Metcash Sales Rise, Tobacco Sales Decline

Metcash sales rise despite tobacco decline

Metcash has reported a 5.1% increase in total group sales, excluding tobacco, for the 18 weeks to 31 August. The group’s food pillar saw an 8.6% increase in sales, with supermarket sales rising 2.6% and foodservice and convenience rising 29.5%. Campbells and Convenience sales increased 14.6%, buoyed by new customers and an increase in tobacco sales. Superior Foods sales increased 2.7% despite “increased competitive pressure and unfavourable mix …

Metcash group sales rise despite tobacco sales decline

Metcash’s group sales, excluding tobacco, increased 5.1 per cent in the 18 weeks to 31 August this year, with Metcash’s first cross-pillar marketing campaign scheduled to roll out across over 3000 bannered stores in the second quarter of the year. The group’s food pillar saw an 8.6 per cent increase in its total food sales, with supermarket sales rising 2.6 per cent, driven by differentiated and localised offerings to shoppers. The supermarket s…

Metcash Sales Rise, Tobacco Sales Decline

Metcash, a wholesale distributor providing essential support to independent retailers, announced a 5.1 per cent increase in total sales, excluding tobacco, for the 18 weeks leading up to August 31. The company is a leading supplier to independent supermarkets, liquor stores, and hardware retailers across Australia. Metcash enables these retailers to effectively compete by providing scale, efficiency and marketing support. According to the tradin…