Metcash

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Metcash Limited
Formerly
  • Davids Holdings (1927-1987)
  • Australian Liquor Marketers (1987-2000)
Company type Public
ASX:  MTS
Industry Retail
Founded1927;98 years ago (1927) in Woolloomooloo, Australia
FounderJoe David
Headquarters
Australia  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Number of locations
6,531 stores
List
  • 3,349 Liquor
  • 2,448 Food & Grocery
  • 734 Hardware
 (2025)
Area served
 Australia
Key people
Doug Jones (CEO)
Products
Services
  • Food distributor
  • hardware retail
  • liquor retailing
  • consumer goods
Divisions
Website www.metcash.com

Metcash Limited is an Australian wholesaler and service provider to independent businesses across food, liquor and hardware. ASX-listed (ASX:MTS), the company is headquartered in Macquarie Park, Sydney. [1]

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History

In 1927, Joe David founded his first corner store in Woolloomooloo, Sydney trading as Davids. Having expanded to six stores, in 1935 Davids opened a wholesale warehouse in Redfern. In 1966, Davids entered the liquor market by purchasing Harbottle Brown & Co. In 1980, the AG Campbells wholesale business was acquired.

In 1987 the liquor group was renamed Australian Liquor Marketers. The IGA brand was introduced to Australia by Davids Holdings in 1988 when 10 stores became members of IGA.

In 2000, the business was rebranded to Metcash. [2] In 2005, Metcash and Woolworths purchased Foodland. [3] Under the agreement, Foodland was divided into two with Metcash acquiring most of the Australian operations and Woolworths acquiring the New Zealand operations and 22 supermarkets in Australia. [4]

In 2010, Metcash acquired the Franklins brand and converted its stores to the IGA banner. In the same year, Mitre 10 hardware business became part of the Metcash Group.

In 2012, Metcash took a majority share in Automotive Brands Group, which operated the Autobarn and Autopro chain of stores, for A$53 million and incorporated it into its automotive division. [5] The company then sold its automotive division to Burson Group (now Bapcor) in 2015 for A$275 million. [6] The chief executive officer of the automotive division was Supercar driver Paul Dumbrell.

In 2016, Independent Hardware Group is created with the combination of the Mitre 10 and Home Timber & Hardware networks.

In 2020, Metcash acquired 70% of Total Tools (increasing to 85% in 2021 and 100% in 2023). Total Tools is franchisor to the largest tool retail network in Australia.

In February 2024, Metcash announced that it had signed three acquisition agreements (Superior Food Group; Bianco Construction Supplies; Alpine Truss) cumulatively valued at approximately US$558.5 million. [7]

In 2025, Metcash merged Independent Hardware Group and Total Tools to form the Total Tools and Hardware Group. It also launched its retail media network LocalEyes.

Operations

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IGA Supermarkets logo

The company has three business divisions, being Food, Liquor (Australian Liquor Marketers) and Hardware (Total Tools and Hardware Group). [8]

It owns many different banner brands, including IGA, Home Hardware, Mitre 10, Total Tools, Cellarbrations and Thirsty Camel. [9] [10] It licenses 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 foodservice and convenience division, made up of Superior Foods, Campbells, C-Store Distribution and Independent Grocers (NT).

Metcash Food & Grocery

Metcash supported brands

  • IGA
  • Foodland IGA
  • IGA Local Grocer
  • Supa Valu IGA [11]
  • Village Grocer

Foodservice and Convenience

  • Superior Food Group [12]
  • Campbells
  • C-Store Distribution
  • Independent Grocers (NT)

Supplied by Metcash

Australian Liquor Marketers (ALM)

Australian Liquor Marketers is the liquor arm of Metcash, distributing liquor to independent businesses and premises around Australia and New Zealand. The company has 13 distribution centres across every state and territory of Australia, and 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. [10] Independent Brands Australia (IBA) supports national retail brands including: [10] [13]

Total Tools and Hardware Group

Private label brands

Home brands of Metcash include:

References

  1. ↑ "IBISWorld - Industry Market Research, Reports, and Statistics". www.ibisworld.com. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. ↑ History Metcash
  3. ↑ FAL SChemes Effective Foodland 10 October 2005
  4. ↑ Moldofsky, Leora (25 May 2005). "Foodland sold to Woolworths and Metcash". Financial Times . Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Burson buys Metcash's auto business for $275 million". Australian Financial Review . 14 June 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Celene Ignacio (7 February 2024). "Metcash enters into $558.5 million acquisition agreements". Franchise Executives. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "About Us". Metcash. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Food". Metcash | Australia’s leading wholesale distribution and marketing company. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 "Liquor". Metcash | Australia’s leading wholesale distribution and marketing company. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Look who's back: The supermarket brand returning to WA" . The West Australian . 2 June 2024. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Completion of Superior Foods Acquisition". Metconnect. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  13. ↑ Kilgallon, Steve (1 November 2020). "Bottle-O boss Grant Simpson steadfastly refuses to speak about migrant exploitation in some of its stores". Stuff.
  14. ↑ Greenblat, Eli (12 November 2009). "Mitre 10 unhappy over Woolworths-Danks deal". The Age . Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  15. ↑ Blake, Dean (28 June 2021). "Metcash hastens Total Tools buy up, enjoys strong FY20". Inside Retail. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "Black & Gold Product of Australia Range - The Australian Made Campaign". www.australianmade.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  17. ↑ "Phantom "Community Co" brand headed for IGA stores as Metcash struggles against Aldi tide". SmartCompany. 30 November 2016. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

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