Okay, what can I write to keep you happy? Sabato. I really need to do some good practice today. Then it'll be a trip to Woolworths/Countdown. I wish they'd sort their name out, one way or the other. Ours is called Woolworths now but I personally thought that Countdown was a better name. H & H are popping around tomorrow, along with mummy and daddy and Aunty Nef. Both H & H can't drive yet. H (the elder) and I will have a short band practice with our band Handandad. He needs to work on his guitar strumming, but his singing is great. At the moment, H (the younger) hasn't shown much interest in being in the band. Actually, he doesn't talk to me. Hey, he IS four months old now! I'll invite him into the band again, a little later. The ABs play tomorrow morning (Aotearoa time - they're in Argentina). There will be no post from Rob tomorrow because he'll be busy watching grown men running around, touching each other and kicking a ball. He'll probably give Mass a miss to watch it. Peter will probably watch it, but you know my feelings on grown men running around, touching each other and kicking a ball. Actually, rugby isn't too different from Mass. At Mass you have a grown man dressed in funny clothes, that are more like women's clothes, holding up a cup of wine and a funny little round bit of bread. They also have altar boys, who are a bit like the backs in rugby. The altar boys sometimes get touched - another thing that makes Mass similar to rugby. The crowd often replies to the guy in the funny outfit like they are cheering. Actually, I think I might stay with rugby. Well, there you go, lonely Peter up north, something to read! Have a nice day*.
*Just remember that Countdown and Woolworths are really the same store.
Woolworths (Australia) bought Foodtown NZ some time ago and eventually changed som stores from Foodtown and Countdown to Woolworths before changing them back again to Countdown until recently reverting to Woolworths. There was a stand-alone chain Woolworths NZ that existed in the 1980s and 1990s in competition with Foodstuffs (New World and Pak n Save) and Foodtown. Apart from The Warehouse's forays into grocery it was the only time we had three major players competing. Got that? OK, here's the history. (in several parts because it is long) PART ONE Woolworths (1929–1979)
Predecessors Dairy Farm L.D. Nathan Founded 1929; 96 years ago
Defunct 2011; 14 years ago (original) Fate Rebranded as Countdown Successors Countdown Woolworths NZ (spun-off) Woolworths Supermarket, Upper Hutt, 1974 Percy Christmas opened the first Woolworths store on Cuba Street, Wellington in 1929. It expanded into a chain of stores, initially selling general merchandise. Woolworths acquired the Self Help grocery chain in the early 1970s and began to rebrand these as Woolworths in 1973.[7]
L.D. Nathan, the owner of the Super Value supermarket chain, purchased Woolworths for $12 million in 1979. L.D. Nathan acquired 70 McKenzies general merchandise stores in 1980,rebranding the stores as Woolworths. The general merchandise stores were rebranded as DEKA in 1988.[13] In 1990, Hong Kong's Dairy Farm International acquired the Woolworths New Zealand business, consisting of Woolworths, Price Chopper and Big Fresh chains. By 2002, Woolworths New Zealand consisted of 83 supermarkets branded as Woolworths, Big Fresh and Price Chopper. It was the country's third-largest supermarket group, with a market share of about 20%.[15]
PART TWO Progressive Enterprises, the owner of Foodtown, Countdown, SuperValue and FreshChoice, made a bid to purchase Woolworths New Zealand in May 2001 The merger application was cleared by the Commerce Commission but then withdrawn following court action by rival Foodstuffs.
Australia's Woolworths Group also expressed interest in acquiring the company.
