Metcash Expo 2022

NATIONAL QUEENSLAND

The Metcash Supermarket and Convenience Store Expo, held on the Gold Coast in Queensland, had retailers gathering from around Australia, after almost three years of COVID-19.

The theme was “Championing Successful Independents”, with the Expo strongly attended by approximately 5,000 retailers, suppliers, and support teams. This year’s Metcash Expo provided an opportunity to share knowledge, take in new opportunities, exciting innovations, and network with independent retailers, suppliers, and state and National Metcash teams.

Metcash has introduced new retail brands, designed to target shoppers’ desires. The Expo showcased ways retailers can access tools, resources, and opportunities to ensure their offer meets the needs of their catchment, including the latest shopper data, trends and insights and marketing programs. Dedicated floor areas supported identifying new opportunities for small business growth, including a huge fresh food arena, retail channels, IT tech zone, and development and refurbishment specialists.

There were over 400 supplier and support function stands, grocery, general merchandise, fresh, perishable, private label, ALM, retail services, retail development, technology, and financial stands.

MGA’s stand was staffed by two of our employment lawyers, Angeline Lee and Aimee Lyons, Jos de Bruin CEO, and Mark Paladino business Development Manager, with over 150 members visiting the stand to connect or reconnect with their peak association.

“Without you on my side, I don’t know what I would have done”! Vincent Pham – Midland IGA WA.

NATIONAL QUEENSLAND

L-R: Jos de Bruin MGA, Vincent Pham Midland IGA WA, Aimee Lyons MGA L- R: Colin and Sandra Cleary Port Fairy IGA VIC, Angeline Lee MGA

L-R: Angeline Lee MGA, Debbie Smith MGA President, Aimee Lyons and Jos de Bruin MGA, Terry Slaughter Qld MGA Director, Steve Sellars and Jacqui Hooper IGA Creswick Vic. The team from GPK Retail Technology -MGA Corporate Partner

The team from Till payments -MGA Corporate Partner Mathew Pham, collects the MGA stand prize valued at $350, for registering for a FREE insurance health check, provided by Adroit and Aust Brokers Country Wide