Private company

Progressive Enterprises

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Progressive Enterprises is a New Zealand retail company based in Māngere, founded in 1949.¹ It was founded by Brian Hall Picot and Tom Ah Chee.¹ It employed about 18,000 people.¹ It is part of Woolworths Supermarkets.¹

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1949Founded¹

Industryretail¹
HeadquartersMāngere¹
Legal formsubsidiary company¹

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Corporate structure

Progressive Enterprises is part of a group headed by Woolworths Group. 14 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Woolworths Group Sydney, Australia
- Woolworths Supermarkets Bella Vista
  - Progressive Enterprises Māngere
    - Foodtown Subsidiary · Auckland
    - FreshChoice Subsidiary · Christchurch
    - SuperValue Subsidiary · New Zealand
    - Woolworths New Zealand Subsidiary · Auckland
- Big W Subsidiary · Bella Vista
- Flemings Food Stores Subsidiary
- Milkrun Subsidiary · Sydney
- MyDeal Subsidiary
- Woolworths Subsidiary · Auckland
- Woolworths Management Pty Limited Subsidiary · Bella Vista, Australia
- Woolworths Metro Subsidiary · Australia

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Progressive Enterprises reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.