Foodtown
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For the American supermarket cooperative, see Foodtown (United States). For other similarly named stores, see Food Town (disambiguation).
Foodtown was a New Zealand supermarket chain owned by Progressive Enterprises (now Woolworths New Zealand).[1] As with Woolworths, the Foodtown brand was phased out in the late 2000s, with all stores rebranded as Countdown by the end of 2011.[2] Foodtown supermarkets were typically integrated with a shopping centre; the chain had few stand-alone stores.
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1958; 66 years ago (1958) |
Founder | Progressive Enterprises |
Defunct | 13 November 2011; 12 years ago (2011-11-13) |
Fate | Re-branded to Countdown |
Successor | Countdown (spun-off) |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 0 |
Area served | New Zealand |
Products | List of Brands |
Owner | Woolworths Limited |
Parent | Progressive Enterprises |
Website | www.foodtown.co.nz |
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