Coles Group

Coles Group Limited is an Australian public company operating several retail chains. Its chief operations are primarily concerned with the sale of food and groceries through its flagship supermarket chain Coles Supermarkets, and the sale of liquor through its Coles Liquor outlets. Since its foundation in Collingwood, Victoria in 1914, Coles has grown to become the second-largest retailer in Australia after its principal rival, Woolworths, in terms of revenue.

For the supermarket chain, see Coles Supermarkets. For the company which acquired the previous Coles Group, see Wesfarmers. For the earlier demerged subsidiary, see Myer.

Coles Group
Company typePublic
Traded as
  • ASX: COL
  • S&P/ASX 200 component
IndustryConsumer staples
PredecessorsColes Myer Ltd
Wesfarmers (spun-off)
Founded9 April 1914 (1914-04-09)
Collingwood, Victoria
Headquarters800 Toorak Road, Hawthorn East, Victoria, Australia
Key people
  • James Graham​ (chairman)
  • Leah Weckert​ (CEO,​ managing director)
ProductsRetail and consumer services
Revenue A$38.464 billion (2019)
Net income
 A$1.467 billion (2019)
Total assets A$9.777 billion (2019)
Total equity A$3.357 billion (2019)
Subsidiaries

Formerly known as Coles Myer Ltd. from 1986 to 2006, Coles Group was owned by Wesfarmers from 2007 until 2018, when it was spun-off, with it once again listed as an independent public company on the Australian Securities Exchange, containing Coles Supermarkets, Coles Online, Coles Express, Coles' liquor division, Coles' financial division, and Flybuys.

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