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30 November 2022
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Long-time IGA Cooroy owners Jackie and Peter Zipf and new owners, Dustin and Andrea Pereira from Seasons IGA. Photo credit: Travis Macfarlane.
New owners, big changes for Cooroy supermarkets BY ALEX PURCELL IT’S official. IGA Cooroy and Wimmers Shop & Save have sold, with the new owners, Seasons IGA, taking over this week. And they have big plans for Wimmers Shop & Save. One of the Seasons IGA owners and CEO Dustin Pereira told the Cooroy Rag Wimmers Shop & Save will close at noon on 30 November to undergo a complete transformation.
“We will be changing the format of Wimmers. “We want to differentiate Wimmers and IGA Cooroy but want Cooroy to know we own both stores and will give customers two offerings for their shopping based on their needs.” Wimmers will be rebranded Seasons IGA Garnet Street. It will reopen with a significantly increased grocery offering and will become a destination for gourmet and specialty
products. “We will have a larger range of products including gourmet, deli, hot foods, specialty cheeses and a larger mix of direct local products.” And because the store doesn’t have a restriction on hours, it will be open longer hours. “Seasons IGA Garnet Street will be open from 6 am to 8 pm every day of the year, including public holidays.”
Meanwhile, IGA Cooroy will stay as it is. “IGA Cooroy is trading so well we don’t need to make any immediate changes; we are planning an overall facelift in 2023. “All the staff are staying on but we are always looking for new staff.” With the purchase of IGA Cooroy and Wimmers Shop & Save, the Seasons Group now have 11 supermarkets from Brisbane to Cooroy. “Our stores aren’t typical
supermarkets. They are differentiated in their offering from gourmet cheese to fresh produce and meat. “We also love to support local suppliers and have many from Noosa, Maleny, Cooroy and inland.” For outgoing owners Peter and Jackie Zipf it is the end of an era. Peter and Jackie first bought the IGA Cooroy 26 years ago when it was the Cooroy 4 Square. Since then, they sold the
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business for a short period, built the Pomona IGA and then built Wimmers Shop & Save. While the couple will continue to have Pomona IGA and their other businesses, Peter said it was time to step back and slow down. “Jackie and I would like to thank the community for all their support over the past 26 years.” See community tribute on pages 24-25.
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