Coles Supermarkets
Logo used since 1991 | |
| Coles | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Retail, supermarket and consumer services |
| Founded | 1914 |
| Founder | George Coles |
| Headquarters | |
Number of locations | 860 stores List
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Area served | Australia |
Key people |
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| Revenue | A$38.175 billion (2019) |
| A$1.414 billion (2018) | |
| Total assets | A$21.644 billion (2018) |
Number of employees | ~120,000 |
| Parent | Coles Group |
| Subsidiaries | |
| Website | coles.com.au |
Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty. Ltd., doing business as Coles, is an Australian supermarket, retail and consumer services chain, headquartered in Melbourne as part of Coles Group. Founded in 1914 in the suburb of Collingwood by Sir George Coles, the company currently operates 846 supermarkets throughout Australia, including several now-re-branded Bi-Lo stores. Coles has over 120,000 employees and accounts for around 27 per cent of the Australian market.
Coles Online is the company's online shopping ('click & collect' and home delivery) service.
Between 1986 and 2006, Coles Supermarkets was a brand of Coles Myer, later Coles Group, prior to Wesfarmers purchasing Coles Group in 2007. It became a subsidiary of Coles Group again after Wesfarmers spun off the business in November 2018.
In 2020, Coles changed its slogan to "Value the Australian way".