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Company Profile

  • Business description

    Metcash is a wholesale distribution and marketing company specializing in food, liquor, and hardware. Centralized wholesale distribution enables retailers to gain access to the combined scale of many retailers to negotiate material volume discounts.The food segment distributes of a range of products and services to independent supermarket and convenience stores. The hardware segment distributes hardware products to independent retail outlets and operates company-owned stores. The liquor segment distributes liquor products to independent retailers and pubs.

  • Contact

    1 Thomas Holt Drive
    Macquarie Park
    Sydney NSW 2113
    AUS

    T: +61 297413000

    https://www.metcash.com

  • Sector

    Consumer Defensive

    Stock type

    Defensive

  • Industry

    Food Distribution

    Fiscal Year End

    30 April 2024

    Employees

    6,378

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