In April 2002, Progressive convinced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council to uphold the Commerce Commission's clearance of the original merger application.[15] Dairy Farm International agreed to the sale, and the merger proceeded later in 2002.[4]
In 2003, there were 59 full-format Woolworths stores, including 17 in Auckland. There were also 26 Woolworths mini-supermarkets, including 14 in Auckland.[19][20]
Progressive Enterprises launched its onecard loyalty card in 2003, based on the Foodtown loyalty card launched in 1994.[4]
Woolworths Group (2005–2009) Australia's Woolworths Group acquired Progressive Enterprises in 2005, including the Woolworths chain.[21]
In October 2006, Woolworths began operating fuel discount vouchers for Z Energy and Gull New Zealand.[4][failed verification]
In 2008, Woolworths had 61 full-format stores, including 10 in Auckland. It also had 18 mini-supermarkets at Gull New Zealand petrol stations, including 11 in Auckland.[22]
In 2008 Progressive Enterprises approached its 943 New Zealand suppliers (which Woolworths calls "Trade Partners") to use electronic commerce or EDI to integrate supply chain orders (such as Purchase Orders and Invoices) in the same way that Woolworths does in Australia.[23]
Rebranding (2009–2018) In September 2009, it was announced that the Woolworths brand would almost cease to exist as most of the stores would be rebranded as Countdown over a five-year period.[1]
By August 2010, the Woolworths brand had ceased to exist in the South Island. 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.[25]
Woolworths Bayfair in Mount Maunganui continued to operate under the Woolworths brand.[3] A new Countdown supermarket opened in Bayfair in December 2018.[26]
PART THREE Reversion to Woolworths brand (2023–present) In July 2023, it was announced that all Countdown stores would be reverting to the Woolworths brand as part of a $400 million transformation.[27]
The Countdown location at Christchurch Airport, having been rebranded to Woolworths The Countdown store in Bethlehem, a suburb of Tauranga, which originally opened in 2003, reopened on 17 August 2023 after renovations.[28] This store became the first to be rebranded as Woolworths.[29][30]
In early February 2024 Woolworths replaced its loyalty schemes Onecard and Onecard Visa with Everyday Rewards. Consumer NZ head of research and advocacy Gemma Rasmussen expressed concern that Everyday Rewards and other supermarket loyalty schemes were not as cheap as they were marketed to be and said that they discouraged competition.[31] During its launch, customers were awarded points upon account creation, and points were able to be gifted to other people. Some customers exploited this by creating several fake accounts and gifting their main account.[32]
On 10 September 2024, thousands of union-affiliated Woolworths supermarket workers staged a nationwide strike to demand better wages and working conditions.[33] On 16 December, Woolworths signed a new collective bargaining agreement with First Union, giving union-affiliated employees a 6.8 percent pay rise over a two-year period.[34]
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It’s starting to feel lonely up here.
Well, you can still comment on my 'No Posts'.
(. )
Okay, what can I write to keep you happy?
Sabato.
I really need to do some good practice today.
Then it'll be a trip to Woolworths/Countdown.
I wish they'd sort their name out, one way or the other.
Ours is called Woolworths now but I personally thought that Countdown was a better name. H & H are popping around tomorrow, along with mummy and daddy and Aunty Nef. Both H & H can't drive yet. H (the elder) and I will have a short band practice with our band Handandad. He needs to work on his guitar strumming, but his singing is great. At the moment, H (the younger) hasn't shown much interest in being in the band. Actually, he doesn't talk to me. Hey, he IS four months old now! I'll invite him into the band again, a little later.
The ABs play tomorrow morning (Aotearoa time - they're in Argentina). There will be no post from Rob tomorrow because he'll be busy watching grown men running around, touching each other and kicking a ball. He'll probably give Mass a miss to watch it. Peter will probably watch it, but you know my feelings on grown men running around, touching each other and kicking a ball.
Actually, rugby isn't too different from Mass. At Mass you have a grown man dressed in funny clothes, that are more like women's clothes, holding up a cup of wine and a funny little round bit of bread. They also have altar boys, who are a bit like the backs in rugby. The altar boys sometimes get touched - another thing that makes Mass similar to rugby. The crowd often replies to the guy in the funny outfit like they are cheering. Actually, I think I might stay with rugby.
Well, there you go, lonely Peter up north, something to read!
Have a nice day*.
*Just remember that Countdown and Woolworths are really the same store.
Woolworths (Australia) bought Foodtown NZ some time ago and eventually changed som stores from Foodtown and Countdown to Woolworths before changing them back again to Countdown until recently reverting to Woolworths.
There was a stand-alone chain Woolworths NZ that existed in the 1980s and 1990s in competition with Foodstuffs (New World and Pak n Save) and Foodtown. Apart from The Warehouse's forays into grocery it was the only time we had three major players competing.
Got that?
