Harris Farm Markets is an Australian fresh fruit and grocery retail chain with over 30 locations across New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory. The markets specialise in fresh fruit, vegetables, cheeses, breads, perishable, butchery and grocery products.
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| Industry | Retail |
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| Founded | 1971 |
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| Headquarters | Sydney Markets, Sydney, New South Wales , Australia |
Number of locations | 33 stores (2025) |
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| Products | Fruit Groceries Vegetables |
| Revenue |  A$925.5 million[1] (2025) |
| -A$11.4 million (2025) | |
Number of employees | 3,000 (2025) |
| Website | harrisfarm |
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The majority of stores are within Greater Sydney, along with Canberra, Brisbane, Newcastle, Albury and the Gold Coast.
They are one of Australia's largest independent fruit and vegetable grocers. The company is often involved in a variety of sustainability and community initiatives, including their promotion of 'odd-shaped' fruit called "Imperfect Picks" at lower prices in an initiative to reduce landfills and reusing packaging boxes for customer shopping.
History
editHarris Farm Markets was established in 1971 by David and Catherine Harris with a single shop in Villawood.[3] The company faced possible bankruptcy in the 1990s when an investor pulled out. Following this, the company rebuilt itself.[4]
Harris Farm Markets was the first Australian exclusively market-style fruit and vegetable retailer to open in a supermarket-style operation. Harris Farm Markets stock fruit and vegetables, cheeses, deli items, and gourmet groceries. It was the first Australian store to introduce a ‘imperfect picks’ concept to combat food waste with offers of discounts on off-cuts and odd-shaped fruit and vegetables. Several long-standing stores that were open for decades like Eastgate Bondi Junction and the franchised and independently-run Edgecliff site have closed with more modern replacements nearby since 2019.[5][6][7][8][9]
In 2013, leadership of the company was passed to three of the five Harris sons, Tristan, Angus and Luke, who shared the title of CEO.[10] Tristan Harris stepped down from the executive role in 2023.[2]
In January 2026, Harris Farm Markets and Amazon entered a partnership to sell fresh food on Amazon's website, beginning with 80 Sydney suburbs. The partnership is the first time fresh food will be available on Amazon in Australia.[11]
References
edit- ↑ https://insideretail.com.au/business/financial/harris-farm-halves-losses-as-sales-approach-1bn-202601
- 1 2 Seeto, Tamika (2 September 2025). "Family-first story behind Harris Farm - the $788 million grocer getting 'edge' over Coles and Woolworths". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ LaFrenz, Carrie (27 January 2026). "Amazon to challenge Woolworths, Coles with Harris Farm fresh food deal". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ David Harris prepares to pass the baton The Australian
- ↑ Can a business come back from the brink? Peter Switzer
- ↑ Alumni University of Sydney Business School
- ↑ Harris Farm Markets Pty Ltd Bloomberg Markets
- ↑ Harris Farm to close Westfield Penrith store The Western Weekender 6 August 2015
- ↑ Buy Groceries Online Harris Farms Markets
- ↑ Whyte, Jemima (4 June 2021). "The Harris Farm brothers are looking to turbocharge growth". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ Yun, Jessica (27 January 2026). "'The missing piece': Amazon will deliver fresh food for the first time". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2026.