Coles SuperCentres

In 2006, Coles Group announced it planned to establish a network of hypermarkets called Coles SuperCentres. However, in March 2007 Coles stated it was deferring this plan, given the proposed sale of the group. The supercentres concept was thrown into further doubt in August 2007 when Wesfarmers, the company planning to take over Coles Group, cast doubt on the future of the Kmart chain. Then in August 2007, Wesfarmers CEO Richard Goyder said super centres would almost certainly not be part of the Wesfarmers approach after taking over Coles Group.

The original plans were to open 80 hypermarkets, mainly at sites where Kmart and Coles currently existed side by side. Around 40 ex-Super Kmart stores, which were divided in the 1990s into separate Coles and Kmart stores, would have been re-merged into Coles SuperCentres. It wasalso expected that the two current Pick 'n Pay Hypermarkets will become Coles SuperCentres.

Coles SuperCentres were expected to open at Preston VIC, Rowville, Warnambool VIC, Katoomba, Forster, Bateau Bay, Mt Gravatt, Gladstone, Tuggeranong ACT, Elanora, Karratha, Rosebud, Maitland, Kalgoorlie, Shepparton VIC, Cranbourne, Ballina, Sunnybank Hills, Woy Woy, Campbelltown, Wangaratta, Mirrabooka, Doncaster VIC, Loganholme, Aspley, Caboolture, Pagewood, Penrith, Casula, Traralgon, Albury, Belconnen ACT, Mandurah, Cannington Kurralta Park SA, Newtown TAS, Burnie, Launceston, Firle SA and Port Adelaide SA.

Coles SuperCentres planned to include a cafe or fast food outlet, supermarket, apparel, photo lab, toys, furniture, white goods, audio/visual, Manchester, auto parts, sporting goods, garden supplies, stationery, footwear and liquor (where allowed by state licensing laws).

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