date:May 09, 2014
ales for its fiscal second quarter, which runs from January to March, fell 7.6 percent to 14.326 billion euros, while EBIT before special items came in at a negative 40 million euros from a positive 14 million.
Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast sales of 14.4 billion euros and an EBIT loss of 43 million.
The quarter is usually Metro's weakest and was compounded this year by the fact Easter fell in April rather than March.
The figures were also hurt by falling emerging market currencies a