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wa foodland sa website http www.iga.com.au an iga supermarket in forest hill new south wales 1 independent grocers of australia iga is a chain of supermarkets in australia . iga itself is owned by metcash but individual iga stores are independently owned . 2 it is the local variant of the international american based independent grocers association . its main competitors are woolworths coles aldi foodworks friendly grocer and formerly bi lo . iga has over 5 000 stores in over 30 countries . iga was brought to australia by davids holdings in 1988 when 10 stores became members of iga . there are over 1400 iga stores in australia . 3 contents 1 operations 1.1 new south wales queensland victoria western australia tasmania northern territory and act 1.2 south australia 1.3 tasmania 1.4 western australia 2 brands 3 previous iga store trading names 4 external links 5 references operations edit new south wales queensland victoria western australia tasmania northern territory and act edit in new south wales nsw queensland victoria and the australian capital territory iga has three retail formats supa iga stocking a full range of products iga medium sized supermarkets there are 150 iga or supa iga stores in nsw act a smaller convenience store format which trades as friendly grocer iga iga x press or iga everyday in 2005 13 act iga stores left the iga group and were re branded as shop rite a former act independent brand that was re branded iga in 1992 . deliveries were sourced from queensland rather than metcash in blacktown . in 2006 these stores returned to igas and metcash . one shop rite remains in belconnen . iga was launched in queensland and northern new south wales in 1998 . there are now over 200 stores operating from port macquarie to cooktown and west to mount isa . after the takeover of fal foodland associated limited from perth action supermarkets across queensland and nsw became supa iga stores . on 1 july 2010 it was announced that all 85 franklins stores nsw had been sold to metcash for a 215 million to become part of the iga chain . south australia edit in south australia large iga supermarkets are branded as foodland rather than supa iga following metcash s acquisition of the foodland brand in 2005 . 4 small to medium supermarkets and convenience stores using the iga brand also exist . tasmania edit in tasmania iga operates differently . the iga brand is used by retailers belonging to the tasmanian independent retailers cooperative . there is no formal trading relationship with iga retailers in tasmania and metcash limited merely an agreement between tasmanian independent retailers and metcash for use of the iga brand . as such while sourcing some stock from iga d the metcash owned distribution company members of tasmanian independent retailers have been supplied for the most part by statewide independent wholesalers a company in which tir members have a business interest . siw also supplies tasmanian woolworths stores . progressively the relationship between tir and metcash ltd. has allowed for greater involvement for tasmanian iga retailers in national iga programs . a tasmanian store with the festival iga brand 2007 . in 2009 tasmanian independent retailers underwent a brand rationalisation in which the iga channels in tasmania moved towards the model accepted on the eastern seaboard of mainland australia iga x press small format convenience . iga everyday a medium format store which exist mostly in regional areas often as local general stores . it had been known as value plus iga and before that as sam s cut price stores . supa iga full service supermarket in direct competition with the major chains . it had been known as festival iga and before that as festival supermarkets . everyday was added to the iga medium format channel in tasmania to differentiate it from the other two channels . this was required as tasmanian independent retailers have traditionally provided extensive channel specific advertising for its members . western australia edit osborne park shopping centre closeup winthrop garden supa iga in winthrop suburb of perth there are 3 iga business channels in western australia supa iga iga progressive supa iga . in 2005 metcash limited purchased foodland associated limited fal . as part of this purchase the independent network of action dewsons dewsons express and supa valu supermarkets which had been supplied by fal changed their banners to iga while retaining the same independent ownership . a group of 11 action supermarkets that had been operated by fal was sold to a consortium and these stores now trade as progressive supa iga . metcash still holds a percentage interest in these stores . the rest of the action supermarkets were sold to independent grocery operators who trade as supa iga . iga western australia s head office is still located at 218 bannister road canning vale . action consisted of 34 action stores in western australia and 40 in queensland and northern new south wales . iga western australia s slogan is how the wa locals like it . iga channels in wa include iga x press small format convenience stores iga medium format stores which exist mostly in regional and metropolitan areas often as local general stores supa iga full service supermarkets in direct competition with the major chains and eziway small format convenience stores which run similar to iga x press . foodland associated limited has used these store trading names action supermarkets