European supermarket exec to speak at IBM conference

European supermarket exec to speak at IBM conference
May 10, 2007

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio — Heinz Cassens, the chief information officer of Germany-based Metro Group, a retail supermarket company, is slated to speak May 20-23 about the future of checkout during IBM's Retail User Group Conference in Las Vegas.

Metro Group's Real Hypermarket chain includes 371 stores and its Extra Supermarket chain includes 259 stores. According toStores Magazine, Metro Group is the world's fourth-largest retail company.