROAG, sorry I did not understand that these members were meant to stay. However, please note that the parameter related to "Key people" is generally limited to 2, at best 3 people, so we are already somewhat overboard. But if you want me to switch some members, I can do that. The change regarding the link has been Done.
JBchrchtalk11:40, 30 June 2021 (UTC)reply
JBchrch, Understood, thank you. In this case I would like to suggest to only list our CEO, Steffen Greubel, as well as Jürgen Steinemann as our Chairman of the supervisory board. What do you think? Thanks for the link change! Best,
MarcosFernandezMETROAG (
talk)
12:54, 5 July 2021 (UTC)reply
This
edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
Dear all,
I would like to suggest to add some information on our founder
Otto Beisheim to the article. Please note that I have a financial conflict of interest as I am working in the communications department of Metro AG. I hope that uninvolved editors could review my suggestions and make changes if they find them appropriate.
Extended content
Suggested changes to the History Section:
1964
1. Please add the following sentence in the second paragraph of the history section after "So they founded Metro-SB-Großmarkt GmbH & Co. KG with headquarters in Mülheim, later in Düsseldorf." :
Otto Beisheim, until 1964 authorized signatory of the company Stöcker & Reinshagen, became the sole managing director.
Otto Beisheim is considered the founder of Metro. I would therefore like to suggest to add some remarks to the history section - please also see the German Wikipedia article, from which I have copied the sentence and now have added a source.
1966-1968
1. Please remove the following sentence in the second paragraph of the history section:
In 1967, through a partnership with the Dutch company SHV Holdings (Steenkolen Handels-Vereeniging), a wholesale center opened in Utrecht, the Netherlands under the name makro.
2. Please add the following sentences to the history section:
In 1966, Otto Beisheim met Friedrich Wilhelm Lenz, Chairman of the Management Board of
Franz Haniel & Cie. and was able to convince him into investing in Metro. In the course of the following reorganization Beisheim became a shareholder himself. From this point on, the founding family Schmidt-Ruthenbeck and the shareholders Beisheim and Haniel each held about one third of the shares.
Under the sole leadership of Otto Beisheim, a rapid and very successful expansion of the Metro stores into the greater German and European area began in 1967 with the opening of the Metro stores in Godorf near
Cologne,
Hamburg,
Munich and, after a connection with the Dutch company
SHV Holdings, the first C&C wholesale store (brand: Makro) in the
Netherlands, and in 1968 in
Düsseldorf.
Here I have summarized the information from the German article, including sources. Reasons is as stated above. This information explains how Beisheim became shareholder and CEO of Metro after which he shaped the history of Metro.
This
edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
Dear all,
I wanted to discuss whether a deletion of the whole "Wholesale Operations" section would make sense. Why? Because today with a look on our
website and the respective country websites the information on our stores can easily be found and the list here on Wikipedia seems often outdated: We open new stores and others may get closed. What do you think?
If it is believed that the section is still valuable to the reader, I would like to suggest to make the following updates:
Extended content
Suggested changes to the Wholesale Operations section - Former Wholesale Operations:
Japan
1. Please add the following sentence at the end of the sub-section "Former Wholesale Operations":
Japan
In August 2021, METRO decided to wind-down its Cash & Carry wholesale operations in Japan by the end of October, operations were ceased with all 10 wholesale stores closed down.
This
edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
Dear all,
I would like to suggest an update of financial figures after the publication of the Annual Report 2020/2021 as well as some other smaller changes that come along with that. Please note that I have a financial conflict of interest as I am working in the communications department of Metro AG. I hope that uninvolved editors could review my suggestions and make changes if they find them appropriate.
Extended content
Suggested changes to the Infobox:
Revenue
1. Please remove the current revenue in the infobox:
"€25.632 billion (2019/20)"
2. Please add the following as revenue to the infobox:
3. Reason for change being made:
Business in Myanmar was closed in September 2021. Furthermore, Europe is a continent and India, Japan, Pakistan, Kazahstan is a uncomplete list of countries served in Asia. I would therefore like to suggest to sum our activities in Asia under “Asia”.
This
edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
Dear all,
I would like to suggest to add some information on our founder
Otto Beisheim to the article. Please note that I have a financial conflict of interest as I am working in the communications department of Metro AG. I hope that uninvolved editors could review my suggestions and make changes if they find them appropriate.
