Metcash
Metcash Trading is an Australian conglomerate company headquartered in Wooloomooloo, NSW.
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Type | Public |
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ASX: MTS | |
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Founded | 1927 | as Davids Limited, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia.
Founder | Joe David |
Key people | Doug Jones (CEO) |
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Website | www |
Metcash is a distributing and marketing support in supermarket groceries, perishables, fresh produce, alcoholic beverages, hardware, and other consumer goods.
Retailers of note the company owns include supermarkets and convenience stores IGA, Campbell's Wholesale, Cash and Carry and IGA Foodland
Hardware retailers include Mitre 10, Home Hardware and Thrifty-Link Hardware.[1][2][3][4]
Divisions

Metcash Convenience
- Campbells Wholesale
- Campbells Cash & Carry
- Cash & Carry WA
- C-Store Distribution
- Lucky 7 Convenience Store
- IGA X-Press stores
- Friendly Grocer
- Local Grocery IGA stores
- Eziway Food stores
- Fresh Pantry
Australian Liquor Marketers (ALM)
Australian Liquor Marketers is the liquor arm of Metcash, running liquor store franchises and distributing liquor to businesses around Australia and New Zealand. Its almost 2900 franchisees operate under the brand names The Bottle O, Cellarbrations, IGA liquor, Duncan's Liquor, Thirsty Camel, Big Bargain Liquor, Porter's Liquor and Merchants Liquor.[6][7]
The company has 13 distribution centres across every state and territory of Australia, and a distribution centre in New Zealand. It is Australia's largest supplier of liquor to independently owned liquor retailers and largest broad-range liquor wholesaler, supplying to 12,000 liquor customers.[6]
Metcash Hardware (IHG)
- Mitre 10
- Home Hardware
- Thrifty-Link Hardware[8]
- True Value Hardware
- Hardings
- Total Tools[9]
Former businesses
In 2012, Metcash took a majority share in Automotive Brands Group (which operated Autobarn and Autopro chain of stores) for $53 million and incorporated it into its automotive division.[10] The company then sold its automotive division to Burson Group (now Bapcor) in 2015 for $275 million.[11] The chief executive officer of the automotive division was Supercar driver Paul Dumbrell.
References
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- Kilgallon, Steve (1 November 2020). "Bottle-O boss Grant Simpson steadfastly refuses to speak about migrant exploitation in some of its stores". stuff.co.nz.
- Greenblat, Eli (12 November 2009). "Mitre 10 unhappy over Woolworths-Danks deal". The Age. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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- Urban, Rebecca (29 June 2012). "Dumbrell switches lanes with $53m deal". The Australian. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- "Burson buys Metcash's auto business for $275 million". Australian Financial Review. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- "Phantom "Community Co" brand headed for IGA stores as Metcash struggles against Aldi tide". SmartCompany. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- "Black & Gold Product of Australia Range - The Australian Made Campaign". www.australianmade.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2021.