Australian Liquor Marketers
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Headquarters | |
Number of locations | About 2700 in Australia 114 in New Zealand |
Area served | Australia, New Zealand |
| Products | Liquor stores |
| Parent | Metcash |
| Website | www www |
Australian Liquor Marketers is the liquor arm of Metcash. It distributes liquor to businesses around Australia and New Zealand, and runs a franchise of almost 2900 liquor stores operating as The Bottle-O, Cellarbrations, IGA Liquor, Duncans, Thirsty Camel, Big Bargain, Porters and Merchants Liquor.[1]
The company has 13 distribution centres across every state and territory of Australia, and a distribution centre in New Zealand. It is Australia's largest supplier of liquor to independently owned liquor retailers and largest broad-range liquor wholesaler, supplying to 12,000 liquor customers.[1]
Independent Brands Australia
Independent Brands Australia is the second-largest network of liquor retail outlets in Australia. It has about 2,700 stores operating as Cellarbrations, The Bottle-O, IGA Liquor, Duncans, Thirsty Camel, Big Bargain and Porters.[1]
Tasman Liquor Company
Tasman Liquor Company is based in Wiri, Auckland. It has 114 franchisees around New Zealand operating as The Bottle-O and Merchants Liquor, including 36 in the Auckland Region.[2][3]
In 2020 the company was accused of failing to address migrant worker exploitation by its franchises.[4] One former owner of 12 stores failed 19 Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment inspections; one former worker accused him of "modern day slavery".[5] Tasman Liquor said it did not support the practices, and would comply with authorities.[4]
In 2021, franchisees faced opposition when trying to establish stores in Canterbury, at Pleasant Point,[6] Timaru,[7] and Christchurch's Prestons Road.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Liquor - Metcash". metcash.com. Metcash.
- ^ "The Bottle-O". thebottleo.co.nz. Tasman Liquor.
- ^ "Merchants Liquor". merchantsliquor.co.nz. Tasman Liquor.
- ^ a b Kilgallon, Steve (1 November 2020). "Bottle-O boss Grant Simpson steadfastly refuses to speak about migrant exploitation in some of its stores". stuff.co.nz.
- ^ Kilgallon, Steve (2 August 2020). "Ravi Arora is accumulating a fortune - and a long record of migrant exploitation - from bottle stores". stuff.co.nz.
- ^ Tobin, Chris (27 July 2021). "Pleasant Point bottle store compromise rejected". stuff.co.nz. Timaru Herald.
- ^ Tobin, Chris (19 August 2021). "New liquor store given green light to open at Washdyke". stuff.co.nz. Timaru Herald.
- ^ "New Prestons Rd liquor store approval prompts calls for city-wide alcohol policy". Allied Press. Christchurch Star. 29 October 2021.