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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1870; 155 years ago (1870) inFrankston, Victoria,Australia |
| Founder | Thomas Ritchie |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 156 stores (2025) |
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Key people | Fred Harrison,CEO[1] |
| Revenue | A$1.4 billion (2024) |
Number of employees | 6,500 |
| Website | www |
Ritchies is the largest independentsupermarket chain in Australia, owned by a group of private investors, includingMetcash. It is also known as "Ritchies SupaIGA". The majority of its stores are located throughoutVictoria. Ritchies annual revenue is estimated to be approximately $1.4 billion.[citation needed]
Ritchies Stores were founded in 1870 by Thomas Ritchie after surviving the shipwreckedIsabella Watson, the first store opening up inFrankston, Victoria on what is now Nepean Highway.[2]
In 2020, Ritchies' profits doubled over the previous year, following their promotion for consumers to choose local and neighborhood stores over supermarkets in large shopping centers during thecoronavirus pandemic.[3] In 2009 Ritchies was ranked the 20th largest Australian retailer.[4]
Ritchies maintains aloyalty program, in which customers nominate a club, school or charity, and the company donates a percentage of the total spend to the customer's nominated organization each time the customer shopped within their stores. As of December 2012, Ritchies had donated over $40 million under the program.[5]
Ritchies also offers a discount at participatingBP or United service stations when transactions of over $25 are conducted in-store.[6]
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