company owned full service supermarkets in direct competition with the major chains . action offered full fresh produce meat bakery seafood deli dairy and grocery departments . action s slogans were action means a great deal packed full of great shopping ideas and packed full of good taste . dewsons large format stores which existed mostly in regional and metropolitan areas often as local general stores . iga has announced eight iga stores to have a revamp which is in innaloo western australia in morris ellenbrook western australia woodvale western australia and more . dewsons slogan was fresh as the morning . supa valu dewsons express medium format stores which existed mostly in regional and metropolitan areas often as local general stores . supa valu s slogan was your local supermarket and dewsons express was quick and easy . fal has also operated action supermarkets defunct in 2006 supa valu supermarkets defunct in 2006 dewsons supermarkets defunct in 2006 dewsons express supermarkets defunct in 2006 foodland supermarkets defunct in 2003 all stores transferred to supa valu rules supermarkets defunct in 1996 all stores transferred to dewsons advantage supermarkets defunct in 2000 when woolworths purchased the four stores 4 square supermarkets defunct in 2003 cheap foods supermarkets defunct in 1996 eziway food stores still operating metcash wa also supplies the farmer jacks foodworks group of supermarkets . in new zealand fal used to own a small chain of iga shops and the largest supermarket group in the country progressive enterprises limited which operate the woolworths foodtown countdown fresh choice and super value supermarkets . in 2006 progressive was sold to woolworths limited australia at the time fal was being purchased by metcash . brands edit iga s main store brand is black and gold a generic food brand which also sells in foodworks across the country . items are easily distinguished because of the gold yellow packaging with the black writing on the item . alongside the black and gold brand is the recently introduced iga signature range which can be identified by its stylish metallic signature band . the new iga signature range brand is similar to the old foodland associated limited fal home brand signature range which was stocked in action supa valu dewsons supermarkets across western australia . no frills previously franklins home brand which is now available in all iga and selected iga stores across wa . previous iga store trading names edit western australia foodland associated limited fal now iga distribution wa pty ltd action supermarkets wa qld & nsw action food barns wa supa valu first independent supermarket brand in australia franchise later sold to foodland associated limited and scaled back to western australia becoming independent full service convenience stores . wa only dewsons full service high quality independent supermarkets in western australia dewsons express 2005 2006 independent convenience stores in western australia with fresh categories and convenience lines focus . it never opened beyond a few stores due to the metcash iga takeover of fal bi lo wa only farmer jacks wa only newmart wa only east coast of australia festival large stores 1992 1999 except in tasmania welcome mart medium sized stores foodtown shop rite trading name of iga stores prior to 2000 and again in 2005 in the act rainbow supermarkets tuckerbag foodland south australia & nt jewel food stores food barn discount supermarket clancys independent convenience supermarkets in new south wales external links edit iga australia website references edit home iga australia . iga australia . retrieved 2016 08 04 . about iga iga australia . iga australia . retrieved 2016 05 26 . http www.iga.com.au about the company . metcash . retrieved 22 march 2016 . section ignored help v t e supermarkets in australia aldi bi lo coles costco food for less foodland foodworks friendly grocer harris farm markets iga lidl spar supabarn thomas dux woolworths v t e business in australia institutions australian competition and consumer commission australian corporate law australian prudential regulation authority australian securities and investments commission australian takeovers panel constitution of australia 1901 cth corporations power economy of australia stock exchange australian securities exchange s & p asx 20 s & p asx 50 s & p asx 200 s & p asx 300 chi x business associations australian chamber of commerce and industry australian hotels association australian industry group business council of australia consult australia minerals council of australia national farmers federation s & p asx 50 companies alpha sorted agl energy amcor amp apa asciano aurizon anz asx bhp billiton brambles caltex australia coca cola amatil commonwealth bank computershare crown csl dexus goodman gpt incitec pivot iag james hardie lend lease macquarie group medibank mirvac national australia bank newcrest mining oil search orica origin energy qbe insurance ramsay health care rio tinto santos scentre seek limited sonic healthcare south32 stockland suncorp sydney airport holdings telstra transurban vicinity centres wesfarmers westfield westpac woodside petroleum woolworths other notable companies adelaide bank akubra alumina australian radio network axa asia pacific bendigo bank bluescope steel bunnings caltex camperdown dairy international challenger cimic cochlear coles downer group fairfax media fosters holden james hardie 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