Metcash
Type | Public |
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ASX: MTS | |
Industry |
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Founded | 1927 as Davids Limited, Woolloomooloo, NSW, Australia. |
Founder | Joe David |
Key people |
Doug Jones (CEO) |
Products |
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Website | www |
Metcash Limited is an Australian wholesaler and conglomerate company that distributes food, liquor and hardware. The company is headquartered in Macquarie Park, NSW.
The company has three business divisions, being Food & Grocery, Liquor (Australian Liquor Marketers), and Hardware (Independent Hardware Group).
It owns many different banners, including IGA, Home Hardware, Cellarbrations and Thirsty Camel. It licences these banners to independent retailers, and provides marketing and operations support. The company also supplies banners that are not owned by Metcash, including FoodWorks and Friendly Grocer.
Metcash also operates a convenience division, made up of Campbells Cash & Carry, C-Store Distribution and Independent Grocers (NT).
Divisions
Metcash Food & Grocery (MFG)
Metcash owned banners
- IGA
- IGA Local Grocer
- IGA X-press
- IGA Fine Foods Market
- Supa IGA
- SUPA VALU
- Foodland
- Village Grocer
- The Fresh Pantry
Supplied by Metcash
- FoodWorks
- Friendly Grocer
- Eziway
- 7-Eleven
- bp
- Lucky 7
Convenience
- Campbells Cash & Carry
- Cash & Carry WA
- C-Store Distribution
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.
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.
Independent Hardware Group (IHG)
- Mitre 10
- Home Hardware
- Thrifty-Link Hardware
- True Value Hardware
- Hardings
- Total Tools
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. The company then sold its automotive division to Burson Group (now Bapcor) in 2015 for $275 million. The chief executive officer of the automotive division was Supercar driver Paul Dumbrell.
Brands
- Community Co
- Black and Gold
- Foodland products