Drakes Catalogue This Week

Drakes Catalogue This Week: publication rhythm and schedule

Drakes is an independent supermarket group, so its catalogue is local rather than national. The official catalogue page says that choosing a catalogue shows the specials available in store and online at your local Drakes in South Australia or Queensland, and the same page promotes a free newsletter that emails weekly specials. The page does not state a release day or a validity length, so we do not guess one. On AdsSOS the two editions we currently hold both start on Wednesday 21 October 2026 and run to Tuesday 27 October 2026: a weekly specials catalogue of 20 pages and a themed Halloween catalogue of 21 pages. Based on that data, editions listed on AdsSOS appear to run Wednesday to Tuesday, but always read the printed validity dates on the cover before you shop.

Because the group trades in two states, a special in one catalogue may not apply to every store, so check the store you actually use. You can open the current Drakes catalogue this week here, then compare it with grocery chains such as IGA supermarket catalogue and Foodland weekly specials.

How to save: loyalty card and app

Drakes publicly runs a community fundraising scheme. Wikipedia describes the Community Dollars program, in which shoppers pass their tags to nominated charities so that a share of spending goes to them. Industry coverage also describes a myDrakes app that stores digital receipts and fuel vouchers and enters shoppers into competitions on qualifying transactions, but we could not open an official page that confirms the current feature list, so check the app listing for what it does today. We did not find an official statement on how app offers combine with the prices printed in a catalogue.

Drakes also partners with DoorDash for delivery in South Australia and Queensland, according to the headline of a Convenience World report. Check the DoorDash app for current terms.

Price matching, returns and coupon rules

We could not find a published price match policy for Drakes, and we found no official returns page on the pages we were able to open. Under Australian consumer law you are entitled to a repair, replacement or refund when a product is faulty, regardless of store policy, and a supermarket will normally ask for the receipt. For fresh food, report problems quickly and keep the packaging and the receipt, so staff can identify the batch.

If a shelf ticket differs from the catalogue, ask at the service desk before you pay.

Smart shopping: hours and markdown habits

Trading hours in Australia are set by each state. Most Drakes stores are in South Australia, where Safe Work SA publishes the retail trading rules. For shops that are not exempt in the Adelaide metropolitan shopping district, the general Sunday window is 9am to 5pm, the metropolitan district is closed on Easter Sunday, and non-exempt shops in proclaimed shopping districts are closed on Christmas Day. Wikipedia notes that smaller Drakes Market stores can use the longer hours South Australia allows for smaller stores. Because exemptions depend on store size and location, confirm hours for your own store, particularly around Good Friday, Easter and Christmas.

We found no official statement about markdown practices, so we do not describe any clearance routine.

About Drakes in Australia

Drakes is a privately owned family business. Wikipedia reports that Roger Drake, a former Coles Myer manager, opened the first store in Mitcham, Adelaide, in 1974 under the name Jack and Jill's, and that the group had 75 stores in South Australia and Queensland in 2025. The same article describes a value private label that competes with the own brands of the larger chains.

The input feed lists Drakes under supermarkets, which is correct: it is a full-range grocery retailer. Browse other grocers in the Australia supermarkets catalogues section, the full Australia catalogues hub, or the neighbouring independent banner Foodworks catalogue this week if no Drakes is near you.