Metcash, the major grocery wholesaler and distributor to independent supermarkets, will amend its supplier agreements in response to concerns raised in the Report of the ACCC inquiry into the competitiveness...

Grocery and liquor wholesaler Metcash Limited has seen profit fall 7.1 per cent in the six months to October 31, 2008 due to a one-off interest hedging termination cost, but profit after tax and pre non-recurring...

Lenard’s, Australia’s largest specialty meat retailers, has reported an agreement with Metcash to expand throughout IGA Supermarkets nationally. The agreement builds on the success of Lenard’s...

Australian independent supermarket operator Foodworks has outlined a new strategy to enhance and manage distribution of their private label offering – with the help of a logistical partnership with...

Australian grocery and liquor wholesaler Metcash maintained earnings guidance of after tax profit of almost $197 million on the back of sales revenue expected to pass the $10 billion mark for the first...

The GROCERYchoice website continues to come under attack, with independent supermarkets, the Federal Opposition and leading retail industry bodies all indicating a lack of support for the scheme. The site,...

Insight Partners and Citi Investment Research have today released a comprehensive report outlining the impact of unit pricing on retailers, consumers and suppliers in Australia. EBIT (Earnings Before Interest...

The ACCC Grocery Price Inquiry held it’s last planned public hearing in Melbourne yesterday, with Metcash the final company to be put under the spotlight. Metcash, Australia’s largest wholesaler,...

Australia’s largest wholesaler, Metcash Limited, has posted an 18.4 per cent rise in net profit in the year to 30 April 2008. Fresh produce sales and their distribution business provided the impetus...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) resumed their grocery price inquiry in Melbourne yesterday, with Coles the latest supermarket to be put under the spotlight and forced to deny...