Makro

Makro

Makro logo used in Europe
Makro logo used in Latin America
Product type	Warehouse clubs Cash and carry stores
Owner	SHV Holdings (Latin America) InRetail (Peru) Metro AG (Europe) Tesco/Booker Group (UK) Massmart (South Africa) CP All (Asia)
Introduced	1968; 56 years ago (1968) (Netherlands)
Related brands	Metro
Markets	Europe Czech Republic Netherlands Poland Portugal Slovakia Spain United Kingdom South America Argentina Brazil Colombia Peru Venezuela Asia Cambodia Myanmar Thailand Africa South Africa

Makro is a Dutch international brand of warehouse clubs, also called cash and carry stores. Makro was founded by SHV Holdings, a Dutch conglomerate based in Utrecht in partnership with German company Metro AG, with the first warehouse club opened in Amsterdam in 1968. Currently, ownership of the worldwide chain of stores is split between different companies like Metro AG in Europe (except UK), SHV Holdings in Latin America (except Peru) and CP All in Asia. In many countries, access to stores is restricted to business customers, and the stores are not open to the general public.