Metro Cash & Carry opens its 28th Metro Wholesale store in India at Tumakuru, Karnataka

Chandigarh: METRO Cash & Carry, India’s largest organized wholesaler and food specialist today launched its first Metro Wholesale store at Tumakuru. The new store, which is its 28th METRO wholesale store in India, was inaugurated by Chief Guests Shri GS Basavaraj, Member of Parliament (MP),   Tumakuru Constituency, Karnataka and Shri G. B. Jyothi Ganesh, Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), Tumakuru Constituency, Karnataka along with Manish Sabnis, Director- Offer Management, Supply Chain & Own Brands, METRO Cash & Carry India in the presence of Karnataka state Government officials, local dignitaries and key supplier partners. The new store is the seventh store for METRO in the state of Karnataka.
Spread over 24000 sq. ft., the store is strategically located at Tumakuru’s business hub- Mandipet Main Road and will cater to over 25,000 registered customer across the city which includes kiranas and traders; Hotels, Restaurants & Caterers (HoReCa); Services, Companies and Offices (SCOs) and self-employed professionals. Apart from Tumakuru district, the store will benefit business customers from neighbouring markets such as Sira, Gubi, Tiptur, Kunigal, Nitur, Madugiri, Dabaspet, Chikkanayanakahalli amongst other. The METRO wholesale store stocks a wide range of globally benchmarked quality assortment of over 4500 products in both food and non-food category. The new METRO Wholesale store will significantly contribute to the local and state economy by generating over 200 direct and indirect job opportunities. The new store is also integrated with METRO’s B2B e-commerce app to ensure a convenient shopping experience for the customers.

Reiterating METRO’s commitment to India, Mr. Manish Sabnis, Director- Offer Management, Supply Chain & Own Brands said, “Tumakuru store is a significant addition to our portfolio as it strengthens our foothold in the state of Karnataka. The launch comes amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and despite the weak economic sentiment; METRO is committed to its store format and its goal of sustainable expansion in India. As Champion for Independent Business, we have always been vocal about empowering the independent businesses, MSMEs, small traders and kiranas. The new store will boost the local supplier eco-system as it will source locally relevant food and non-food items from regional players to cater to the needs of the Tumakuru customers. As part of our expansion plan, we will continue to augment our footprints by adding more stores, improving our assortment and rolling out initiatives that will positively impact our customers’ business.”

Further commenting on METRO’s commitment to achieve the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ vision Mr. Sabnis said, “At METRO, we firmly believe that MSMEs and small businesses are the backbone of a resilient national economy. We are committed to create a technologically advanced ecosystem and provide state-of-the-art digital solutions that will help the small retailers and the kirana eco-system to stay relevant in the competitive retail landscape. As an organisation, we are focused on transforming from a multi-specialist offline player to a B2B Omni-channel player focused on kiranas.”