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Countdown opens Wellington eStore to fulfill online demand

Countdown in New Zealand has opened a purpose-built, permanent eStore in Wellington on Tuesday, to serve rising demand f...
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Countdown opens Wellington eStore to fulfill online demand

Countdown opened a purpose-built, permanent eStore in Wellington on Tuesday, to serve rising demand for online grocery s...

Woolworths takes in-app grocery shopping to New Zealand

Countdown launches MyCountdown shopping app.

Countdown to ditch unnecessary plastic as part of trial

Supermarket to remove plastic produce bags and excess packaging in bid to change the way New Zealanders shop.

Countdown to open second e-store in Christchurch

Supermarket chain building another dark store as online grocery shopping grows.

Countdown opens first Metro store in Auckland

The new Metro stands at about 600 square metres and is located in a busy part of the CBD.

This week in FMCG

Your recap of the biggest stories in FMCG this week.

Countdown calls on all businesses to offer domestic violence support

The supermarket chain has so far supported 28 team members impacted by family violence.

Countdown predicts surge in demand for fermented food and drinks

The supermarket has seen the percentage of vegan shoppers double in the last year.

Millennials driving focus on health at Countdown

Supermarket tailors its product range to suit younger tastes.

Countdown stores now plastic-bag free

NZ supermarket follows in the footsteps of its parent company.

NZ’s Countdown slashes price of women’s sanitary products

The price of tampons and pads has become a social issue.

Countdown to no plastic bags by 2018

Woolies-owned NZ grocery targets no plastic bags policy.

Countdown to go cage-free

Supermarket retailer becomes first major chain to commit to cage-free campaign.