Independent Brands Australia

We love sharing wins and we have had a few recently. Congratulations to our teams and retailers! 1. Cellarbrations took out Liquor Retail Catalogue of the year at the Real Media Awards in Melbourne in October 2. Celebrating a winning partnership with Val Morgan Digital for The Bottle-O as their campaign of the month for October – connecting with shoppers at footy finals 3. Congratulations to our colleagues in ALM for taking out ALIA Best Wholesaler or Distributor 2024! 👏 👏 👏 Starcom IVE Group Dig Agency

Catalogues play a huge role driving value and communicating with shoppers – especially at key selling periods. Fantastic to be recognised by Real Media, being nominated in the Liquor Category of the 2024 awards for our 2023 Christmas catalogues. Which banner will win: Porters, Cellarbrations, IGA Liquor or The Bottle-O? Congratulations to all the teams who help bring our catalogues to life and we’re looking forward to celebrating on 18 October.  https://lnkd.in/grq3n68w

Last month we hosted our annual IBA Trade Workshop on the Gold Coast, with representation from over 700 stores and 130 supplier partners. A productive few days engaging in business sessions to share knowledge & insights, marketing strategies as well as our retailer programs in Loyalty and Platinum. Thank you to National Liquor News for the write up. https://lnkd.in/gC_YxRu5

We were beyond thrilled to celebrate the achievements of our On-Premise field teams and supplier partners at our Inaugural National ALM On-Premise Awards night which took place in Sydney yesterday. At ALM On-Premise, we pride ourselves on being the partner of choice for on premise venues across Australia. Last night, we honoured those who have excelled and contributed to our shared success. Well done to all the nominees and a special congratulations to our winners; ALM On-Premise Business Development Manager of the Year 2024 - Jacqueline Hamilton, Eastern Region. Jacqueline Hamilton ALM On-Premise Supplier of the Year 2024 - Accolade Wines Accolade Wines People's Award Supplier of the Year 2024 - Lion Lion Thank you to the Merivale group for hosting our special event. Merivale

Welcome Fortitudo Group! It is great to have you as part of our IBA network. We are looking forward to working with Andrew Prothero and the team to bring great retailing to life. https://lnkd.in/giUdPusJ Neil Anderson Katherine Johnstone

We were thrilled to celebrate outstanding retail achievement at the recent Trade Workshop on the Gold Coast.   A huge congratulations to all the nominees and winners of our Five Star Awards! These awards highlight the pinnacle of retail excellence, and this year’s winners truly exemplified what it means to be the best of the best. Well done to all winners, and a special congratulations to our National Retailer of the Year 2024 - Cellarbrations Baldivis, WA.   Our IBA Five Star Awards also shine a spotlight on the exceptional achievements of our Business Development Managers who are a driving force behind our success - we are incredibly proud to recognise their outstanding contributions. Congratulations to our National Business Development Manager of the Year 2024 – Dan Fisher, QLD.   And finally, we win through partnership with our suppliers, our 5 Star Awards honour the incredible contributions of our Supplier partners, recognising their role in our collective success. Congratulations to Campari Group on winning National Large Supplier of the Year, and Brown Family Wine Group for winning National Small Supplier of the Year Award.

We can’t wait to support our Victorian venues and retailers with our new shed at Truganina. Jeremy Goodale, GM ALM Victoria shares: "ALM Victoria is extremely excited to be only a few weeks away from moving our logistics and support office from Laverton to Truganina. The new site will increase our warehouse capacity by a third and will also include a 1200sm cold storage facility, which will be used for craft beer storage, events, and sporting club orders. Starting 23 July, we will be moving nearly 13,000 pallets whilst continuing to service our market of retailers and on-premise customers but we’re up for the challenge. The new office will also provide the team a modern and progressive space to work from – a big change from our Laverton offices.”

In a recent interview with National Liquor News Kylie Wallbridge shares her highlights, strategic focuses and what has kept her busy in her first few months as CEO of Australian Liquor Marketers. “I am excited about the year ahead – we’ve got a strong calendar of supplier partnerships and highly engaged retailers. We’ll be focused on the quality of our network, continuing our technological advancements, and building our connected universe of platforms to win shoppers.” Full article here https://lnkd.in/gPKab7Fr

Yesterday Metcash released its Full Year FY24 Results to the investment market. All pillars performed well however, the Liquor pillar continued to outperform in a more challenging market with total sales (including charge through) increasing 1.7% to $5.2bn. Sales growth was underpinned by continuation of the increased preference for localised offers, convenience, tailored ranges, competitive prices and local friendly service. https://lnkd.in/dEd_zeRk

ALM Connect is proving to be a game changer for On-Premise customers and suppliers alike. It gives ALM customers access to a suppliers full portfolio. Direct lines can be ordered alongside regular warehouse orders. Click below for more information; https://lnkd.in/g7QWJjqm Thanks to TheShout for the feature.