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In May 1918, Michael Daly and his family relocated from the gold mining town Berringa, south of Ballarat, where he operated a grocery store, to Koroit in southwest Victoria and began trading as M. Daly & Sons from a grand Victorian building at 150 Commercial Road. Fast forward to 2021 and five generations later, his great grandsons, their families, and their team, have worked for four years to plan and execute the brand-new Daly’s IGA Koroit. On planning the store, local demographics was researched, together with viewing various stores across the country and speaking to other retailers to enhance ideas. The original store continued to trade whilst the new store was being built. Daly’s decided with the store over 100 years old and extended several times throughout its history, renovating and extending, while to continuing to trade would be complex - a new store was the best solution.
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The new 2000 square metre supermarket is positioned directly next door. This allowed for continued trade in the old supermarket during construction work and a direct ‘overnight’ swap to the new store when completed. Located in a small regional country town, it was important the Koroit community still had a supermarket during construction. Daly’s are impacting the Koroit economy, employing 82 staff in the new store compared with 26 staff previously. This increase of 56 employees is a significant in a small regional town with a population of around 2000. The former supermarket forms part of stage two of development. The original sandstone front facade will be retained, and four retail tenancies will open to the supermarket’s arcade. With the population in Koroit, growing, these spaces will be a valuable addition for the community.
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