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METRO GROUP : ANNUAL REPORT 2010 : SERvICE → GLOSSARY Glossary A Anti-fraud measures Prevention and identification of as well as response to fraudulent in-house activities. Asset management Acquisition, development, management and sale of real estate assets. At METRO GROUP, this is the responsibility of METRO Group Asset Management. B Best agers Marketing concept referring to consumers in the over–50s age group. C Commissioning Packing of a defined number of goods and preparation for delivery. Compliance All measures specifying a company’s and its employ ees’ behaviour in accordance with legislation, established social guidelines and values. Consumer electronics store Large retail store specialised in consumer electronics, household goods, new media, telecommunications, computer and photo assortments. Media Markt and Saturn are the consumer electronics stores of METRO GROUP. Core real estate asset High-quality rented real estate property in an attractive location. → p. 257 D Department store Large retail store that is generally located in the city centre and offers all types of goods, including textiles, household goods and food. Galeria Kaufhof is METRO GROUP’s department store operator. Discounter A retail format characterised by a limited product assortment and an aggressive low-price policy. Diversity management Key element of human resources policy that leverages the diversity of the workforce with respect to gender, age, ethnic origin, faith, sexual identity or disabilities for the Company’s business success. E EBIT (Earnings Before Interest and Taxes) Serves as the basis for international comparisons of companies. EBITaC (Earnings Before Interest and Taxes after Cost of Capital) This metric shows whether a company successfully deploys its business assets and generates value contributions exceeding its cost of capital. EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation) This metric serves as the basis for comparisons between companies using different accounting standards. EBT (Earnings Before Taxes) This metric serves as the basis for comparisons between companies even when different tax systems apply.
METRO GROUP : ANNUAL REPORT 2010 : SERvICE → GLOSSARY F Facility management Management and operation of buildings, plants and building services with the aim of reducing costs, ensuring the technical functionality and maintaining the long-term value of a building. Fast-moving consumer goods Consumer goods that are purchased particularly frequently and are generally consumed on a daily basis, such as milk and bread. G Governance Principles governing the management and supervision of the different players that influence a company’s direction. H Horizontal providers A provider with a broad range of products from various manufacturers. Hypermarket Large retail store with different articles offered largely in a self-service arrangement. Aside from food products, the assortment also includes consumer durables and non-durables. Real is the hypermarket operator within METRO GROUP. I IASB (International Accounting Standards Board) An independent international body that developed the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and continues to modify them. IFRIC (International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee) This group is part of the International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation (IASCF) and resolves controversial accounting issues. IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) International rules governing the accounting pol icies of stock corporations. In contrast to the financial statements according to the German Commercial Code, the focus of IFRS is on investor-orientated information. → p. 258 L Like-for-like growth Sales growth adjusted for selling space reflects sales growth on a comparable area or with respect to a comparable group of locations in local currency. It includes only the sales volumes of locations that were neither newly opened during the reporting year or the preceding year nor closed during the reporting year, and whose area did not change substantially as a result of restructuring work. M Meeting Metro An informative METRO GROUP event focusing on training and career prospects in the retail industry and aimed at potential management recruits and teachers. METRO GROUP Future Store Initiative A group of more than 90 companies from the retail and trade, consumer goods, information technology and services sectors as well as from research and academia. The partners jointly promote the modernisation process in the retail industry. Multichannel-marketing Retail strategy to reach customers via several parallel, interlinked marketing approaches, for example via outlets and Internet shops. N Net earnings Net profit of a company. The Annual General Meeting decides on the appropriation of net earnings. Net working capital Difference between current assets (receivables) and short-term debt capital (liabilities). This metric measures the short-term financial strength of a company and serves as a basis for an assessment of a companys’ efficiency. Nonfood items A term that describes essential household items in retail assortments.
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