Metro (department store)
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Metro is a department store in Singapore
, Indonesia
and other countries, operating 7 stores, 5 in Jakarta
, one in Bandung
and one in Makassar
The first METRO store opened in 1991 at Mall Pondok Indah.
The second store at Plaza Senayan
opened in 1995.
The third store followed in Bandung, at the newest and largest shopping mall, Bandung Supermall in October 2001.
At Mall Taman Anggrek, focusing on a more sophisticated clientele, offering a more luxurious choice of brands the fourth Metro Department store was launched in February 2002.
After the further openings of Metro Pacific Place in Jakarta and Metro Trans Studio in Makassar, the latest store to be launched to the chain was the opening of Metro Gandaria City in February 2011.
The 7 department stores with more than 1000000 square feet (92,903 m²) of retail space offer a wide variety of merchandise from well-known international labels to famous local brands.
The chain's CEO and President Christine Barki has been featured in the 100 Next-Era CEOs in Asia 2011 by Japan Times.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/info/100-next-era-ceos/contents/40.html
http://www.metroindonesia.com/
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and other countries, operating 7 stores, 5 in Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
, one in Bandung
Bandung
Bandung is the capital of West Java province in Indonesia, and the country's third largest city, and 2nd largest metropolitan area in Indonesia, with a population of 7.4 million in 2007. Located 768 metres above sea level, approximately 140 km southeast of Jakarta, Bandung has cooler...
and one in Makassar
Makassar
Makassar, is the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the largest city on Sulawesi Island. From 1971 to 1999, the city was named Ujung Pandang, after a precolonial fort in the city, and the two names are often used interchangeably...
The first METRO store opened in 1991 at Mall Pondok Indah.
The second store at Plaza Senayan
Plaza Senayan
Plaza Senayan is an upscale shopping mall located in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. The mall is only a few minutes by car from the Semanggi area...
opened in 1995.
The third store followed in Bandung, at the newest and largest shopping mall, Bandung Supermall in October 2001.
At Mall Taman Anggrek, focusing on a more sophisticated clientele, offering a more luxurious choice of brands the fourth Metro Department store was launched in February 2002.
After the further openings of Metro Pacific Place in Jakarta and Metro Trans Studio in Makassar, the latest store to be launched to the chain was the opening of Metro Gandaria City in February 2011.
The 7 department stores with more than 1000000 square feet (92,903 m²) of retail space offer a wide variety of merchandise from well-known international labels to famous local brands.
The chain's CEO and President Christine Barki has been featured in the 100 Next-Era CEOs in Asia 2011 by Japan Times.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/info/100-next-era-ceos/contents/40.html
http://www.metroindonesia.com/