Buying power for independent retailers
IBG helps independent retailers across eight categories buy like a national chain, with group-negotiated pricing, supplier rebates where available and hands-on support, while you keep your own name over the door.
Buy wholesale across 1000+ approved brands through IBG.
IBG membership lets independent retailers buy wholesale across more than 1000 approved brands through a single account. You stock the names customers ask for on group-negotiated pricing, with central billing across most suppliers and supplier rebates where the program offers them.
No forced ranges and no franchise-style rulebook. You carry only the brands and products that suit your store, and keep full control of who you buy from.
Explore the supplier networkScale with the chains, without becoming one
Independent retailers join IBG for three things, and give up none of their independence to get them.
Buy like a national chain
Group-negotiated pricing, rebates where available and trading terms usually reserved for the big chains, on the brands your customers already ask for. Every buying decision still sits with you.
Stay fully independent
No forced branding, no mandatory ranges, no franchise rulebook. You keep your name over the door, your own suppliers where you want them, and control of how you run your store.
Support from people who have run stores
Marketing, IT helpdesk, category management and business advisory, delivered by a team that has operated independent retail businesses themselves, not head-office theory.
Find your retailer type
One membership works across categories. See how IBG buying power and support apply to stores like yours.
For appliance retailers
Group buying power across whitegoods, cooking, laundry and floorcare, so independent appliance stores can compete with the chains on the brands customers ask for.
For technology retailers
Group pricing across computing, peripherals, networking and mobile, plus IT support that understands a retail business, for independent technology stores.
For office and stationery retailers
Group pricing and consistent availability across print, ink, toner, stationery and business machines, for independent office retailers.
For furniture retailers
Group buying across home, outdoor, office and commercial furniture, for independent retailers serving both consumer and business customers.
For homewares retailers
Group pricing across kitchen, dining, home living and seasonal ranges, for independent homeware and gift stores.
For outdoor and BBQ retailers
Group buying across BBQs, outdoor living, camping and leisure, the high-value seasonal lines that drive foot traffic for independents.
For entertainment and AV retailers
Group pricing across TVs, audio and home theatre, plus the support to sell and set them up, for independent entertainment retailers.
For toy and gift retailers
Group buying across toys, board games, gifting and licensed lines, for independent toy and gift stores making the most of every season.
How membership works
Four steps, and no obligation to change how you run your store.
Apply for membership
We take the time to understand your store, your categories and your local market, and confirm IBG is the right fit before anything else.
Get approved
Once approved, you unlock group-negotiated pricing, supplier rebates where available, the member B2B portal and the full IBG support team.
Order through the B2B portal
Buy across the network through a single account, with central billing across most suppliers, so you spend less time on admin and more on the floor.
Ongoing support
The IBG team helps you put group pricing, marketing, IT and category support to work for your store over time. There are no mandates and no forced ranges.
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 | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Keep your own brand and identity | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | Varies |
| No quotas, mandates or rulebooks | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | Varies |
| Access to exclusive brands | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Marketing, IT and advisory support | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ Available | Varies |
| Member B2B ordering portal | ✗ | Varies | ✓ | Varies |
| Businesses of all sizes welcome | ✓ | Varies | ✓ | Varies |
"Franchise" and "typical buying group" reflect common industry structures, not any specific organisation.
Common questions from independent retailers
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.
Yes. There are no forced suppliers and no mandatory purchasing requirements. Members use the IBG supplier network wherever it improves their position and keep any existing relationships they value.
Membership benefits scale with what you buy: group-negotiated pricing, supplier rebates where available, access to exclusive brands, and a full support team available to members. Because categories and product mix vary so much between stores, we would rather give you real numbers for your business than a generic figure.
No. You can keep your own brand forever. For members who want it, branding or co-branding as Everyday Home Living is available, with ecommerce, marketing and ranging built in, but it is completely optional and most members trade under their own brand.
IBG combines national buying power and rebates with hands-on operational support across marketing, IT, category management and advisory, backed by modern systems including the member B2B portal. There are no forced suppliers, no franchise-style rulebook, and the group is led by people who have run independent retail businesses themselves.
Buy like a national chain, keep your own name
Apply for membership and the IBG team will walk you through pricing, suppliers and support for your categories. No obligation, no forced ranges.