Metro Cash & Carry opens new model stores in new format

German retail major Metro Cash & Carry, which operates 20 wholesale outlets in 13 cities across nine states in India, will open its ‘model store’ with a new design layout in its home base, Bengaluru, too coincide with its 13th anniversary celebrations. In a first for the company, the model store will have separate sections for baby products, organic products, seasonal offers, etc. It will be replicated in all the new stores, and the existing stores will be redone in phases, said the company. It aims to open 50 outlets in the country by 2020. Such new expansion move of the retail major will bring a fresh business opportunity from signage companies engaging in in-shop designs, displays and such jobs.