SHOPPERS ‘GO FOR GOLD’ WITH SWIPE-AND-WIN PROMOTION
Proud sponsor of the New Zealand 2016 Olympic Team, Countdown is raffling off four trips for two to the Rio Olympic Games, and announced…
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INTERIOR UPGRADE FOR PUKEKOHE STORE
The refurbishment of PAK’nSAVE Pukekohe has officially entered its second stage. Tony Catton, acting general manager Property Development at Foodstuffs North Island Ltd, explained…
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HEALTHIER PRODUCTS ON THE RISE
According to the Consumer Goods Forum, in 2015 companies reformulated about 84,000 products to make them healthier, compared with 22,500 the year before. The…
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CALLING FOR SCHOOL LUNCH DONATIONS
Countdown and The Salvation Army are calling for school lunch donations, as part of NZ’s first online food bank, the Foodbank Project. Kiwi families…
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BLENHEIM STORE TO OPEN IN APRIL
A new 3,500 sqm Countdown supermarket is set to open in Blenheim next April. The state-of-the-art store is twice the size of the existing…
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COUNTDOWN PULLED HOMEBRAND MILK OFF SHELVES
Homebrand milk has been pulled from Countdown’s shelves in the North Island, after customers complained it smelt and tasted like chemicals. Over the last…
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SECRET TO A HEALTHIER DIET: ‘SNACKS VS TREATS’
The secret to a healthier diet lies in the ability to identify treats and snacks, said food and nutrition expert Nikki Hart in her…
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FIVE SUPERMARKET TRICKS TO BOOST SALES
Supermarkets know every marketing trick to influence their customers’ shopping behaviours, as revealed in a recent report by the UK Groceries Code Adjudicator. Little…
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