List of supermarket chains in Oceania


This is a list of supermarket chains in Oceania.

Australia

Current

Aldi Australia

is a German multinational corporation which operates discount supermarkets.
  • Aldi - 600 stores
  • Aldi Corner Store - 7 stores

Australian United Retailers Limited

Supplied by AUR

Coles Group

Costco Australia

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

Metcash Trading

  • IGA
  • Supa IGA - 32 stores
  • IGA X-Press - 15 stores
  • IGA Local Grocer
  • Foodland IGA - 90 stores
  • Supa Valu - 4 stores
  • Eziway Food Stores - 1 store
  • Village Grocer

Progressive Trading Proprietary Limited

Progressive Supa IGA consisted of 16 stores, 12 Progressive Stores and 4 Supa IGA Stores. The last Progressive Supa IGA closed in February 2019, and Leda Supa IGA was demolished in 2018. High Wycombe Supa IGA was sold to Pham Group IGA. Shoalwater IGA was sold in 2024 to become an independent IGA Store. Progressive Supa IGA's parent company Progressive Trading Pty Ltd is a joint venture between BMS Bendigo Retail Group Vic and Metcash.
Progressive Supa IGA stores
  • Waterford Supa IGA
  • Girrawheen Supa IGA has been rebranded Supa Valu Girrawheen.
  • Vale IGA

Supermarkets West

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.

Woolworths Group

Current independent chains

Current independent retailers

  • DD's Bargain Basement - 1 store
  • Festival City Wine and Foods - 1 store, food wholesaler
  • Gaganis Brothers - 1 store
  • Galati and Sons - 1 store
  • LaManna Supermarket - 1 store
  • Metro Fresh - 1 store
  • Omega Foods - 1 store, cash and carry warehouse continental deli and supermarket, founded in 1979
  • Seaton Supreme Foods - 1 store
  • The Greener Grocer - 1 store
  • Value Mart - 1 store

Former

Australian United Retailers Limited

  • AUR - re-branded as FoodWorks in 2003.
  • Buy Rite - taken over by AUR in the 1990s, re-branded as FoodWorks in 2003.
  • Food-Rite
  • Food-Way
  • SSW - SSW stood for "Self Service Wholesalers", but stores were always branded as SSW, rebranded as Festival IGA Supermarkets in 1993
  • *Harry Heaths - 6 stores, taken over by SSW
  • *Rite-Way Cut Price Supermarkets - rebranded as Super-Rite between 1969 and 1985.
  • * Super-Rite - rebranded SSW between 1985 and 1993.
  • Tuckerbag

Coles Group

At various times Coles Myer, Coles Group & Wesfarmers.

Davids Holdings

Foodland Associated Limited

Permewan Wright Limited

Permewan Wright Limited was the third largest chain of grocery stores in Australia in the mid twentieth century trailing Woolworths and Coles.
The company traces its origins to Browne, Osborne & Co. founded in 1854 in Geelong, Victoria.
By 1893, Permewans had 35 branches in New South Wales and 15 in Victoria including towns such as Trafalgar, Yarragon, Sale, and Bairnsdale in the rural Gippsland region.
By the early 1900s, the company operated 60 branches.
In 1946, Permewan Wright begins retail expansion via food & hardware stores.
G & G Group was taken over by Permewan Wright in 1961 followed by Moran & Cato in 1969.
Prior to the acquisition of Moran & Cato in 1969, Permewan Wright operated a network of 218 stores in addition to 2 factories and 2 warehouses.
On 23 June 1976, Herosa Nominees Pty Limited took over and subsequently delisted from the Australian Securities Exchange.

Woolworths Limited

Former independent chains

Farr’s Market was founded in Newcastle in 1923 by Mr R. Farr.
  • Giants Supermarket
  • G & G Group
  • Goodfellows Supermarket
  • Half-Case - rebranded as Payless Supermarkets.
  • Mity Mart
  • Moran & Cato
    Owl Stores
The first Owl Store opened on 27 March 1929 in Gloucester, NSW, pioneering the self-service grocery concept in Australia. Headquartered in Newcastle, by the mid-to-late 1930s the chain grew significantly. It absorbed smaller store networks, acquiring branches in Kempsey, Casino, Lismore, and Glen Innes, taking over Farr’s Markets in those towns. At one point, The Owl Stores Ltd. operated around 21 outlets extending through regional NSW, serving coastal and inland communities. Expansion was fueled by acquiring local competitors and adopting self-service retail at a time when most shops still used counter service. By 1938, Owl Stores had consolidated across multiple NSW towns, effectively replacing Farr’s Markets in several areas. The chain positioned itself on "low-price" goods, focusing on bulk grocery offerings for everyday shoppers.
Payless Supermarkets
in Australia emerged from Half-Case through rebranding. The Liberman family originated their retail interest by acquiring Australian Payless chain in 1973, alongside Permewan Wright. This combination formed the Payless–Permewan network, which remained under their control until 1986. In 1986, they exited by selling to Composite Buyers, pivoting back to property and diversified investment interests.
  • Rainbow Supermarkets
  • Rite-Price - discount stores
  • Saveway
  • Sims Supermarkets
  • Stammers Supermarket - A family owned supermarket chain consisting of 3 supermarkets.
  • *Fremantle - now Ellen's Health Medical Centre
  • *Palmyra - Rebranded as Woolworths Supermarket
  • *Winthrop - Rebranded as Supa IGA
  • Super Q store
    Tom The Cheap Grocer
John Cade - 21 stores, sold to Tom The Cheap Grocer in 1970s.

Former independent retailers

French Polynesia

New Zealand

Current

Supermarket retailing in New Zealand is a duopoly:

Former

Papua New Guinea