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Sales surge at grocery group Metcash in shift to local shopping

Grocery wholesaler Metcash is continuing to gain from the shift to convenience and local neighbourhood shopping, as group sales jumped 8.9 per cent across its hardware, liquor and food businesses so far this financial year, according to new chairman Peter Birtles. The retailer, which supplies the IGA and Foodland stores, indicated strong gains made over the […]

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Fairleys IGA

Plans lodged for $63 million development of Fairleys IGA site

A second full-line supermarket alongside Fairleys IGA and 20 new specialty shops are the cornerstones of a proposed $63 million retail development on Hawkins St in Shepparton North. Developer Shepparton Pty Ltd submitted plans to Greater Shepparton City Council on Tuesday for the development, which Shepparton Pty Ltd director Sam Herszberg said would be one

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Coles and IGA

Coles and IGA supermarkets recall a range of ready-to-eat meals

Food Standards Australia said the recall is due to fears it may be contaminated with Listeria, and urged anyone who purchased the product to return it for a full refund. Coles and IGA have recalled a range of ready-to-eat meals over fears it may be contaminated with Listeria. The supermarket giant and independent food retailers

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IGA & Foodland

IGA & Foodland to continue offering ‘competitive prices’ amid rising inflation

IGA and Foodland supermarkets have been told to focus on volume sales and competitive prices rather than hiking up prices like other supermarkets amid rising inflation. Metcash which owns the IGA and Foodland supermarkets network is said to be concerned that hiking up prices would see customers ditch the independent retailers for the duopoly of

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Metcash

Metcash asks IGA and Foodland stores to resist raising shelf prices

Metcash has asked retailers operating under its IGA and Foodland brands to resist raising shelf prices despite rising inflation putting pressure on store profits, warning it could mean a loss of customers to Woolworths and Coles. Operators of IGA and Foodland supermarkets were told at their national conference on the Gold Coast last month that

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Metcash

IGA and Foodland wholesaler Metcash vows to improve dealings

Grocery wholesaler Metcash, which supplies thousands of independent supermarkets under banners such as IGA and Foodland, has conceded it “still has work to do” in gaining the trust of its own grocery suppliers, pledging to expand the frame of reference for its supermarket code arbiter. In a letter to independent reviewer of the Food and

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Harris Smokehouse

Harris Smokehouse: Urgent recall of popular IGA food items

An urgent national recall has been announced for a range of smoked fish products after a dangerous bacteria was detected. Product Safety Australia announced on Tuesday that listeria had been found in five food products produced by Harris Smokehouse. The products that have been recalled include hot smoked barramundi, hot smoked trout blackening spice, everyday

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‘Need, not want’: IGA targets shoppers on a budget with new supermarket Supa Valu

IGA has entered the low-cost supermarket space with cheaper offshoot Supa Valu, as retailers fight for customers amid the rising cost of living. Customers will shop their favourite brands from pallets instead of shelves in the new low-cost, warehouse-style supermarkets, which could act as IGA’s answer to Aldi and Costco. A Supa Valu store opening

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smoked products

Urgent recall of range for smoked fish products

An urgent national recall has been announced for a range of smoked fish products after a dangerous bacteria was detected. Health authorities in South Australia announced on Sunday they had found listeria in five food products produced by Harris Smokehouse. The products affected are Everyday Smashed Smoked Salmon, Premium Smoked Salmon, Hot Smoked Ocean Trout,

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Supermarket

Supermarket bosses share their tips to save cash at the checkout

As the cost of living skyrockets, Australia’s leading supermarket bosses have shared their in-store tips, tricks, deals and programs on offer to save Aussies save their hard earned cash. Rising interest rates, power, petrol and food prices are putting a strain on many household budgets. But supermarkets are promising to help, offering a range of

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