METRO GROUP

The Mart Cash and Carry chain proceeded with the acquisition of 9 leased stores of its network, according to confirmed information from the ot.gr (Oikonomikos Tachydromos).

The seller is Eurobank, from which the cash and carry chain rented the properties.

Norway has become the first country in the world to completely switch off its FM radios.

Listeners in the country will now have to choose between DAB (digital audio broadcasting) signal or not having the radio on at all. Except some rebellious radio stations, including Oslo's Metro Group, have defied the order and are continuing to broadcast despite the government order.

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has assured German companies in Turkey that his government will not allow tension between Ankara and Berlin to harm their interests in the country. 

Another Greek supermarket chain, the Metro group's MyMarket, is set to make its electronic commerce debut, which, in contrast to other retail models in Greece, is showing rapid growth.

Turkish retail chain Be?endik, which also owns Real hypermarket stores in the country, has applied for a suspension of bankruptcy, with a court deciding to appoint trustees as a measure.