All eyes will be on Metcash when the independent grocer supplier and operator releases its full-year results tomorrow.

After the grocery wholesaler drew the curtain on one of its most challenging years since Metro Cash & Carry’s takeover of the former Davids Holdings in 1998, the resurgence of the Wesfarmers-owned Coles and the growth of overseas discounters Aldi and Costco have led to an escalation in grocery discounting.