Overview of Metcash Limited in the Australian Supermarket and Grocery Stores Industry

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Executive Summary:
The report aims at providing an overview of Metcash Limited, a marketing and wholesale
distribution company of Australia. As reported by IBIS world, the Supermarket and the Grocery
Stores industry of Australia represented a $102 billion industry that has an expected growth of
2.2 percent in the year 2017-18 as a result of the increasing demand of the premium grade food
products like the organic vegetables and fruits. The figures however show a declining trend of
about 0.6 percent from the year 2016-17. This has been calculated taking into account the period
marked by heavy discounting of the key supermarket chains. Nevertheless, the industry is
defined by the intense competition of prices.

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Table of Contents
Introduction:....................................................................................................................................3
2. Company:.....................................................................................................................................4
2.1 One Aspect the Company Excels at...........................................................................................5
2.2 Another Aspect the Company Excels at....................................................................................5
2.3 One Aspect the Company is Criticized for................................................................................6
3. Conclusion & Recommendations................................................................................................6
References:......................................................................................................................................8