Metcash Trading () is an Australian

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headquartered in Wooloomooloo, NSW. 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

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and Thrifty-Link Hardware.

Automotive business

Metcash took a majority share in Automotive Brands Group

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and more for $53 million in 2012 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

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driver

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Company divisions

Metcash Food & Grocery Supermarkets

* IGA * Supa IGA/ Foodland

Metcash Convenience

* Campbells Wholesale * Campbells Cash & Carry * Cash & Carry WA * C-Store Distribution * Lucky 7 Convenience Store * IGA X-Press stores *

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* Local Grocery IGA stores * Eziway Food stores * Fresh Pantry

Australian Liquor Marketers ''(ALM)''

Australian Liquor Marketers Australian Liquor Marketers is the liquor arm of Metcash. It distributes liquor to businesses around Australia and New Zealand, and runs a franchise of almost 2900 liquor stores operating as The Bottle-O, Cellarbrations, IGA Liquor, Duncans, Thirs ...

is the liquor arm of Metcash, running liquor store franchises and distributing liquor to businesses around

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. Its almost 2900 franchisees operate under the brand names The Bottle O, Cellarbrations,

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, Duncan's Liquor,

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, Big Bargain Liquor, Porter's Liquor and

Merchants Liquor Australian Liquor Marketers is the liquor arm of Metcash. It distributes liquor to businesses around Australia and New Zealand, and runs a franchise of almost 2900 liquor stores operating as The Bottle-O, Cellarbrations, IGA Liquor, Duncans, Thirs ...

. 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.

Metcash Hardware ''(IHG)''

* Thrifty-Link Hardware * True Value Hardware * Hardings * Total Tools

Brands

* Community Co * Black and Gold * Foodland products

IGA Ambassador

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- Australian actor (IGA Ambassador)''

References

External links

Official website
{{S&P/ASX 200 Conglomerate companies of Australia Companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange 1927 establishments in Australia Retail companies established in 1927 Australian grocers