Centra
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Company type | Franchising |
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| Headquarters | , Ireland |
Number of locations | 615 (2025)[1] |
Area served | Ireland and Qatar |
Key people | Luke Hanlon (managing director)[2] |
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| Owner | Musgrave Group |
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| Website | Centra |
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Centra is a convenience shop chain that operates throughout Ireland, and has one shop in Qatar.[3][4] The chain operates as a symbol group owned by Musgrave Group, the food wholesaler, meaning the individual shops are all owned by individual franchisees.[5]
The chain has three different formats available to franchisees—smaller Quick Stop outlets, mid-sized Foodmarkets, and larger Supermarkets.[6] The majority of the shops follow the Quick Stop format, or are simply branded Centra, as Musgrave also offers the SuperValu format, which is geared towards larger supermarkets. There are currently approximately 480 Centra shops in the Republic of Ireland and approximately 80 in Northern Ireland.[7][8][9] In 2016, Centra posted a 3% increase in sales to €1.59bn.[10] Centra's main competitors are Gala, Spar and Londis, as well as a number of smaller groups such as Costcutter.
The chain was originally launched in the Republic of Ireland as "VG" in 1960. In 1979, the VG chain was rebranded SuperValu with the smaller outlets subsequently rebranded as Centra. The company brought both of these brands to Northern Ireland, the latter through the acquisition and subsequent rebranding of Wellworths shops.[11]
Centra has over 560 shops throughout the island of Ireland.[12] In 2018, plans were announced to open 30 new shops and redevelop 100 others.[13] In 2022, the first Centra in Qatar opened in Doha.[14] The business employs over 11,000 people and serves over three million customers per week.[15]
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- ^ https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2025/11/20/supervalu-owner-musgrave-made-26m-weekly-profit-in-year-of-record-sales/
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Luke Hanlon appointed managing director of SuperValu and Centra". The Irish Times.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Centra to create 400 jobs as part of €30m investment". Irish Independent. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Musgrave trebles its profits in the North". Irish Times. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Musgrave pushes 'Food Island' plan as it targets growth". Irish Times. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Centra eyes 20 new stores as sales near €1.6bn". Irish Times. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About Us".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Store Locator".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About Centra". 3 February 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Centra in €30m expansion as sales stall". Irish Examiner. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Seamus Scally". Irish Independent. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Centra in €30m expansion as sales stall". Irish Examiner. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Centra to create 400 news jobs with 30 new store openings". Irish Examiner. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Newspaper, The Peninsula (2022-06-26). "Musgrave launches first international Centra store". thepeninsulaqatar.com. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Centra to open 30 new stores, and introduce a Beat the Queue app". RTÉ. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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