Countdown Belfast opened today, the first supermarket designed and built to meet rigorous Green Star environmental standards. The new 3,450sqm store was a $25 million investment that provides a state-of-the-art shopping experience for customers and a great working environment for the 145 staff members. Attached to the store is a 1700sqm purpose-built eStore, for online orders.
"Belfast is seeing some impressive growth with plenty of new residential developments in the area. We wanted to make sure we were delivering a sustainable supermarket that could not only meet that growing demand both online and in-store, but also give locals a fresh new grocery shopping option with a modern look and feel," said Matt Grainger, Countdown's Director of Property.
"As customers walk around the store, they'll be able to see sustainability in action with digital shelf labels to reduce our paper use, doors on fridges to reduce energy use, bike parks to encourage more environmentally friendly travel and we'll soon be installing EV chargers too. Behind the scenes, we've also worked really hard to reduce the environmental impact of our construction by focusing on reducing construction waste to landfill and carefully selecting the types of materials, like timber, that we've used."
"I'm really pleased that Countdown has chosen to invest in our community with a new store, and for it to be Christchurch's first ever Green Star rated supermarket is just outstanding. It's a great space to shop in, and it's even better that it's been built to look after our environment and people for years to come," said Matt Doocey, Local MP for Waimakariri.
Countdown Belfast is located at 755 Main North Road, Belfast, Christchurch and is open 7 am - 10 pm, seven days a week.
