IGA operator Metcash prepares for online shopping foray as sales surge

IGA operator Metcash prepares for online shopping foray as sales surge

The supplier of Australia's 1600-strong IGA supermarket network has accelerated its foray into online grocery delivery.

  • byDominic Powell

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Vaccine prompts analysts to call end of COVID retail boom

Vaccine prompts analysts to call end of COVID retail boom

Consumer stocks like Domino's Pizza and JB Hi-Fi were surprise beneficiaries from the COVID lockdown but a vaccine could see their wings clipped.

  • byLucy Battersby
'Very difficult':Metcash executive raises concerns over Christmas food supply in Victoria
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'Very difficult':Metcash executive raises concerns over Christmas food supply in Victoria

IGA supermarket supplier Metcash warns it will be very difficult for stores to keep up with the Christmas shopping rush under current Victorian supply chain restrictions.

  • byDominic Powell
New customers should stick around,says Metcash boss

New customers should stick around,says Metcash boss

Metcash expects shoppers who shifted to independent supermarkets amid the coronavirus will keep coming back as it unveiled a robust set of full-year earnings.

  • byDominic Powell
Independent supermarkets the big winners from virus panic buying

Independent supermarkets the big winners from virus panic buying

Aussie shoppers frustrated by empty shelves at major supermarkets have caused a surprising surge in market share across Australia's independent grocers.

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ASX drops further as RBA predicts worst recession in 90 years

ASX drops further as RBA predicts worst recession in 90 years

The ASX fell 2.5 per cent again on Tuesday after Virgin went into administration and volatility re-emerged on global markets.

  • byLucy Battersby
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Metcash shakes up revamp strategy as it pursues $330m raise

Metcash shakes up revamp strategy as it pursues $330m raise

One of the few ASX-listed companies to buck the coronavirus downturn has hit pause on parts of its $270m turnaround strategy,as it seeks to raise $330m from investors.

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'Beginning to slow':Supermarket panic buying starts to ease

'Beginning to slow':Supermarket panic buying starts to ease

Australian supermarkets have confirmed they've started to see a material drop-off in demand across stores after weeks of panic buying.

  • byDominic Powell
'Not a supply issue':Woolworths CEO Banducci calls for calm as panic-buying clears shelves

'Not a supply issue':Woolworths CEO Banducci calls for calm as panic-buying clears shelves

The head of Woolworths has implored Australians to only buy what they need.

  • byDominic Powell
Volatility rules as ASX books biggest gain a day after record crash

Volatility rules as ASX books biggest gain a day after record crash

The ASX 200 has notched its biggest one-day gain on record,soaring 5.8 per cent a day after it booked its biggest ever single-day fall,as supermarkets surged.

  • byLucy Battersby andDavid Scutt
Supermarket sales surge on wave of panic buying

Supermarket sales surge on wave of panic buying

While retailers have been urging calm,supermarkets are tipped to book some of their best quarterly sales figures in a decade on the back of widespread panic buying.

  • byDominic Powell