▁year , ▁Metro ▁opened ▁its ▁first ▁self - brand ed ▁super market ▁in ▁Ath ens . ▁ ▁Today ▁( 2 0 1 5 ) ▁the ▁company ▁has ▁▁ 1 0 8 ▁stores ▁all ▁over ▁Greece . ▁ 6 2 ▁of ▁its ▁stores ▁( us ually ▁s ized ▁between ▁ 1 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 0 ▁m 2 ) ▁operate ▁under ▁the ▁brand ▁name ▁My ▁Market , ▁while ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 4 6 ▁( us ually ▁s ized ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁m 2 ) ▁operate ▁under ▁the ▁brand ▁name ▁Metro ▁C ash ▁& ▁Car ry . ▁ ▁Metro ▁is ▁the ▁sixth ▁largest ▁super market ▁chain ▁in ▁Greece ▁as ▁measured ▁by ▁market ▁share . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Metro ▁super mark ets ▁website ▁▁ ▁Category : Super mark ets ▁of ▁Greece ▁Category : Ret ail ▁companies ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Category : 1 9 7 6 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Greece ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁based ▁in ▁Att ica <0x0A> </s> ▁Kath ar ine ▁Top kins ▁( born ▁July ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁novel ist , ▁short ▁story ▁writer , ▁and ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁Grant ▁for ▁Creative ▁Writing ▁from ▁the ▁Rock ef eller ▁Foundation . ▁She ▁has ▁published ▁five ▁nov els ▁and ▁several ▁short ▁stories . ▁ ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁Columbia ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁General ▁Studies ▁with ▁a ▁B . S . ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁and ▁from