Lindsay Rowles
Lindsay Rowles is the General Manager of Retail and Property for Foodstuffs North Island, where he plays a key role in overseeing supermarket operations and strategic development. Recently, he was in the news regarding the opening of the Highland Park Pak’nSave, where he disputed the necessity of a water holding tank proposed by Watercare, arguing that the supermarket's water usage would not strain the network, thus allowing the store to open on schedule despite earlier disputes.
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Recent news mentions
Lindsay Rowles is the new CEO of Mitre 10 starting in March.
Mitre 10 Mega Prestons opens in Christchurch as $30m store unveiled
New Zealand· 2026-01-27
Lindsay Rowles also resigned from the Ministerial Advisory Group.
Retail crime taskforce in turmoil as third business leader quits groupNew Zealand· 2026-01-26
Rowles has been appointed as the chief executive of Mitre 10.
Foodstuffs executive Lindsay Rowles appointed Mitre 10 chief executiveNew Zealand· 2025-12-09
Foodstuffs North Island retail (FSNI) and property general manager Lindsay Rowles told the Herald in April that it anticipated around 12,000 shoppers a week at the new Pt Chevalier store.
New World Pt Chevalier opens, shoppers snap up Smeg cookware promoNew Zealand· 2025-08-19
Lindsay Rowles, the general manager of retail and property at Foodstuffs North Island, described the purchase as a 'grocery game-changer on the way for Te Atatū'.
Woolworths Te Atatū closing today: No supermarket for year for suburb, half the staff made redundantNew Zealand· 2025-04-24
Lindsay Rowles is the retail and property general manager of Foodstuffs North Island who led the tour of the new store.
First look inside the under-construction $73m New World Pt Chevalier: Foodstuffs North Island’s biggest new storeNew Zealand· 2025-04-21
Lindsay Rowles described the company’s victory over rival Woolworths as a 'game-changer'.
Property Insider: Two Woolworths sell for $45m+; Swarbrick backs Karangahape Rd building; Tenancy Tribunal awards levies to bodies corporateNew Zealand· 2025-03-24
Lindsay Rowles, FSNI general manager of retail and property, said the opening would go ahead as scheduled and was no longer endangered.
Watercare may reduce firefighting capacity to NZ’s biggest new supermarket if terms not metNew Zealand· 2025-03-06
Lindsay Rowles, Foodstuffs North Island’s general manager of retail and property, disputed the need for the tank.
$100m Highland Park Pak’nSave bringing in more trolleys as more than 5700 people pour inNew Zealand· 2025-02-26