METRO opens 10th store in Pakistan in Multan

02 November 2020

METRO Pakistan opened a new wholesale market in the city of Multan on Oct. 29. It is the company’s 10th outlet in the country.

METRO Pakistan Multan store
METRO Pakistan Multan store

The new store is situated in Multan, the 7th largest city in Pakistan and the economic hub of the southern Punjab with about 1 million population and an robust hospitality sector.

METRO Multan store offers a sale space of 4,400 square meters and a range of 8,400 high quality food and non-food products. The store is operational 7 days a week with 149 dedicated staff for the customers of Multan. METRO’s presence in the city will contribute to the strengthening and moderation of the local supply chain as up to 90% of the assortment is locally produced and sourced.

The inauguration ceremony, adequately scaled back to comply with local covid-19 regulations, was hosted by METRO Pakistan CEO Marek Minkiewicz and attended by the foreign minister of Pakistan Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi and the German ambassador to Pakistan Bernhard Schlagheck, among other guests.