Quote Originally Posted by i_amtrunks View Post
Could you explain more?

We have had Coles and Kmart stores that sit alongside one another and are the only stores on their block, but they are two separate stores. Are these Hypermarkets altogether in the one building, under the same roof?
A hypermarket is a single store that is supposed to be a step up from supermarket - in that it covers pretty much everything a grocery and a department store has. Think of it as a Coles and a Kmart next to each other, with the dividing wall knocked down. They are really huge stores.
The only drawback is that their toy sections are pretty pathetic. I never go there to check out their toy stock, because they rarely have any TFs in stock.
Not sure if they are a successful concept though, as the two stores are still operating, but no others have been opened during that 15-20 year period. I had heard rumours that they were going to be reverted to Kmarts or Coles a few years ago when Coles Group was going through a huge restructure (which saw the end of the Bi-Lo brand in most states), but it never happened, so maybe wasn't true.