The Story So Far

Published 6 May 2025

Gilmours Hawke's Bay new Cash 'n Carry store is now open

Almost 10 years ago, Foodstuffs North Island closed the Toops Napier branch down as part of the wider Gilmours rebrand. Since then, Gilmours Central has been actively partnering and supporting customers in the Hawke’s Bay region with their Fo ...

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New ownership at Gilmours Central

Introducing Pomana Marsh

Published 29 April 2025

Introducing Pomana Marsh, new Owner Operator for Gilmours Central

Joining the team in 2011 as a picker and packer, when the branch was still known as Toops, my original sights were not on ownership. In 2015 Peter Blackwell took over the newly rebranded Gilmours store and under his mentorship, I pro ...

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Fuelling Young Minds Through Nourishing Meals: The School Lunch Collective

Published 20 January 2025

With a purpose to fuel young minds and bodies with whole foods and nourishing meals, we are excited to partner with Libelle Group NZ, Compass Group NZ, and many other New Zealand businesses as part of the School Lunch Collective.

Through our combined expertise in developing menu options, sourcing t ...

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Hidden Disabilities / Sunflower Initiative

Published 17 October 2024

Our Gilmours North Shore and Manukau stores have joined the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower - Australia & New Zealand 

Globally, one in seven people live with a disability – while some of these are visible disabilities, many people have a non-visible condition such as autism, epilepsy, diabetes, and ...

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Gilmours takes out 'Retail Employer of the Year' for the 3rd year running

Retailworld's annual award

Published 18 August 2023

Gilmours awarded Retail Employer of the Year for third consecutive year

The Gilmours team is proud to share the news that we’ve taken out the Retail Employer of the Year Award (medium category) for the third year in a row.

As one voter commented: “Gilmours is dedicated to supporting New Zealand wi ...

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Government ban on single-use plastic products

Published 18 May 2023

As of 1 July 2023, the Government is placing a ban on all plastic produce bags, cutlery and straws.

Gilmours has already deleted all plastic straws (July 2019) and polystyrene plastic cutlery (Oct 2022) – now all PLA compostable cutlery and PLA compostable straws must be deleted by 1 July.

Stores ...

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Opening on Sundays

Published 10 May 2023

From Sunday 21 May 2023, the Gilmours Hamilton Cash 'n Carry store will be open on Sundays from 10am - 4pm.

Owner Operator Richard Goatcher and the Gilmours Hamilton Team are looking forward to opening their doors on Sundays and seeing you in-store soon. Keep an eye out on the Gilmours Hamilton Fac ...

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Exciting news for Gilmours North Shore

Published 2 December 2022

"Come in and visit our brand new Chiller and Produce division. It’s filled with all the products we know you want, and we’re looking forward to sharing it with you. Whether you’re looking for butchery, poultry, seafood, or dairy – we have what you need. Our Produce selection has also increased, and ...

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Gilmours tobacco exit

Published 23 November 2022

Gilmours is looking to align with the New Zealand government's stance on making NZ Smoke Free by 2025. For our part to help achieve this:

From 1 January 2023, all tobacco products will no longer be available for purchase in any of our Gilmours stores.
This includes: cigarettes, cigars, and vaping p ...

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We're going digital

A move to be more sustainable

Published 30 June 2022

UPDATED: 15 Aug 2022

As of 15 August 2022, our Buyer's Guide catalogue will no longer be printed and distributed.

We are committed to our Sustainability and Social Responsibility as a business and are always looking for ways to ensure continuous improvement on how we function. As a result, we have ...

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