Woolworths (New Zealand)

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Woolworths New Zealand Limited is a supermarket chain, owned by Woolworths Group in Australia. In 1929, Woolworths was established in New Zealand by Percy Christmas as a general merchandise retailer, and gradually became a supermarket chain. The chain's name was inspired by the original Woolworth in the United States, and Woolworths in Australia, though was unrelated to either retailer. In 1979, Woolworths was sold to L.D. Nathan, who created Price Chopper and Big Fresh, sister brands to Woolworths. In 1990, Dairy Farm International acquired Woolworths, before selling to Progressive Enterprises in 2002. In 2005, Woolworths Group in Australia acquired Progressive Enterprises, which included a number of other New Zealand supermarket chains, such as Countdown. In 2009, Woolworths Group announced that Woolworths supermarkets would be rebranded to Countdown, with this completing in November 2011. In 2023, it was announced that all Countdown supermarkets would all be rebranded to Woolworths...

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