November 24th, 2011

The Palms Christmas gift of groceries for a year

With less than five weeks until Christmas, Kiwi families are busy preparing for the yuletide occasion and The Palms is thrilled to spread more festive cheer by offering shoppers a Christmas gift too big for Santa’s sack – a chance to win a year’s worth of groceries.

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Woolworths Australia gung ho about growth
November 7th, 2011

Woolworths Australia gung ho about growth

The new ceo of Woolworth’s Limited, the Australian retail operator that also owns Countdown supermarkets in New Zealand, has announced an aggressive approach to growing that company’s business.

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August 10th, 2011

Countdown honours senior New Zealanders

Countdown is sponsoring the Senior New Zealander of the Year Award, for the second time.

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Keith’s Take: A better class of shopping?
August 5th, 2011

Keith’s Take: A better class of shopping?

After years of building its business model on high turnover goods requiring minimal skill input from staff, perhaps it is a sign of ‘step change’ in the industry to see British supermarkets delving into similar areas of gourmet supply.

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May 23rd, 2011

Countdown drops community charity project

Support for providing breakfasts for children in low decile schools in New Zealand has been dropped by Australian supermarket operator Countdown.

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January 26th, 2011

Progressive get access to Central Auckland

Progressive Enterprises has secured a site in the Auckland CBD with the announcement that it will build a Countdown supermarket in the Finance Centre on Albert Street.

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January 21st, 2011

Woolworths listed amongst world’s top 25 retailers

Australasian retail operators Woolworths, which owns New Zealand’s Woolworths and Countdown chains, has been ranked as the 20th largest retail company in the world, according to the latest Global Powers of Retailing report.

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November 10th, 2010

Progressive plans another 4000 jobs over next five years

Peter Smith, general manager of Progressive Enterprises, operators of Countdown and Woolworths stores in New Zealand, says his company plans to add another 4000 jobs to its workforce over the next five years. The announcement was made to delegates at the NZFGC 2010 conference held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney last week.

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Supermarket syndication sellout
September 30th, 2010

Supermarket syndication sellout

The syndication of a Countdown Supermarket in the Fraser Cove Shopping Centre in Tauranga has met with a strong response from investors.

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August 27th, 2010

Woolworths Australasia sales increase 5.1%

Reporting its 2009/10 performance yesterday, Woolworths Australia declared an increase in food and liquor sales of 5.1% to A$1.7 billion. This performance drove net company profits up 10.1% to A$2 billion.

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August 24th, 2010

Property investors offered a slice of Countdown

Investors are being offered a share of one of the country’s biggest supermarkets, the Countdown in the Fraser Cove Shopping Centre in Tauranga.

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August 9th, 2010

Pin pricks Progressive systems

A pin found in a package of chicken thighs from Countdown in Papamoa has raised questions about the risk management of Progressive Enterprises’ meat processing operations.

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