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Coles Group: History & Companies

Coles Group Limited is an Australian public company operating several retail chains. Its chief operations are primarily concerned with the sale of food and groceries through its flagship supermarket chain Coles Supermarkets, and the sale of liquor through its Coles Liquor outlets. Since its foundation in Collingwood, Victoria in 1914, Coles has grown to…

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Coles Group topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Companies as prominent areas in the source structure around Coles Group.

Related topics
74
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
77
Extracted relationships
180
Concept neighborhoods
26
Bridge connections
77

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 58 topics
Overview · 10 topics
Operations · 6 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Founded
9 April 1914; 112 years ago (1914-04-09) Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
Industry
Consumer staples
Headquarters
800 Toorak Road, Hawthorn East, Victoria, Australia
Founder
George Coles
Key people
James Graham (chairman) · Leah Weckert (CEO, managing director)
Net income
A$1.079 billion (2025)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Operations

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Coles Group connects Entity context

The extracted context around Coles Group shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Coles Group → August, Australia, Before Coles Myer Ltd, Bi-Lo, Brisbane, Coles, Coles Central, Coles Express, Coles Supermarket, Computer, Consumer Electronics RetailHarris Technology, Convenience StoresColes Express, First Choice, However, HypermarketsColes SuperCentres, In August, In May, Kmart, Liquor Market, Liquor Mart Another extracted example is Coles Group → August, Australia, Australian Securities Exchange, CGJ, CML, Coles, Coles Group Limited, Coles Myer, Court, Coy Proprietary Limited, In April, In September, January, June, London Stock Exchange, March, Myer, New South Wales Supreme, New Zealand Stock Exchange, Newbridge Capital. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Coles Group

Top relations

related to Defunct store formats · 37
Coles Group → August, Australia, Before Coles Myer Ltd, Bi-Lo, Brisbane, Coles, Coles Central, Coles Express, Coles Supermarket, Computer, Consumer Electronics RetailHarris Technology, Convenience StoresColes Express, First Choice, However, HypermarketsColes SuperCentres, In August, In May, Kmart, Liquor Market, Liquor Mart
related to Coles Group (2006–2007) · 29
Coles Group → August, Australia, Australian Securities Exchange, CGJ, CML, Coles, Coles Group Limited, Coles Myer, Court, Coy Proprietary Limited, In April, In September, January, June, London Stock Exchange, March, Myer, New South Wales Supreme, New Zealand Stock Exchange, Newbridge Capital
related to Spin-off (2018–present) · 27
Coles Group → April, At, Australian Securities Exchange, Australian Venue Co, AVC, COL, Coles, Coles Express, Coles Group Limited, Coles Supermarkets, Coles' Spirit Hotels, Coles-branded, First Choice Liquor, In March, In May, In November, Jewel Fine Foods, Kmart, Liquorland, November
related to Coles Myer (1986–2006) · 23
Coles Group → As, Australia, Australian Corporation, Australian Securities Exchange, Both Coles, By, Coles, Coles Myer Limited, Coy Ltd, GJ Coles, Grace Bros, Hawthorn East, In August, January, Kmart, Kmart Corporation, Melbourne, Myer, Myer Emporium Ltd, November
related to Current store formats · 23
Coles Group → Also, Australia, Chef Fresh Pty Ltd, Coles Local, Coles Online, Coles Supermarkets, Customer FulfilmentColes Supermarkets, Distribution, First Choice Liquor, Food, Had, Jewel Fine Foods Pty, Joint Venturesflybuys, Liquor, Liquor Mart, Ltd, Online, Queensland Venue Co, Retail ManufacturingChef Fresh, Small-format
related to Acquisition by Wesfarmers (2007) · 9
Coles Group → Australia, Bunnings/Officeworks, In August, In July, Kmart, October, The, Tooronga, Wesfarmers
Subsidiaries · 8
Coles Group → Coles Financial Services, Coles Liquor, Coles Online, Coles Supermarkets, First Choice Liquor, Flybuys (50%), Liquorland, Vintage Cellars
Key people · 2
Coles Group → James Graham (chairman), Leah Weckert (CEO, managing director)
Traded as · 2
Coles Group → ASX: COL, S&P/ASX 200 component
Founded · 1
Coles Group → 9 April 1914; 112 years ago (1914-04-09) Collingwood, Victoria, Australia

