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List of supermarket chains in Oceania

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This is a list of supermarket chains in Oceania.

Australia

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Coles Group

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Metcash Trading

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  • IGA
  • Supa IGA
  • IGA X-Press/Local Grocer IGA
  • Foodland IGA
  • Supa Valu[1]
  • Eziway Food Stores (Western Australia only) 1 store in Shelley.

Progressive Trading Pty Ltd

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Progressive Supa IGA consisted of 16 stores, 12 Progressive Stores and 4 Supa IGA Stores. The last Progressive Supa IGA (Spearwood Progressive Supa IGA) closed[2] in February 2019, and Leda Supa IGA was demolished in 2018. High Wycombe Supa IGA was sold to Pham Group IGA. Progressive Supa IGA's parent company Progressive Trading Pty Ltd is a joint venture between BMS Bendigo Retail Group Vic and Metcash.[citation needed] Girrawheen Supa IGA (owned by Progressive Trading Pty Ltd) has been rebranded Supa Valu Girrawheen.

Progressive Supa IGA (Western Australia only) stores:

  • Shoalwater IGA
  • Waterford Supa IGA
  • Vale IGA

Woolworths Group

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Supermarkets West Pty Ltd

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Supermarkets West Pty Ltd opened its First Farmer Jack's Family Supermarket in 1987, and each of the stores is independently owned and operated by local franchisees. FoodWorks Supermarkets are also locally owned and operated and Supermarkets West use the name under licence from Australian United Retailers Limited.

  • Farmer Jack's Family Supermarkets - (Western Australia only) 11 stores owned by Fred Fairthorne after he closed two supermarkets: one in Ocean Reef and one at Lakeside Joondalup shopping centre;
  • Farmer Jack's Supermarkets - (Western Australia only) has two independent stores located in Moora and Forrestfield;
  • FoodWorks - Used under licence in (Western Australia only)[citation needed] has one store in Perth Metropolitan Area in Kenwick. The chain has many regional Area Stores.

Aldi Australia

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  • German Retailer - stores located in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

Costco Wholesale

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Costco Wholesale Corporation is an American multinational corporation which operates a chain of membership-only big-box warehouse club retail stores.[3] Costco stores typically have food courts.

  • 2 Stores in Western Australia:
    • Perth Airport
    • Casuarina
  • 1 Store in South Australia:
    • Kilburn
  • Stores are also located in:
    • Victoria
    • New South Wales
    • Queensland
    • ACT

Independent retailers

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Former supermarket chains

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Foodland Associated Limited Group

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Woolworths Limited

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  • Flemings (NSW) - one store was in existence and was located in Jannali, Sydney). This store closed in 2020 and moved up the street and into a former IGA store where it trades as Woolworths Metro.
  • Food For Less - chain of supermarkets located in New South Wales and Queensland. The last store was at Beresfield, NSW, now re-branded Woolworths.

Coles Supermarket Group

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At various times Coles Myer, Coles Group & Wesfarmers.

  • BI-LO was a supermarket chain established in 1979 in South Australia. It was bought by Coles Myer in 1987 and later expanded nationally. Coles started converting stores from late 2006. It withdrew from Victoria in 2009, and from NSW in 2016. The last store, located at Loganholme, Queensland, closed 30 June 2017. Most BI-LO stores were re-branded as Coles.
  • Crittendens
  • Newmart (Western Australia only) Re-branded as Coles in 2003. Some stores sold to FAL and rebranded as Action.
  • Pick 'n Pay Hypermarket (Queensland only) consisted of two stores at Aspley and Sunnybank Hills. Pick 'n Pay Hypermarkets were re-branded to other store names within the Wesfarmers Group.

