Merchant Networks

What Merchant Networks does

Merchant Networks is a privately held Australian professional services firm founded in 2010 and headquartered at 140 St Georges, Perth, Western Australia. The company operates as a dual-discipline consultancy offering business consulting, business coaching, strategic planning services, and logistics management to organizations across diverse industries including insurance, healthcare, financial services, retail, and energy & utilities. Its stated client base spans startups seeking clarity, small and medium-sized businesses needing operational support, and large enterprises pursuing optimization and expansion, with a counter claim of 100+ happy clients.

The firm's service portfolio is organized into two integrated practice areas. The consulting practice covers strategic planning, financial management, process improvement, and market research, delivered through bespoke engagements. The logistics practice delivers end-to-end supply chain solutions including procurement, transportation, warehousing, freight management, supply chain risk management, logistics cost optimization, Lean/Six Sigma implementations, reverse logistics, customs and compliance, and international logistics. The firm states it uses a "data-driven approach" leveraging analytics and industry insights, supported by a team that includes 20+ business consultants, 7 financial advisors, 10+ logistics experts, plus listed roles in data analysis, project management, and customer relationship management.

Merchant Networks monetizes through professional services engagements on a quote-based, bespoke pricing model with no publicly disclosed fee schedules. Its go-to-market is sales-led and direct, relying on the company website, blog content marketing, and partnerships with regional Western Australian bodies (WA Marketing Association, UWA, Quorum SME network, AMBCWA, Business2Sell, Commercial Property 2 Sell). Geographic focus remains Western Australia with no disclosed expansion beyond the domestic Australian market. No funding rounds, M&A activity, patents, certifications, or leadership changes beyond the named team are documented in the source data.

Name

Merchant Networks

Legal name

Merchant Networks

Website

https://merchantnetworks.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Merchant Networks is a Perth-based Australian consultancy founded in 2010 that delivers business consulting, coaching, strategic planning, and integrated logistics management services to startups, SMBs, and enterprises across insurance, healthcare, financial services, retail, and energy verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Consulting Services

akta.pro primary industry

Supply Chain Strategy & Network Design (BPAHAHAA)

Keywords

• Business consulting services
• Logistics management consulting
• Supply chain optimization
• Strategic planning services
• Business coaching services

Headquarters

HQ city

Perth

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Business Consulting Services: Professional consulting services including strategic planning, financial management, process improvement, and market research. These are bespoke advisory services tailored to individual client needs.
2. Logistics Management & Consulting: End-to-end supply chain management solutions including procurement, transportation, warehousing, and distribution. Services include supply chain risk management, logistics cost optimization, lean logistics, freight management, reverse logistics, and international logistics.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Merchant Networks provides business consulting, coaching, and logistics management services to organizations across diverse industries. The firm delivers bespoke strategic planning, financial management, process improvement, market research, and end-to-end supply chain solutions including freight management, warehouse optimization, and customs compliance for businesses primarily in Perth, Western Australia.

Product overview

Merchant Networks is a business consulting and logistics management firm offering integrated professional services. The company provides a portfolio of consulting services including Business Consulting Services, Business Coaching Services, Strategic Planning Services, and specialised Logistics Management & Consultants services. These services encompass various modules such as Supply Chain Optimisation, Freight Management, Warehouse Management, Customs and Compliance, Transportation Network Design, Supply Chain Risk Management, Logistics Cost Optimization, Lean Logistics and Six Sigma, Reverse Logistics, and International Logistics. The firm synthesises local market knowledge with global best practices, leveraging data-driven approaches to help businesses achieve strategic objectives, overcome operational challenges, and optimise overall performance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Consulting Services
• Business Coaching Services
• Logistics Management & Consulting
• Strategic Planning Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Streamlined operations, reduced costs, and significant business growth
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Western Australian Marketing AssociationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner in the 'In Partnership With' section on the company website. The Western Australian Marketing Association is a regional marketing industry organization.
• Western Australian SME Business Leaders (Quorum)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner in the 'In Partnership With' section. Quorum is a network for Western Australian SME business leaders.
• University of Western AustraliaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner with the marketing undergraduate program. Involves collaboration with the university's marketing department.
• Western Australia Malaysian Business Chamber (AMBCWA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner supporting cross-cultural business connections between Western Australia and Malaysia.
• Business2SellminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner - a business brokerage platform helping businesses for sale in Perth and WA region.
• Commercial Property 2 SellminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner - a commercial real estate platform with hundreds of commercial properties in Perth.
• Bond Cleaning in PerthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner - vacate cleaning services provider in Perth.
• Bond Cleaning in AdelaideminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a partner - end of lease cleaning specialists in Adelaide, SA.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Port Jackson Partners: Boutique Australian strategy consulting firm serving major corporates and governments. Comparable as a similarly-sized, Australia-based strategic advisory with a focus on high-stakes consulting engagements.
• MWPVL International: Boutique supply chain consulting firm specializing in distribution network design, warehouse operations, and logistics strategy. Directly comparable on logistics consulting modules offered by Merchant Networks.
• Nous Group: Australian-headquartered management consulting firm providing strategy, operations, and organizational advisory across public and private sectors. Closest comparable as an Australian-based, mid-sized multi-vertical consultancy with similar GTM and service breadth.
• Tompkins International: Supply chain consultancy focused on end-to-end supply chain strategy, logistics, and operations improvement. Comparable as a logistics and supply chain advisory with overlapping service modules (network design, lean logistics).
• DHL Consulting: Global supply chain and logistics consulting arm of DHL, focused on end-to-end logistics strategy, network design, and operational transformation. Highly comparable on the supply chain consulting and logistics services side of Merchant Networks' portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company: Global management consulting leader offering strategy, operations, and organization advisory across all major verticals. Represents the large incumbent that competes for the same strategic and operations consulting mandates in Australia.
• Boston Consulting Group: Global management consulting firm with strong operations and strategy practices across industries. Comparable as a major incumbent offering overlapping strategic and operational advisory services in the Australian market.
• Bain & Company: Global strategy and management consulting firm serving large enterprises and private equity clients. Comparable as an incumbent broad-spectrum consultancy operating in Australia and competing for enterprise mandates.
• KPMG Australia: Big 4 professional services firm in Australia providing management consulting, operations advisory, and supply chain services. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes for the same enterprise and mid-market mandates in WA and across Australia.
• Deloitte: Big 4 professional services firm offering strategy, operations, and supply chain consulting among its broad service portfolio. Comparable as a broad incumbent competitor in the Australian mid-market consulting space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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