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Ritchies Stores
Company type
Private company
Industry
Retail
Founded
1870
Headquarters
Carrum Downs, Victoria
,
Australia
Number of locations
78
[1]
Key people
Fred Harrison, CEO [2]
Number of employees
6500
Website
www.ritchies.com.au
Ritchies is the largest independent supermarket chain in Australia, owned by a group of private investors including Metcash. It is also known as "Ritchies Supa IGA". The majority of its stores are located throughout Victoria. Ritchies annual revenue is estimated to be approx. $1.4b annually.
In recent years, Ritchies' growth has been substantial.[clarification needed] With less than 20 stores in 2000, Ritchies now appears on the top 20 Australian retailers list with the likes of Australian retailing giants Kmart, Myer and Wesfarmers Bunnings to name a few.[1]
^"Australia's Top 20 retailer rankings". Inside Retailing online. 9 June 2009. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
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Myer department store, a McEwans hardware store, a Ritchies supermarket and 52 speciality stores. It was owned by the National Mutual Life Association...
provides staffing for. 6 "Ritchies IGA" Fred Harrison 22 November 2010 (2010-11-22) Fred Harrison goes undercover in Ritchies IGA stores across Australia. At...
weeknight/weekend/holiday routes across the city. Buses are run by two operators, Ritchies Transport with three routes and Go Bus Transport with the remainder. Dunedin...
went to Nelson Suburban Bus Lines; nos. 403–405, 407–409, and 412 went to Ritchies Transport; and nos. 390, 392, 395, 398, and 401 went to Waitaki Transport...
gauges in southern Jamaica. The highest total was 28.37 in (721 mm) in Ritchies, located in northwestern Clarendon Parish. Throughout Jamaica, Hurricane...
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