OK, here's the history. (in several parts because it is long)
PART ONE
Woolworths (1929–1979)
Predecessors
Dairy Farm L.D. Nathan
Founded 1929; 96 years ago
Defunct 2011; 14 years ago (original)
Fate Rebranded as Countdown
Successors Countdown
Woolworths NZ (spun-off)
Woolworths Supermarket, Upper Hutt, 1974
Percy Christmas opened the first Woolworths store on Cuba Street, Wellington in 1929. It expanded into a chain of stores, initially selling general merchandise.
Woolworths acquired the Self Help grocery chain in the early 1970s and began to rebrand these as Woolworths in 1973.[7]
L.D. Nathan, the owner of the Super Value supermarket chain, purchased Woolworths for $12 million in 1979.
L.D. Nathan acquired 70 McKenzies general merchandise stores in 1980,rebranding the stores as Woolworths.
The general merchandise stores were rebranded as DEKA in 1988.[13]
In 1990, Hong Kong's Dairy Farm International acquired the Woolworths New Zealand business, consisting of Woolworths, Price Chopper and Big Fresh chains.
By 2002, Woolworths New Zealand consisted of 83 supermarkets branded as Woolworths, Big Fresh and Price Chopper. It was the country's third-largest supermarket group, with a market share of about 20%.[15]
PART TWO
Progressive Enterprises, the owner of Foodtown, Countdown, SuperValue and FreshChoice, made a bid to purchase Woolworths New Zealand in May 2001 The merger application was cleared by the Commerce Commission but then withdrawn following court action by rival Foodstuffs.
Australia's Woolworths Group also expressed interest in acquiring the company.
In April 2002, Progressive convinced the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council to uphold the Commerce Commission's clearance of the original merger application.[15] Dairy Farm International agreed to the sale, and the merger proceeded later in 2002.[4]
In 2003, there were 59 full-format Woolworths stores, including 17 in Auckland. There were also 26 Woolworths mini-supermarkets, including 14 in Auckland.[19][20]
Progressive Enterprises launched its onecard loyalty card in 2003, based on the Foodtown loyalty card launched in 1994.[4]
Woolworths Group (2005–2009)
Australia's Woolworths Group acquired Progressive Enterprises in 2005, including the Woolworths chain.[21]
In October 2006, Woolworths began operating fuel discount vouchers for Z Energy and Gull New Zealand.[4][failed verification]
In 2008, Woolworths had 61 full-format stores, including 10 in Auckland. It also had 18 mini-supermarkets at Gull New Zealand petrol stations, including 11 in Auckland.[22]
In 2008 Progressive Enterprises approached its 943 New Zealand suppliers (which Woolworths calls "Trade Partners") to use electronic commerce or EDI to integrate supply chain orders (such as Purchase Orders and Invoices) in the same way that Woolworths does in Australia.[23]
Rebranding (2009–2018)
In September 2009, it was announced that the Woolworths brand would almost cease to exist as most of the stores would be rebranded as Countdown over a five-year period.[1]
By August 2010, the Woolworths brand had ceased to exist in the South Island. 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.[25]
Woolworths Bayfair in Mount Maunganui continued to operate under the Woolworths brand.[3] A new Countdown supermarket opened in Bayfair in December 2018.[26]
PART THREE
Reversion to Woolworths brand (2023–present)
In July 2023, it was announced that all Countdown stores would be reverting to the Woolworths brand as part of a $400 million transformation.[27]
The Countdown location at Christchurch Airport, having been rebranded to Woolworths
The Countdown store in Bethlehem, a suburb of Tauranga, which originally opened in 2003, reopened on 17 August 2023 after renovations.[28] This store became the first to be rebranded as Woolworths.[29][30]
In early February 2024 Woolworths replaced its loyalty schemes Onecard and Onecard Visa with Everyday Rewards. Consumer NZ head of research and advocacy Gemma Rasmussen expressed concern that Everyday Rewards and other supermarket loyalty schemes were not as cheap as they were marketed to be and said that they discouraged competition.[31] During its launch, customers were awarded points upon account creation, and points were able to be gifted to other people. Some customers exploited this by creating several fake accounts and gifting their main account.[32]
On 10 September 2024, thousands of union-affiliated Woolworths supermarket workers staged a nationwide strike to demand better wages and working conditions.[33] On 16 December, Woolworths signed a new collective bargaining agreement with First Union, giving union-affiliated employees a 6.8 percent pay rise over a two-year period.[34]
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