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{{Short description|Australian supermarket chain owned by Metcash}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2017}}
{{distinguish||text=the American-owned [[IGA (supermarkets)|Independent Grocers Alliance]]}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Independent Grocers of Australia
| logo = IGA logo.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| image = IGA Breakfast Point.jpg
| image_caption = IGA supermarket in [[Breakfast Point, New South Wales]]
| type = Subsidiary
| industry = Retailer
| foundation = {{start date and age|1988}} (as Independent Grocers Alliance)
| hq_location_city = [[Macquarie Park, New South Wales]]
| hq_location_country = [[Australia]]
| key_people = Grant Ramage (CEO)
| products = Groceries & general products
| revenue = {{increase}} [[Australian dollar|A$]]14.12 billion<small> (2017)</small>
| parent = [[Metcash]]
| brands = IGA Supermarkets<br />Supa IGA<br />IGA X-press<br />IGA Local Grocer<br />[[Foodland (South Australia)|Foodland (SA)]]
| homepage = http://www.iga.com.au
}}
'''Independent Grocers of Australia'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iga.com.au/community-chest/|title=Community Chest {{!}} IGA Supermarkets|website=IGA Australia|language=en-AU|access-date=2021-01-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iga.com/about|title=About IGA {{!}} IGA International|website=IGA International|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-10}}</ref> is an Australian chain of supermarkets. The IGA brand is owned by Australian conglomerate [[Metcash]] under their Food & Grocery division, but individual IGA stores are owned and operated independently.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iga.com.au/about-iga/|title=About IGA {{!}} IGA Australia|website=IGA Australia|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-26}}</ref> Its main competitors are [[Aldi]], [[Coles Supermarkets|Coles]] and [[Woolworths Supermarkets|Woolworths]].  IGA is the fourth largest supermarket chain in Australia, following Aldi overtaking Metcash in supermarket revenue.
== Markets ==
The IGA brand was introduced to Australia by Davids Holdings in 1988 when 10 stores became members of IGA. As of January 2020, there are over 1,400 IGA stores in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iga.com.au/|title=IGA Supermarkets &#124; Independent Grocers of Australia|website=IGA Supermarkets}}</ref>
[[File:Mount Barker Supa IGA, 2018 (01).jpg|left|thumb|A Supa IGA store in [[Mount Barker, Western Australia]]]]
There are a wide variety of stores under the IGA banner, from small convenience stores, mid sized supermarkets, large full service supermarkets and liquor stores. In 2019, it was reported that IGA had 7% of the grocery market in Australia.<ref name="ABC iga">{{cite news |title=Supermarkets are learning there is more to selling food than just price |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-29/supermarkets-learn-more-to-selling-food-than-price/11751754 |website=ABC News |date=29 November 2019 |access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref>
IGA stores are typically located in suburbs that are too small, remote or do not have existing larger stores.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coronavirus Australia: COVID-19 panic buyers in cities leave remote indigenous community supermarkets in ruin |url=https://amp.smh.com.au/national/remote-indigenous-communities-pay-the-price-for-big-city-panic-buyers-20200327-p54ell.html |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=amp.smh.com.au|date=30 March 2020 }}</ref> Some stores offer a larger selection of curated or artisan products, than the bigger chains.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Romeos Food Hall IGA |url=http://www.southeveleigh.com/eat-drink/explore-all/romeos-food-hall-iga |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=www.southeveleigh.com |language=en}}</ref>[[File:Forest Hill Shopping Centre.jpg|thumb|An IGA supermarket in [[Forest Hill, New South Wales]]]]In 2018, IGA began a rebrand that repositioned the chain as a uniquely local option, scrapping the white colour and corrugated metal for dark grey, signwriting typography and handcrafted style icons.<ref name="rebrand">{{cite web |title=Interbrand brings consistency and localism to IGA rebrand|url=https://www.transformmagazine.net/articles/2018/interbrand-brings-consistency-and-localism-to-iga-rebrand/ |website=Transform |date=20 July 2018 |access-date=2 August 2021}}</ref> As part of the rebrand their slogan "How the locals like it" was changed to "Where the locals matter".
== Brands ==
IGA offers two Metcash [[store brand]] lines ''Black and Gold'', a generic food and product brand and the higher quality ''Community Co.'', which links through with the IGA Community Chest program.
These brands are available at IGA and other Metcash supplied independent supermarkets.
==See also==<!-- PLEASE RESPECT ALPHABETICAL ORDER -->
{{portal|Australia|Companies|Supermarkets}}
*[[List of supermarket chains in Oceania]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Official website|https://www.iga.com.au/}}
{{Metcash}}
{{Supermarkets Companies of Australia}}
[[Category:Supermarkets of Australia]]
[[Category:Retail companies established in 1988]]
[[Category:Australian companies established in 1988]]
[[Category:Australian grocers]]