Action (supermarkets)

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Action (formerly Action Food Barns and Action Supermarkets) was an Australian supermarket chain. Based in Perth, Action had 80 supermarkets across Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales, and was one of the largest supermarket chains in Australia.

History

Action's first supermarkets were located in Dianella, Dogswamp (Yokine), Morley, Woodlands and Osborne Park. Action's head office was located at 218 Bannister Road in Canning Vale, Action's Fresh Produce Centre was located in Osborne Park and Meat Centre in Malaga.

Action was originally operated exclusively in Western Australia by Foodland Associated Limited (FAL),[1] which was New Zealand's largest supermarket company and also operated the Supa Valu, Dewsons and Dewsons Express supermarkets in WA.

In 2001, Action had expanded into Queensland and northern NSW by purchasing 40 Franklins stores and associated distribution centres.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

FAL was later sold to rivals Metcash (Australian licensee of the international IGA brand) and Woolworths in late 2005.[2][3]

In March 2006, Metcash announced that it would convert its remaining Action-branded supermarkets into IGA-branded stores. By October 2007, the last of the stores had been converted or sold.[1]

Action's last slogan was "Action means a great deal". Previous slogans included "Packed Full of Great Shopping Ideas" and "Packed Full of Good Taste".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Action served in excess of 750,000 customers every week and employed over 7,800 staff.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Total supermarket trading area at the end of the November 2003 was approximately 159,000 square metres.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Private label brands

Action's generic brand range was called "Basics" and its corporate generic brand range was the "Signature Range".Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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