Other former supermarkets

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  • AUR - re-branded as FoodWorks in 2003.
  • Franklins - sold to Metcash in 2010
  • Franklins Big Fresh (Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria only) - all stores closed or sold off in 2001
  • Big Save Supermarket (Western Australia only)
  • BBC Supermarket
  • Betta Value (Western Australia only) - consisted of one store located at Charthouse (Waikiki) and was renamed IGA
  • Bi-Lo Supermarkets (Rebranded as Coles Supermarkets)
  • Budget Rite Foodmarkets
  • Buy Rite - taken over by AUR in the 1990s, re-branded as FoodWorks in 2003.
  • Cannon Supermarkets (ACT?) - taken over by Woolworths Limited, stores re-branded as Woolworths
  • Charlie Carters (Western Australia only)
  • Clancy's (Western Australia only) - re-branded as IGA in 2006.
  • Dickens Foodmarkets
  • Giants supermarket (Queensland)
  • Super Q store (Queensland)
  • Festival Supermarkets - rebranded as IGA in 2000.
  • Foodland Supermarkets (Western Australia only) - re-branded as Eziway Food store
  • Foodland Supermarket (South Australia only) - re-branded Foodland IGA
  • Food Master
  • Four Square WA (Western Australia only) - re-branded as Eziway in 2004
  • Fresco Supermarkets (New South Wales only) - all but one store were taken over and rebranded as Franklins in 2002.
  • Goodfellows
  • Harry Heaths (Victoria metro Melbourne only) - Heidelberg, Forest Hill, Nunawading, Chirnside Park, Epping Plaza, Balwyn. Became part of SSW
  • Half Case - became Payless
  • Jack the Slasher Supermarkets (Queensland, South Australia, New South Wales) - renamed Food For Less in the early 1980s
  • Jewel Supermarkets - re-branded as IGA in 2000
  • John Cade (Western Australia only) - 21 stores, sold to Tom The Cheap Grocer in 1970s
  • MityMart
  • Nancarrows (Victoria only) - Woolworths sold this division to Davids Holdings, many re-branded as Foodtown and Welcome Mart
  • Payless Supermarkets
  • Permewans
  • Rainbow Supermarkets
  • Rite-Price (South Australia) - low discount stores
  • Riteway
  • Rockingham Factory Outlet (Western Australia only) - consisted of one store within the City of Rockingham at United Cinemas complex
  • Purity (Tasmania only) - re-branded as Woolworths in 2002
  • Roelf Vos (Tasmania only) - re-branded as Woolworths in 2002
  • Safeway Supermarkets - re-branded as Woolworths between 1985 and 2017)
  • Saveway
  • Shoeys (New South Wales only) - re-branded as BI-LO in 1987
  • SSW (mainly in Victoria) - SSW stood for "Self Service Wholesalers", but stores were always branded as SSW.[8]
  • Stammers Supermarket (Western Australia only) A Family owned supermarket chain consisting of 3 Supermarkets 1. FREMANTLE - Corner of Wray Avenue and Hampton Road - now Ellen's Health Medical Centre 2. PALMYRA - Now trading as WoolWorths Supermarket 2. Winthrop - Now trading as SUPA IGA
  • Supa Valu (Western Australia)
  • Super-Rite
  • Super K Mart - converted to Coles supermarkets and K-Mart discount department stores in the early 1990s
  • Top Valu (Western Australia only) - consisted of one store in Maylands and was rebadged as IGA
  • Tuckerbag (AURL, FoodWorks)

New Zealand

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Current

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A SuperValue outlet in Flat Bush, Auckland, New Zealand

Supermarket retailing in New Zealand is a duopoly:

Former

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  • Progressive Enterprises
    • 3 Guys - rebranded as Countdown
    • Big Fresh - rebranded as Woolworths or Countdown
    • Foodtown - rebranded as Countdown
    • Price Chopper – rebranded as Woolworths or Countdown
    • Write Price - rebranded as Pak'nSave Mini
  • The Warehouse - shut down their supermarket sections but continues to sell some food items

Papua New Guinea

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References

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  1. ^ "Look who's back: The supermarket brand returning to WA". The West Australian. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Spearwood Progressive SUPA IGA". IGA Supermarkets. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Costco Wholesale Corporation Company Profile". Hoover's. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  4. ^ McLennan, Chris (25 November 2015). "Supermarket shake-up". weeklytimesnow. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. ^ "About Us". NQR Discount Variety Warehouse. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  6. ^ "X Convienance". X Convienance.
  7. ^ "1923 Brisbane Cash and Carry opens". Australian Food History Timeline. Jan O'Connell. 16 September 1920. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Aus Independents". Aus Independents. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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