Countdown’s latest collectables, made from 80 percent recycled plastic, let customers build their own eco-friendly supermarket – complete with solar panels, odd bunch produce, eco-friendly fridges and EVs. Ever wondered where the bits and pieces around your house go when you’re done...
Store trading hours at a number of Waikato Countdowns have been reduced to 8am – 9pm, following the change to Alert Level 3 for parts of the region. The store hours will change at Countdowns Huntly, Bridge St, Te Rapa, Rototuna, Claudelands, Chartwell, St James, Hamilton, Dinsdale, and Nawton....
Countdown’s 20,000-strong team is getting behind the Mental Health Foundation and other local charities to help raise funds for mental health services across Aotearoa. Countdown’s Food for Good Appeal for mental health will see its stores come together to support mental health charities with a g...
Countdown has recently launched Kete, a brand-new business accelerator programme that represents more than $1 million of investment into the future of small businesses in Aotearoa. The Kete accelerator is focussed on helping encourage a more diverse supplier base in Aotearoa, including busines...
The brand new Countdown Richmond store is now open with future-focused and planet-friendly features that will be music to the ears of Richmond, Stoke and Nelson locals. The new 3450m2 supermarket has been built with sustainability firmly at the heart of its construction and design. The store will be...
Countdown’s new Compass and Replenishment Reporting focuses on providing even more meaningful, real-time sales data for supply partners. The Compass app allows suppliers to do a historical review of the sales impact and can identify key sales trends by product and by store. Steve Mills, Countdow...
Following nearly a year of construction, Gisborne finally welcomed its brand new Countdown store last week. The store was officially opened by Mayor Rehette Stoltz and Countdown’s longest serving Gisborne team member, Dianne Harkess. The 3,876m2 supermarket is 35 percent bigger than the prev...
Countdown’s Growing for Good grants has awarded $75,000 to 71 schools and early childhood centres across the country. Launched in 2018, Growing for Good aims to help foster New Zealand’s next generation of budding environmentalists, and inspire Kiwi kids to learn about and preserve the envir...
Five Countdown stores across Auckland and Wellington are now only selling cage-free eggs to customers. Countdown has said it would go cage-free in all on-shelf eggs by the end of 2024 in the North Island and the end of 2025 in the South Island. From this week onwards, shoppers at Countdown’s...
The patience of the local Wainuiomata community has paid off, with the opening of a brand new Countdown store last week. The 3,600m2 supermarket provides an extensive fresh offering, and a new in-store pharmacy, bakery, deli, and cellar, all with a focus on providing the growing community convenient...