protected function getGroupItem( \Aimeos\MShop\Context\Item\Iface $context, $code )
	{
		$manager = \Aimeos\MShop::create( $context, 'customer/group' );

		try
		{
			$item = $manager->findItem( $code );
		}
		catch( \Aimeos\MShop\Exception $e )
		{
			$item = $manager->createItem();
			$item->setLabel( $code );
			$item->setCode( $code );

			$manager->saveItem( $item );
		}

		return $item;
	}