CARSON

The Modern Era

In December 1971, Ritchies entered the modern era when a young supermarket professional Barry Cameron purchased the business. His family remain the major shareholders to this day, along with many staff and IGA wholesale supplier Metcash. Barry Cameron passed away in 1984 and Peter Carson took over as managing director. Mr. Fred Harrison took over as CEO in late 1994 and the group has now grown to 78 IGA stores. He still holds this position today. The strength of Ritchies today is it’s long term past and present loyal staff members, some having 20, 30 and even 40 years service with the company.

The Future

Ritchies is very proud of its heritage and position in Australia as the longest trading licensed supermarket group, celebrating 150 years of continuous service to their customers and local communities in 2020.