Important terminology

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Important terminology

coles group myer stores 2007 chain company first australia supermarkets liquor kmart wesfarmers 2006 store sale australian bi-lo express retail

Coles Group relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 180 structured relationships around Coles Group. Examples in this analysis include Coles Group → Founded → 9 April 1914; 112 years ago (1914-04-09) Collingwood, Victoria, Australia and Coles Group → Founder → George Coles. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Coles GroupFounded9 April 1914; 112 years ago (1914-04-09) Collingwood, Victoria, Australia1.00infobox
Coles GroupFounderGeorge Coles1.00infobox
Coles GroupHeadquarters800 Toorak Road, Hawthorn East, Victoria, Australia1.00infobox
Coles GroupIndustryConsumer staples1.00infobox
Coles GroupKey peopleJames Graham (chairman)1.00infobox
Coles GroupKey peopleLeah Weckert (CEO, managing director)1.00infobox
Coles GroupNet incomeA$1.079 billion (2025)1.00infobox
Coles GroupNumber of employees115,000 (2025)1.00infobox
Coles GroupNumber of locations1,858 stores (2025)1.00infobox
Coles GroupOperating incomeA$2.0777 (2025)1.00infobox
Coles GroupPredecessorsColes Myer Ltd Wesfarmers (spun-off)1.00infobox
Coles GroupProductsRetail and consumer services1.00infobox
Coles GroupRevenueA$44.487 billion (2025)1.00infobox
Coles GroupSubsidiariesColes Supermarkets1.00infobox
Coles GroupSubsidiariesColes Online1.00infobox
Coles GroupSubsidiariesColes Liquor1.00infobox
Coles GroupSubsidiariesLiquorland1.00infobox
Coles GroupSubsidiariesVintage Cellars1.00infobox
Coles GroupSubsidiariesFirst Choice Liquor1.00infobox
Coles GroupSubsidiariesFlybuys (50%)1.00infobox
Coles GroupSubsidiariesColes Financial Services1.00infobox
Coles GroupTotal assetsA$20.294 (2025)1.00infobox
Coles GroupTotal equityA$3.806 billion (2025)1.00infobox
Coles GroupTraded asASX: COL1.00infobox
Coles GroupTraded asS&P/ASX 200 component1.00infobox
Coles GroupTypePublic1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Coles Group bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Group, Myer and Stores. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Coles Group
    • Group
    • Myer
    • Stores
    • Supermarkets
    • November
    • Company
    • Australia
    • Australian
    • Liquor
    • Chain
    • August
    • Express
  • coles group
    • Group
    • Wesfarmers
    • Myer
    • August
    • Sale
    • Stores
    • Company
    • Supermarkets
    • November
    • Limited
    • Exchange
    • Australia
  • coles supermarkets
    • Group
    • Myer
    • Stores
    • Retail
    • Supermarkets
    • Company
    • Australia
    • Australian
    • Liquor
    • Chain
    • August
    • Express
  • woolworths group
    • Wesfarmers
    • August
    • Sale
    • Company
    • November
    • Limited
    • Exchange
    • Announced
    • Would
    • Kmart
    • Stores
    • Liquor
  • australian securities exchange
    • Exchange
    • Company
    • Limited
    • November
    • Group
    • Wesfarmers
    • Myer
    • Ltd
    • Coles
    • Owned
    • Online
    • Liquor
  • coles online
    • Group
    • Retail
    • Myer
    • Supermarkets
    • Stores
    • Company
    • Wesfarmers
    • Australia
    • Australian
    • Liquor
    • Chain
    • August
  • coles express
    • Shell
    • Stations
    • Group
    • Myer
    • Ltd
    • Stores
    • Retail
    • Supermarkets
    • Company
    • Australia
    • Sold
    • Australian
  • george coles
    • Group
    • Myer
    • Stores
    • Supermarkets
    • Company
    • Australia
    • Australian
    • Liquor
    • Chain
    • August
    • Express
    • Wesfarmers

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Coles Group, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Coles Group with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Coles GroupHistory · splits 19 ⟂ 59
Coles GroupOverview · splits 67 ⟂ 11
Coles GroupOperations · splits 71 ⟂ 7

Map overview Semantic statistics

Coles Group

Nodes78
Edges77
Triples180
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025641
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Coles Group to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Companies, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Coles Group · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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