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    Metcash Case Study

    A modern industrial building with a large Metcash sign, featured in the Metcash Case Study, and several lorries parked along a driveway near loading bays on a sunny day. The facility is surrounded by open land and clear skies.

    Learn how Metcash partnered with Retail Express to transform promotional planning across Australia’s largest independent supermarket network.

    How Metcash Transformed Promotions with Retail Express

    Metcash, the backbone of Australia’s largest independent supermarket network, needed to modernise its promotional planning to keep pace with consumer expectations and tough competition.

    Partnering with Retail Express, they launched Metproms—an AI-enabled platform that automated manual processes, improved forecasting, streamlined supplier collaboration, and scaled seamlessly across banners. The result? Faster, smarter promotions, stronger supplier partnerships, and a new standard in independent retail excellence.

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