Scale like a chain. Stay independent.
Collective buying power, supplier rebates and hands-on support for independent retailers, with no mandates, no quotas and no franchise-style rulebook.
No obligation and no forced suppliers. We review your categories and current suppliers, then talk through the options that fit.
Independent shopfronts. One shared network.
Most buying groups make you choose between scale and independence. IBG was built so you get both.
Collective buying power
Group-negotiated supplier pricing, rebates and trading terms usually reserved for national chains, while every purchasing decision stays in your hands.
Independence by design
No forced branding, no mandatory ranges, no rulebook. You get group buying power without compromising independence: your business, your brand, your decisions.
Support that actually helps
Marketing, IT helpdesk, category management and business advisory delivered by people who have run independent retail businesses themselves.
How membership works
Four steps, and no obligation to change how you run your store.
Apply
We take the time to understand your business, your categories and your goals, and confirm IBG is the right fit before anything else.
Get access
Once approved, you unlock group pricing, supplier rebates, the member B2B portal and the full IBG support team.
Engage on your terms
No mandates, quotas or forced programs. Use the parts of IBG that strengthen your business and skip the rest.
Ongoing support
Membership is about using the network, not just joining it. The IBG team helps you put group pricing, marketing, IT and advisory to work in your business over time.
IBG negotiates across every major independent retail category
Multi-category and mixed-format stores get the full benefit from a single membership.
Appliances
Whitegoods, TVs, small appliances and floorcare from leading brands, with group pricing and rebates that let independent appliance retailers compete head-to-head with the majors.
Most groups stop at a price file. We don't.
IBG invests in the systems independent retailers need to compete with national chains: live pricing, stock and ordering across the supplier network in one login.
- Member B2B ordering portal: live pricing and stock
- Central billing across most suppliers: one account, one statement, one payment
- Network buying intelligence across the membership
- Helpdesk that answers: POS, ecommerce and IT
- Optional Everyday Home Living branding, if you want it
Portal preview. Figures shown are for illustration only.
How IBG stacks up
What you get going it alone, with a franchise, with a typical buying group, and with IBG.
| What matters | Going it alone | Franchise | IBG | Typical buying group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group buying power | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Keep your own brand and identity | Yes | No | Yes | Varies |
| No quotas, mandates or rulebooks | Yes | No | Yes | Varies |
| Access to exclusive brands | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Marketing, IT and advisory support | No | Yes | Yes Available | Varies |
| Member B2B ordering portal | No | Varies | Yes | Varies |
| Businesses of all sizes welcome | Yes | Varies | Yes | Varies |
"Franchise" and "typical buying group" reflect common industry structures, not any specific organisation.
1000+ trusted brands. Zero forced suppliers.
A trusted list of approved suppliers across eight categories. Members access the network, and members choose who they buy from.
Straight answers, no spin
See all FAQsA retail buying group combines the purchasing volume of many independent retailers to negotiate supplier pricing, trading terms and rebates that no single store could secure on its own. IBG does this across eight product categories while members keep full ownership and control of their business.
No. IBG has no mandates, quotas or forced programs. You choose what you buy, who you buy from and how you run your store. Membership adds leverage and support, not rules.
Independent retailers and service businesses of all sizes, from single stores to multi-site groups, across appliances, technology, office, furniture, homewares, outdoor, entertainment and toys & gifts.
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Keep your name, your brand and your independence, while accessing group pricing, supplier rebates and the support to put them to work. Apply, and the IBG team will walk you through what membership looks like for your categories.
No obligation. No forced suppliers. No franchise rules.