METRO Cash & Carry will open four new stores in China this year including one on the Yangtze port city of Changshu in Jiangsu province, said Tino Zeiske, president of the company’s China operations. The other three locations are also in the Yangtze River Delta region – Kunshan, Cixi and Hangzhou. The expansion will increase to 42 the number stores in China operated by the Germany-based company.

METRO’s main customers are hotels, restaurants and caterers, and small and medium-sized retailers.