Metcash

Metcash Trading is an Australian conglomerate company headquartered in Wooloomooloo, NSW.

Metcash Trading
TypePublic
ASX: MTS
Industry
  • Food distributor
  • hardware retail
  • liquor retailing
  • consumer goods
Founded1927 (1927) as Davids Limited, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia.
FounderJoe David
Key people
Doug Jones (CEO)
Products
  • Supermarket FMCG
  • convenience stores
  • hardware products
  • liquor stores
Websitewww.metcash.com

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
IGA Supermarkets logo

Metcash Food & Grocery Supermarkets

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)
Main article: Australian Liquor Marketers

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)

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.

Brands
  • Community Co[12]
  • Black and Gold [13]
  • Foodland products

References
  1. Mickleboro, James (3 March 2019). "Metcash share price storms 4% higher following strategy and trading update". Motley Fool Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. "Metcash Hungers For Growth". ShareCafe. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  3. "Metcash evolves and premiumises its private label range". The Shout. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. Hall, Kenneth (2 December 2019). "Metcash share price on watch after $237 million impairment // Motley Fool Australia". Motley Fool Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  5. "IGA Store Locations". IGA Supermarkets. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. "Liquor - Metcash". metcash.com. Metcash.
  7. 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.
  8. Greenblat, Eli (12 November 2009). "Mitre 10 unhappy over Woolworths-Danks deal". The Age. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  9. "Inside Retail".
  10. 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.
  11. "Burson buys Metcash's auto business for $275 million". Australian Financial Review. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  12. "Phantom "Community Co" brand headed for IGA stores as Metcash struggles against Aldi tide". SmartCompany. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  13. "Black & Gold Product of Australia Range - The Australian Made Campaign". www.australianmade.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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