Who owns Coles Local?
Coles Local is owned by Coles (Australia, ASX: COL).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Coles Group Annual Report 2026, Coles Group Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Coles Group Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇺 Australia, Hawthorn East, Victoria
- Origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Founded
- 2019
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Retailer own brands › Grocery own brands
- Parent ticker
- ASX: COL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Coles Local
Coles Local is a small-format neighbourhood supermarket banner aimed at affluent inner-city suburbs, carrying a narrower range weighted towards fresh food and local suppliers. Coles has been expanding the format beyond its original Melbourne and Sydney sites into South Australia, and has trialled combining it with a liquor offer in the same store.
Ownership timeline of Coles Local
Where Coles Local sits in Coles
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Coles
Coles controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
- Coles (1914)
- Flybuys (1994)
- Liquorland (1981)
Other brands in grocery own brands, and who owns them
The 170 brands in grocery own brands on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is Cencosud, with 12; Coles has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bretas | Cencosud | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Lucerne | Albertsons | 🇺🇸 United States |
| City Gross | Axfood | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Chalo | Empire | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Checkers | Shoprite Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Amanhecer | Jerónimo Martins | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| K-Citymarket | Kesko | 🇫🇮 Finland |
| Farmer's Market | Loblaw | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: Coles
Coles is a publicly listed company headquartered in Hawthorn East, Victoria, Australia, founded in 1914. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as ASX: COL.
Coles is the second of the two supermarket groups that dominate Australian grocery, founded in 1914 and demerged from the conglomerate Wesfarmers in 2018. Its own accounts list its brand portfolio as Coles, Coles Local, Liquorland, Liquorland Cellars, Liquorland Warehouse, QuiteLike, Coles 360 and Coles Financial Services, plus a half share of the Flybuys loyalty programme. It sold its petrol stations to Viva Energy in 2023 and now supplies them under a product supply arrangement instead.
🇦🇺 Coles Local and other Australian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 228 brands that began in Australia. 72 of them (32%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Coles Local is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Coles Local?
The parent company of Coles Local is Coles, a publicly listed company headquartered in Australia.
Is Coles Local Australian?
Yes. Coles Local originated in Australia in 2019 and its owner, Coles, is also headquartered in Australia.
Is Coles Local still owned by Coles?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Coles Local is still owned by Coles. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Coles Group Annual Report 2026 — Coles Group Limited, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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