Supermarkets in Australia

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Supermarkets in Australia

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Australia has one of the most concentrated
grocery markets in the world. Woolworths and
Wesfarmers (owner of Coles) account for almost
80 of supermarket sales, 60 of alcohol retail,
50 of petrol retail and 40 of all retail in
Australia. Metcash, who supply IGA Supermarkets,
accounts for 16 of supermarket sales. Metcash
distributes primarily to independently owned
stores. They supply IGA, Foodland, and Foodworks,
7-Eleven, Lucky 7, BP and several liquor retail
outlets. From its origins in 1920 as a family
owned corner store, Metcash has evolved, uniting
Australias independent grocers and diversifying
its portfolio of businesses to become an ASX Top
100 Company. Headquartered in Sydney, its diverse
business operations range from servicing its
customers in supermarket and convenience
businesses through to hardware and automotive
parts. Metcashs customers are, predominantly,
independently owned grocery and liquor stores,
but also include hardware and automotive part
stores, which operate under their portfolio of
brands including IGA, MITRE 10, Cellarbrations
and Autobarn.
Contact Info Broker Support Centre, Suite 104,
Bermuda Point, 20 Lake Orr Drive. Varsity Lakes,
QLD 4227 Australia
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Metcash champions the interests of the
independent grocery, liquor, hardware and
automotive parts sectors through its core
competencies of buying, merchandising, marketing,
brand building, distribution logistics and
warehousing. Metcash has 3 internal divisions,
often referred to as business pillars, each
operating in a distinct wholesaling industry
segment SPAR Australia Limited is becoming
another Major Player in Australia, which is an
unlisted public company with an elected Board of
Directors. The Principal shareholders in the
Company are Independent Retail store owners. The
SPAR Board comprises three non-executive
Directors. SPAR Australia Limited was
established in December 2002, then under the name
Australian Retail Logistix Limited (ARLL). The
Company was set up by independent retailers
operating under United Star Supermarkets Limited
(USSL) to acquire and operate the former
Woolworths owned AIW distribution business in
Acacia Ridge, Brisbane.
Contact Info Broker Support Centre, Suite 104,
Bermuda Point, 20 Lake Orr Drive. Varsity Lakes,
QLD 4227 Australia
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SPAR Australia Limited is the Licensor holder for
SPAR (supermarkets) in the Australian
region. For further details in owning and
operating your own Supermarket, talk to the Team
at Benchmark Supermarket brokers. The Team who
have owned and operated independent supermarkets
in Australia, and truly understand the
independent sector of RETAIL Supermarkets.
Today, this team has over 57 supermarkets for
sale across four states and over eight businesses
under contract.
Contact Info Broker Support Centre, Suite 104,
Bermuda Point, 20 Lake Orr Drive. Varsity Lakes,
QLD 4227 Australia
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