Coles
up to 1,000 rolesRetail and consumer · Updated
- Unofficial: media report
- Australia
- Offshoring cited by Coles
- +3 more reports
Unofficial: up to 1,000 roles, according to the Australian Financial Review, 6 Aug 2026 (+3 more reports).
Summary
Coles will move corporate back-office roles in areas including marketing, finance, HR and technology to Accenture, with much of the work going to India. The AFR reported up to 1,000 roles; Coles has described the number as several hundred, according to AAP and iTnews.
Headcount
Australian and worldwide figures are kept separate. We never add reports together or average them.
Australian roles
Up to 1,000
According to the Australian Financial Review
Worldwide roles
Not applicable
Australian employer
Location:National
Departments
Only where a source gives numbers. Teams under 5 roles are grouped as Other.
Breakdown not stated in reports.
Reports
4 reports, newest first. Each figure is what that source said.
- Unofficial: media reportAAPNo number
- Unofficial: media reportiTnewsNo number
- Unofficial: media reportSydney Morning HeraldNo number
- Unofficial: media reportAustralian Financial Reviewas many as 1,000 Australian roles
Locations
National
Roles: marketing; finance; HR; technology
Unofficial: a named media report the organisation hasn't confirmed. Figures can change. Correction requests open soon.