Processing timeline
197
days
Filed
27 Nov 2025
Decision Due
2 July 2026
Est decision date: 30 Dec 2025. Based on 4 decided Retail & Consumer Goods notifications.
Acquirer(s)
COLES SUPERMARKETS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ABN - 45 004 189 708
Target(s) or Vendor(s)
M Holdings 4 Pty Ltd ACN - 652 075 799
Other parties
None listed
Coles Group Limited, via Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd, is acquiring a leasehold interest in a new Kalgoorlie neighbourhood centre from M Holding 4 Pty Ltd. Coles plans to operate a 2,800 square metre supermarket and a Liquorland store, expanding its supermarket and liquor retailing presence in Western Australia.
Coles Group Limited (Coles), via its subsidiary Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd, has signed a Letter of Offer to facilitate Coles acquiring a leasehold interest in a new neighbourhood centre at Lots 95-106 Great Western Highway, Somerville, Kalgoorlie (the Property ). Coles will operate a large format supermarket on the Property, with a saleable floor area of approximately 2,800 square metres, and a Liquorland store. The Property is currently vacant. The lessor, M Holding 4 Pty Ltd, is an Australia private company specialising in residential and commercial property sales, management and development in Western Australia. Coles is an Australian public company (ASX:COL) that primarily operates: supermarkets nationwide through its subsidiary, Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd; and retail liquor stores nationwide, trading under the Liquorland, First Choice Liquor Market (soon to be re-branded as Liquorland Warehouse) and Vintage Cellars (soon to be rebranded Liquorland Cellars) brands. Coles also has a property development arm, Coles Group Property Developments Ltd, that buys land and construct shopping centres, standalone supermarkets and / or liquor outlets and then sells these completed sites to third party buyers.
The period for providing submissions or information in response to the ACCC’s Phase 2 Notice has concluded.