Extended content
Suggested changes to the History Section:
1964
1. Please add the following sentence in the second paragraph of the history section after "So they founded Metro-SB-Großmarkt GmbH & Co. KG with headquarters in Mülheim, later in Düsseldorf." :
Otto Beisheim, until 1964 authorized signatory of the company Stöcker & Reinshagen, became the sole managing director.
Otto Beisheim is considered the founder of Metro. I would therefore like to suggest to add some remarks to the history section - please also see the German Wikipedia article, from which I have copied the sentence and now have added a source.
1966-1968
1. Please remove the following sentence in the second paragraph of the history section:
In 1967, through a partnership with the Dutch company SHV Holdings (Steenkolen Handels-Vereeniging), a wholesale center opened in Utrecht, the Netherlands under the name makro.
2. Please add the following sentences to the history section:
In 1966, Otto Beisheim met Friedrich Wilhelm Lenz, Chairman of the Management Board of
Franz Haniel & Cie. and was able to convince him into investing in Metro. In the course of the following reorganization Beisheim became a shareholder himself. From this point on, the founding family Schmidt-Ruthenbeck and the shareholders Beisheim and Haniel each held about one third of the shares.
Under the sole leadership of Otto Beisheim, a rapid and very successful expansion of the Metro stores into the greater German and European area began in 1967 with the opening of the Metro stores in Godorf near
Cologne,
Hamburg,
Munich and, after a connection with the Dutch company
SHV Holdings, the first C&C wholesale store (brand: Makro) in the
Netherlands, and in 1968 in
Düsseldorf.
Here I have summarized the information from the German article, including sources. Reasons is as stated above. This information explains how Beisheim became shareholder and CEO of Metro after which he shaped the history of Metro.
Part of an edit requested by an editor with a
conflict of interest has been implemented.
Dear all,
I would like to suggest to add information and change the wording slightly to better reflect
NPOV. Please note that I have a financial conflict of interest as I am working in the communications department of Metro AG. I hope that uninvolved editors could review my suggestions and make changes if they find them appropriate.
Extended content
Suggested changes to the section Controversies:
1. Please delete the following sentence:
"Unlike most of its Western competitors, MetroAG has been slow to announce any divestments or scaling back of its operations in Russia, drawing criticism."
2. Please add the following sentences:
"Unlike most of its Western competitors, Metro AG announced to keep its business in Russia open, which drew criticism. The company said that the decision was made after careful internal evaluation and based on its responsibility to its 10,000 colleagues in Russia."
The current wording (especially "been slow to announce any divestments or scaling back of its operations in Russia") is not reflected in the sources and seems to be the interpretation of the author. Furthermore, the company's point of view is not integrated, which would make it a more neutral statement. NPOV states "Articles must not take sides, but should explain the sides, fairly and without editorial bias."
This
edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
Dear all,
I would like to suggest to update the section wholesale operations. Please note that I have a financial conflict of interest as I am working in the communications department of Metro AG. I hope that uninvolved editors could review my suggestions and make changes if they find them appropriate.
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Suggested changes to the section Wholesale operations:
As written in the source, the Belgian branch from Metro was sold. This includes all 11 Metro stores as well as the 6 Makro stores.
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Suggested changes to the section Wholesale operations – Former Wholesale Operations:
1. Please delete the following from the list of former wholesale operations:
Ukraine
Russia
In March 2022, Metro announced that it would not suspend supplies and operations in Russia, despite Russia's war in Ukraine.
2. Reason for change being made:
In both countries Metro is still active (see
here). The content regarding the Russian operations is already included in the section controversies and is here therefore redundant.
An impartial editor has reviewed the proposed edit(s) and asked the editor with a conflict of interest to go ahead and make the suggested changes.
Dear all,
I would like to suggest an update of financial figures after the publication of the Annual Report 2021/2022. Please note that I have a financial conflict of interest as I am working in the communications department of Metro AG. I hope that uninvolved editors could review my suggestions and make changes if they find them appropriate.
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Suggested changes to the Infobox:
Revenue
1. Please remove the current revenue in the infobox:
"€24.765 billion (2020/21)"
2. Please add the following as revenue to the infobox:
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Dear all,
I would like to suggest an update of the picture in the infobox, as this one is outdated.
