Former Supermarket Stores/Chains in SA

[Leaping Lindner]

and some that have gone by the wayside

* Action Supermarkets (Queensland, Northern NSW, Western Australia only)
49 stores sold to and rebranded as Woolworths, remaining stores rebranded as IGA in 2006.

There was at least one Action supermarket in SA it took over from the Tom The Cheap in the strip mall next to the Hampstead Hotel (in 77 or 78). The same strip mall had one of the last Fisherman's Baskets in SA as well.

[magpie in the 80's]

I reckon David Weekes also started up Spendless Shoes who were in turn bought by Ezywalkins

DW and Adelaide shoe man John Charlton declined to buy Ezywalkins when offered to them around 1986 and then opened their joint-venture "Spendless Shoes in 1998 and just last year 2008 John Charlton bought out DW's half share and now operates 131 stores in aust bar tasmania

[magpie in the 80's]

I reckon David Weekes also started up Spendless Shoes who were in turn bought by Ezywalkins

DW and Adelaide shoe man John Charlton declined to buy Ezywalkins when offered to them around 1986 and then opened their joint-venture "Spendless Shoes in 1998 and just last year 2008 John Charlton bought out DW's half share and now operates 131 stores in aust bar tasmania

David Weeks is behind the now 11-strong Coco’s Discount Food business based in south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales,
Coco’s, is a tiny independent grocery chain, and is cashing in on Coles’ desertion of the Bi-Lo niche.


Coco’s development manager Greg Pearse (DW's right hand man from the old bilo days of S.A.) told the paper that with the demise of Bi-Lo “we definitely see room for another discounter”.


“There are plans to expand the number of stores,” he told The Financial Review.

[Sojourner]

There are several rumours doing the Rounds that ALDI Supermarkets are comming to SA in the near future and may be opening in Mt Gambier serviced from the Vic warehouse. ALDI would definatley give Coles - Woolworths a run for their money!

The other rumour that I have heard is that Franklins are going to a system similar to IGA in that the stores will be offered as franchised stores to individual owners rather than being one great conglomerate, so we will see what happens I suppose!

I do remember "The Big Heart" at Christies Downs on Elizabeth Rd, that takes me back a few years though!

The other interesting one is that the KMart at Ingle Farm was the first KMart in S.A and it was started in the late 1960's which suggests they have been around for a while too!

[magpie in the 80's]

franklins are already individually owned and run under the franklins named banner. the conglomerate ended in 2001 when dairyfarmers (shareholders) sold off their stores in australia.

the rumour re aldi in sth. aust is still on the cards of happening