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Supabarn Supermarkets
Company typePrivately Held
IndustryRetail
Founded1991
Headquarters
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
,
Australia
Key people
  • Eric Koundouris AM (Managing Director)
  • Theo Koundouros (General Manager)
ProductsFood, drink and everyday items
Number of employees
800+
Websitewww.supabarn.com.au

Supabarn is a supermarket chain based in Canberra with shops across the Australian Capital Territory (Canberra) and New South Wales in Australia with its head office located in Braddon, Canberra. The chain has been in operation since 1994 and current turnover is $121 million in 2007[1]

Stores

Store Year Opened Notes
Annandale 2012 Branded as SupaExpress.
Canberra City 1991 Closed May 2016; replaced with Coles Supermarket.[2]
Casey 2016 3700sqm. Opened in May 2016. Branded as "Supabarn Farmer's Market" in a new marketing campaign.
Crace 2013
Five Dock 2002 Closed May, 2016; replaced by Coles supermarket.
Florey -- Independently owned (Franchised). Branded as SupaExpress. Previously an IGA store.
Gymea 2008 Gymea has a trading space of 575sqm, and given that it is not a full-line supermarket, is branded as Supabarn Express.
Kaleen 2000 The Kaleen store had a trading space of 1850sqm. Closed May 2016; replaced by Coles Supermarket.
Kaleen 2012 Independently owned (Franchised). Branded as SupaExpress. Previously an IGA store.
Richardson -- Independently owned (Franchised). Branded as SupaExpress. Previously an IGA store.
Sans Souci. 2014
Wanniassa 2003 Supabarn took over the Wanniassa IGA in March 2003. In 2006, it expanded and completely refurbished the store.
Watson -- Independently owned (Franchised). Branded as Supabarn Express.

Former Stores

Store Years Active Notes
Majura 2010-11 Branded as Supabarn Warehouse - used to store their most popular lines for distribution to stores, it was also open to the public.[3]
West Wyalong, NSW[4] Independently owned (franchised).
Karabar, NSW[5] Independently owned (franchised). In 2008, The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission blocked a bid by Woolworths to purchase Supabarn's Franchised store in Karabar, NSW.[6] This store had since been sold to another operator and rebranded as IGA.
Lake Cargelligo, NSW[7] Independently owned (franchised).
Kippax, ACT[8] As of 2016, a Woolworths store.
Chisholm ACT [9] As of 2016, a Coles stores.
Erindale, ACT[10] As of 2016, a Woolworths store.
Sutherland 2010-2016 Complex was built by subsidiary of Harvey Norman.[citation needed] Now a Coles store.[11]

Layout

Supabarn supermarkets operate in a similar fashion to that of main competitors Woolworths and Coles. Departments include Administration, Service, Liquor, Grocery, Variety, Produce, Deli, Seafood, Bakery and Perishables [12]

Expansion

Supabarn plans to open two further stores in Canberra in the suburbs of Kingston and Casey[13]

Supabarn Motorsports

Supabarn also has a motorsports team, who compete in various competitions, including the Carrera Cup[14]

Community involvement

In 2007, Supabarn was recognized for making over $1,000,000 in donations to their local community.[15]

Supabarn is currently a sponsor of the Canberra Raiders NRL Team[16]

Logos

1995-2012

Old Slogan: Bite Into Life

Other websites

References

  1. ^ http://www.accc.gov.au/content/item.phtml?itemId=812780&nodeId=37bb38d59fb8989c3686070f03f97699&fn=035%20-%20Koundouris%20Group%20(5%20pages).pdf
  2. ^ "Section 84's City Supabarn opened". Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory. 8 December 2006. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  3. ^ [1] Archived 23 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20020810104858/http://www.supabarn.com.au/
  5. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20020810104858/http://www.supabarn.com.au/
  6. ^ Speedy, Blair (26 June 2008). "Stock Quotes". The Australian.
  7. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20031028201300/http://www.supabarn.com.au/storeLocations/
  8. ^ http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126949317
  9. ^ http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126949317
  10. ^ http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126949317
  11. ^ "New Coles Sutherland store opens". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  12. ^ Supabarn
  13. ^ [2]
  14. ^ AUS: Supabarn Motorsports Queensland summary | News | Motorsport.com
  15. ^ "SUPABARN NOTCHES UP $1M IN COMMUNITY SUPPORT". Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  16. ^ http://www.raiders.com.au/2008/corporate/sponsors.php
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