Please note that I have a financial conflict of interest as I’m working in the communications department of Metro AG. I hope that uninvolved editors could review my suggestions and make changes if they find them appropriate.
An impartial editor has reviewed the proposed edit(s) and asked the editor with a conflict of interest to go ahead and make the suggested changes.
Dear all,
I would like to suggest two updates after respective M&A activity. First, we have exited the Indian market and secondly, we have entered the Swedish and Finnish market through an acquisition. Please note that I have a financial conflict of interest as I am working in the communications department of Metro AG. I hope that uninvolved editors could review my suggestions and make changes if they find them appropriate.
Wholesale Operations Section
1. Please remove India from the table of countries.
2. Please add the following paragraph to the section Former Wholesale Operations:
India
In May 2023, Metro completed the sale of its 31 wholesale stores in India to Reliance Retail Ventures.
1. Please add the following sentence at the end of the history sections:
With the acquisition of Johbeco AB and its subsidiary Johan i Hallen & Bergfalk, a Swedish specialist supplier of meat, fish and seafood, for around 100 million euros in May 2023, Metro entered the Swedish and Finnish market.
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edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
Dear all,
I would like to suggest an update of financial figures after the publication of the Annual Report 2022/2023. Please note that I have a financial conflict of interest as I am working in the communications department of Metro AG. I hope that uninvolved editors could review my suggestions and make changes if they find them appropriate.
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Suggested changes to the Infobox:
Revenue
1. Please remove the current revenue in the infobox:
"€29.754 billion (2021/22)"
2. Please add the following as revenue to the infobox:
" €30.551 billion (2022/23)"
3. Using as the reference:
Metro AG Annual Report 2022/23
"Annual Report 2022/23"(PDF). metroag.de. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
4. Reason for change being made:
Revenue for fiscal year 2022/23.
Operating income
1. Please remove the current operating income in the infobox:
"€429 million (2021/22)"
2. Please add the following as operating income to the infobox:
" €598 million (2022/23)"
3. Using as the reference:
Metro AG Annual Report 2022/23
"Annual Report 2022/23"(PDF). metroag.de. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
4. Reason for change being made:
Operating income (EBIT) for fiscal year 2022/23.
Net income
1. Please remove the current net income in the infobox:
"€-331 million (2021/22)"
2. Please add the following as net income to the infobox:
" €439 million (2022/23)"
3. Using as the reference:
Metro AG Annual Report 2022/23
"Annual Report 2022/23"(PDF). metroag.de. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
4. Reason for change being made:
Profit for fiscal year 2022/23.
Total assets
1. Please remove the current total assets in the infobox:
"€12.9 billion (2021/2022)"
2. Please add the following as total assets to the infobox:
" €11.6 billion (2022/23)"
3. Using as the reference:
Metro AG Annual Report 2022/23
"Annual Report 2022/23"(PDF). metroag.de. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
4. Reason for change being made:
Total assets for fiscal year 2022/23.
Total equity
1. Please remove the current total equity in the infobox:
"€2.365 billion (2021/22)"
2. Please add the following as total equity to the infobox:
" €2.022 billion (2022/23)"
3. Using as the reference:
Metro AG Annual Report 2022/23
"Annual Report 2022/23"(PDF). metroag.de. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
4. Reason for change being made:
Total equity for fiscal year 2022/23.
Number of employees
1. Please remove the current number of employees in the infobox:
"94,944 (2021/22)"
2. Please add the following as number of employees to the infobox:
"91,201 (2022/23)"
3. Using as the reference:
Metro AG Annual Report 2022/23
"Annual Report 2022/23"(PDF). metroag.de. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
4. Reason for change being made:
Number of employees (annual average) for fiscal year 2022/2023.
Number stores
1. Please remove the current number of stores in the introduction of the article:
"As of September 2022 it operates around 661 stores in 31 countries in Europe and Asia."
2. Please add the following as number of stores in the introduction of the article:
"As of September 2023 it operates around 625 stores in 32 countries in Europe and Asia."
3. Using as the reference:
Metro AG Annual Report 2022/23
"Annual Report 2022/23"(PDF). metroag.de. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
In the info box has recently appeared the information "Number of locations" with "674 (2022)". Would it be possible to update the figure here as well to "625 (2023)", like in the introduction of the article? Best,
MarcosFernandezMETROAG (
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11:12, 10 January 2024 (UTC)reply