Processing timeline
3
days
Filed
9 June 2026
Decision Due
21 July 2026
Est decision date: 12 July 2026. 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)
MINTO MARKETPLACE PTY LTD ABN - 45 157 762 000
Other parties
None listed
Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Coles Group Limited, is acquiring a leasehold interest in Minto Mall from Minto Marketplace Pty Limited. This asset acquisition will facilitate Coles opening a new supermarket at the Minto, NSW shopping centre, which currently houses Woolworths and Kmart.
Coles Group Limited ( 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, Liquorland Warehouse and Liquorland Cellars brands. Minto Marketplace Pty Limited ( Lessor ) is an Australian private company that operates Minto Mall, a shopping centre currently anchored by Woolworths and Kmart and comprising over 60 specialty stores focused on general retail, food and services. Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd has signed a letter of offer to facilitate Coles acquiring a leasehold interest in an existing shopping centre at Minto Mall, 10 Brookfield Road, Minto, NSW (the Acquisition ). The proposed Coles supermarket is anticipated to open on 1 March 2028.
The ACCC has prepared a questionnaire on the Acquisition. Submissions or information in response to the questionnaire should be provided by 16 June 2026 via email to mergers@accc.gov.au with the title Coles – supermarket site in Minto, NSW. The ACCC’s ability to give detailed consideration to submissions received after this time may be limited.