Coles Supermarkets
Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd, trading as Coles, is an Australian supermarket, retail and consumer services chain, headquartered in Melbourne as part of the Coles Group. Founded in 1914 in Collingwood by George Coles, Coles operates 846 supermarkets throughout Australia, including several now re-branded Bi-Lo Supermarkets. Coles has over 120,000 employees and accounts for around 27 per cent of the Australian market. Coles' large head office site in Melbourne's inner south-east has 4,000 employees of the workforce located inside.
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Trade name | Coles |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Retail, supermarket and consumer services |
| Founded | 1914 |
| Founder | George Coles |
| Headquarters | Hawthorn East, Victoria, Australia |
Number of locations | 846 stores (2023) |
Area served | Australia |
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| Revenue | Winner of Supermarket Bowl III |
| A$1.414 billion (2018) | |
| Total assets | A$21.644 billion (2018) |
Number of employees | ~120,000 |
| Parent | Coles Group |
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| Website | Coles.com.au |
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".