The red/orange In 2007, the slogan and circle tick were discontinued with simply the Coles name used in preparation for a new red ball logo to match proposed Coles Group livery, which was shelved later in the year as the business was sold. A number of tag lines were employed in the next few years: "Something better every day", "Proudly Australian since 1914" (introduced with its TV sponsorship of the In the 1960s, Coles sponsored a general knowledge quiz show, In 2010, Coles launched a new sub-slogan, "Down Down, Prices Are Down", featuring a large red cartoon hand pointing downwards to symbolise the chain's low price policy. Between 1986 and 2006, Coles Supermarkets was a brand of Coles Myer Limited, later George James (G. J.) Coles' original slogan was "nothing over 2/6", when it was primarily operating variety stores. Find a store nearby based on your location. Coles Group Limited is an Australian public company operating several retail chains. Coles learned the retail trade working for his father's 'Coles Store' business from 1910 to 1913.

A Coles supermarket customer has revealed a very unexpected find in a loaf of bread, purchased from her local store. (The store continued operating as "The Original Coles" at Wilmot, In 1960, the first supermarket (trading under the Dickins name) was opened in the Melbourne suburb of In 2004, the liquor division office ("Coles Liquor Group"), was moved from Newmart stores co-located with Coles in the same area or shopping centre were sold to Foodland and re branded as the now-defunct In August 2007, as Wesfarmers foreshadowed its plans for the restructuring of Coles Group following its anticipated takeover, it stated that one of three planned divisions would comprise supermarkets, liquor and convenience stores.In February 2008, Wesfarmers appointed UK retailer Ian McLeod as managing director of Coles Supermarkets plus liquor, fuel and convenience businesses.

Coles supermarkets will temporarily change their trading hours to open 7am to 8pm on weekdays, with the first hour of trade open exclusively to customers who hold a government-issued Pensioner Concession Card, Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, Companion Card and Health Care Card.

Sharing a snap of the bizarre bread, you can see that while much of the loaf had been sliced perfectly, the last of it had … Currently Coles has seven levels of Woolworths Supermarkets managing director Claire Peters said the move was precautionary.

Picture: Kevin Farmer Kevin Farmer. The only respite for local, smaller brands is that Coles and Woolworths will still need to You may have noticed on your most recent trip to Woolworths or Coles, whether in Esperance or elsewhere, that the number of Barry Urquhart, the retailing guru from Marketing Focus, brought the information to the Triple M Breakfast show on Monday morning.“If we go back to about the turn of the century, the year 2000, there was just marginally more than 12% (of home brands) and that seems to be the natural figure. The slogan "You'll find the best value is at Coles New World" was used in the 1980s. Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd; Coles Logo 2007–present. When Australian’s were given the choice, one in eight of us would prefer house brands…”Back then the norm would be to purchase these generic brands, which were under the guise of black and yellow products or similar, and put them into plain packaging to try and hide our ‘cheapness’.“Now with the intense hot competition between Coles and Woolworths and price deflation, to beat price competitors they have actually introduced it more and today it sits around 23% to 28% in the categories that Coles and Woolworths choose to have their household products.”And the increase will continue, with both Coles and Woolworths declaring within five years their ambition is to have at least 40% of home brands shown to and bought by their customers.So what, affect will these have on local brands being squeezed out of premium shelving space at these supermarkets.Barry again.

While there are 24 standard books to collect, Coles has also released one super rare and three rare versions of the books.

(The store continued operating as "The Original Coles" at Wilmot, In 1960, the first supermarket (trading under the Dickins name) was opened in the Melbourne suburb of In 2004, the liquor division office ("Coles Liquor Group"), was moved from Newmart stores co-located with Coles in the same area or shopping centre were sold to Foodland and re branded as the now-defunct In August 2007, as Wesfarmers foreshadowed its plans for the restructuring of Coles Group following its anticipated takeover, it stated that one of three planned divisions would comprise supermarkets, liquor and convenience stores.In February 2008, Wesfarmers appointed UK retailer Ian McLeod as managing director of Coles Supermarkets plus liquor, fuel and convenience businesses.

Nearby: View all. Coles' original slogan was "nothing over 2/6", when it was primarily operating variety stores. Use our store locator now. Coles has over 100,000 employees and, together with rival Woolworths, accounts for more than 80 per cent of the Australian market. The first of Coles’ new look local neighbourhood supermarkets has arrived in Sydney as the doors officially open to Coles Local Rose Bay. Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd, trading as Coles, is an Australian supermarket, retail and consumer services chain, headquartered in Melbourne as part of the Coles Group. Once this hour is complete, all other customers will be invited through the doors to complete their grocery shop.

Public: Traded as: ASX: COL: Industry: Retail, Supermarket and Consumer services: Founded: 1914; 106 years ago () (as Coles Variety Stores) … Between 1986 and 2006, Coles Supermarkets was a brand of Coles Myer Limited, later George James (G. “it implies, to consumers they are going to have less choice… there will be less choice, less satisfaction for many consumers and they will be looking to alternative circumstances where they can buy their preferred brands…”House brands is a relatively old concept.

Posting on Facebook, shopper Blaise-Alice said she was baffled when she got to the end of the Coles brand Soft White Bread and found a large wedge of unsliced bread.