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Countdown was an Australian-owned New Zealand full-service supermarket chain and subsidiary of Woolworths New Zealand, itself a subsidiary of Australia's Woolworths Group. It is one of two supermarket chains in New Zealand, the other being Foodstuffs. Until the brand's rebranding, there were 194 Countdown stores, with 61 in Auckland. [1]
On 14 November 2011, the Meadowlands store in Howick, Auckland was rebranded as Countdown, marking the official end of the Woolworths brand. [ 2 ] [ 24 ] The 21 Woolworths mini-supermarkets at Gull petrol stations were taken over by Night 'n Day from June 2011.
Woolworths New Zealand: 191 supermarket stores; SuperValue: 40 stores – convenience supermarket stores, run as a franchise; FreshChoice: 30 stores – Higher quality supermarket with a large range, run as a franchise; It operates online grocery shopping in the name of Woolworths (formerly Countdown). [10] Logo used from 2018–2022
This article has two images of a Countdown in Auckland CBD. First it is a Foodtown, then there is an image after it was rebranded to Countdown. Is anyone interested in taking a picture of the same supermarket as it rebrands to Woolworths? I think that would be quite fun. — Panamitsu 11:01, 2 December 2023 (UTC)
SuperValue Supermarkets was purchased by JR Rattray in 1991. Countdown, SuperValue and Rattray were purchased by Foodland (FAL) in 1993. The brands became subsidiaries of Progressive Enterprises in 1995. In 2008, SuperValue had 39 stores, including seven in Auckland. [6] 13 in 2008 [6] There were 41 SuperValue stores in 2015.
Foodtown was a New Zealand supermarket chain owned by Progressive Enterprises (now Woolworths New Zealand). [1] As with Woolworths, the Foodtown brand was phased out in the late 2000s, with all stores rebranded as Countdown by the end of 2011. [2] Foodtown supermarkets were typically integrated with a shopping centre; the chain had few stand ...
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
Foodstuffs operates over 400 retail stores as of 2020, and serves an estimated 3.6 million customers each week. [3] Foodstuffs' major competitor is the New Zealand division of the Australian Woolworths Group through their main supermarket chain Woolworths New Zealand, creating an effective duopoly in New Zealand's supermarket sector. [4]