Foodstuffs

Thursday, 24 February 2011

Foodstuffs South Island earthquake update 10:00am

Foodstuffs can confirm the stores that are open are fully operational and have sufficient stock. We are currently working around the access issues within the CBD and our freighting team is working hard to overcome the challenging conditions they are facing to ensure continuous supply to our stores.

This is making the supply chain slightly slower but still effective, which means customers will be able to purchase essential items such as food and water. Stores are limiting the number of staple products customers can purchase at any one time to ensure everyone has an equal opportunity to purchase the supplies they may need.

Understandably there are some queues at our supermarkets due to the fact that very few stores are open, we have reduced numbers of staff in store and our customers safety is paramount.

We would like to reassure customers that there is no need to 'panic buy' as we have staple items available in the stores that are open and we are working hard to open as many other stores as we can.

Foodstuffs can confirm that supply to Dunedin and the wider South Island is currently unaffected.

We are working on appropriate relief fund donations but understandably at this time our priority is getting our supermarkets open and ensuring a steady supply of essential items to our customers.

Additional information is provided below on the individual stores in the Canterbury region,  this information is accurate up till 2.30pm Wednesday 23 February. Further updates can be found at http://www.foodstuffs-si.co.nz/.

In the Canterbury region Foodstuffs has eight New World stores open while four are closed. Two of our four PAK'nSAVEs are open; and all but one of our 12 Four Square stores are open. The full list is as follows:

New World stores that are open:

- Ashburton

- Bishopdale

- Fendalton

- Halswell

- Lincoln

- Northwood

- Rangiora

- Rolleston

- Stanmore Road

PAK'nSAVE stores that are open:

- Hornby

- Northlands

- Riccarton

Four Square stores that are open:

- Amberley

- Ashburton

- Burnham

- Cheviot

- Culverden

- Darfield

- Hanmer Springs

- Hawarden

- Methven

- Rakaia

- Southbridge

- Waikari

Henry's stores that are open:

- Bishopdale

- Hornby

- Rangiora

- Rolleston

- Tower Junction

- Woolston

There following retail stores are currently not open:

- Moorhouse PAK'nSAVE

- Wainoni PAK'nSAVE

- South City New World

- St Martins New World

- Redcliffs New World

- Lyttelton Four Square

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