Pick 'n Pay Hypermarket
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Pick 'n Pay hypermarket
s are a chain of hypermarkets in Brisbane
, Queensland
, Australia
owned by Wesfarmers
. There are two stores located at Aspley
and Sunnybank Hills
. The stores are at least 13,000 m² in size and sell fresh food, groceries, clothing, white goods, toys, sporting goods and similar items.
The format is similar to that pioneered in the United States
by Wal Mart.
The Aspley store was established by South African retailer Pick 'n Pay
in the 1980s but was purchased by Coles Group
(then Coles Myer) in the 1990s. The Sunnybank Hills store was converted to a Pick 'n Pay Hypermarket in 1998.
Coles Myer operated a similar format called Super K Mart which contained a K-Mart with a supermarket in the one open plan building at more than 35 sites throughout Australia in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Most of these stores remain, but with walls dividing the two sections.
Hypermarket
In commerce, a hypermarket is a superstore combining a supermarket and a department store. The result is an expansive retail facility carrying a wide range of products under one roof, including full groceries lines and general merchandise...
s are a chain of hypermarkets in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
owned by Wesfarmers
Wesfarmers
Wesfarmers Limited is one of Australia’s largest public companies and one of Australia's largest retailers. Its headquarters are in Perth, Western Australia....
. There are two stores located at Aspley
Aspley, Queensland
Aspley is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia located about 13 kilometres north and about a half-hour drive north of the Central Business District of Brisbane...
and Sunnybank Hills
Sunnybank Hills, Queensland
Sunnybank Hills is an outer southern suburb of Brisbane about 15 kilometres from Brisbane CBD, in Queensland, Australia. It is a large suburb, and adjoins the suburbs of Calamvale, Coopers Plains, Sunnybank, Macgregor, Algester, Acacia Ridge and Runcorn....
. The stores are at least 13,000 m² in size and sell fresh food, groceries, clothing, white goods, toys, sporting goods and similar items.
The format is similar to that pioneered in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by Wal Mart.
The Aspley store was established by South African retailer Pick 'n Pay
Pick 'n Pay
Pick 'n Pay is a second largest supermarket chain store in South Africa, established in 1967. It can also be found in other regions of southern Africa, such as Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia. The founder of the chain is Jack Goldin. Raymond Ackerman purchased three Pick 'n Pay...
in the 1980s but was purchased by Coles Group
Coles Group
Coles Group Limited was an Australian public company that operated numerous retail chains. It was Australia's second-largest retailer, behind Woolworths Limited...
(then Coles Myer) in the 1990s. The Sunnybank Hills store was converted to a Pick 'n Pay Hypermarket in 1998.
Coles Myer operated a similar format called Super K Mart which contained a K-Mart with a supermarket in the one open plan building at more than 35 sites throughout Australia in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Most of these stores remain, but with walls dividing the two sections.