Progressive Enterprises
Progressive Enterprises is one of New Zealand's largest and most successful retail organisations owning and operating Countdown, Woolworths and Foodtown supermarket brands.
Progressive is also the franchise co-ordinator for the Fresh Choice and SuperValue banner groups. Wholesaling for these operations is conducted through The Supply Chain.
Progressive is proud to be one of New Zealand's most significant employers with more than 18,000 people engaged nationwide across more than 160 retail sites, several meat processing plants, warehouse operations and support offices.
Stores and warehouses are open 7 days a week. In fact, there are only three and a half days a year when stores are not open. In some locations, stores trade 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.
Our stores at a glance
- 104 Countdown Stores
- 28 Woolworths Stores
- 20 Foodtown Stores
- 22 Woolworths Quickstop and Micro Stores
Progressive Enterprises is a subsidiary of the publicly-listed Australian company, Woolworths Limited.
Our Distribution Centres
Progressive Enterprises supplies all its supermarkets from its grocery and general merchandise distribution centres located in Auckland, Palmerston North and Christchurch. These centres range in size from 12,500m2 to 60,000m2 and, in the case of Auckland, operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Produce benefits from a dedicated system to ensure total focus on freshness. Freshmax, as third party logistics operators, manage our produce distribution via centres in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Each centre has Quality Assurance programmes in place to ensure only the highest standard of produce reaches our supermarkets and customers. Produce is sourced from suppliers all around New Zealand and some local purchasing is done from regional suppliers where possible.
Chilled and frozen products are stored and distributed by our third party logistics operator Versacold. Versacold distributes goods from Auckland, Palmerston North and Christchurch.
All transport from our distribution centres to stores is contracted to third party providers.
