Company
Woolworths Group Limited
Headquarters: Bella Vista, NSW, Australia
Founded: 22 September 1924
Employees: 210,067
CEO: Mr. Bradford Leon Banducci BComm (Acc), LLB, MBA
Market Cap
A$45.64 Billion
AUD as of Jan. 1, 2024
US$31.08 Billion
Woolworths Group Limited Categories
Australia Consumer Staples Grocery StoresAustralia Consumer Staples Australia Grocery Stores
Company Description
Woolworths Group Limited is a retail company operating supermarkets (with the Woolworths and Countdown brands in Australia and New Zealand respectively), liquor retailing (as BWS and Dan Murphy's in Australia), hotels and pubs (under the Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group), and discount department stores (under the Big W brand in Australia).
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Detailed Description
Woolworths Group Limited operates retail stores. It operates through Australian Food, New Zealand Food, BIG W, and Other segments. The Australian Food segment procures and resells food and related products, and provides services to customers in Australia. It operates 1,076 Woolworths supermarkets and Metro Food stores. The New Zealand Food segment is involved in the procurement and resale of food and drinks, and provides services to customers in New Zealand. This segment operates 184 countdown supermarkets, as well as engages in the wholesale operations. The BIG W segment procures and resells discount general merchandise products to customers in Australia. This segment operates 176 BIG W stores. The company was formerly known as Woolworths Limited and changed its name to Woolworths Group Limited in December 2017. Woolworths Group Limited was incorporated in 1924 and is based in Bella Vista, Australia.
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Stocks & Indices
Woolworths Group Limited has the following listings and related stock indices.
Stock: ASX: WOW wb_incandescent
Key People
Founder(s): Percy Christmas Stanley Chatterton Cecil Scott Waine George Creed Ernest Williams
Gordon Cairns(chairman) Bradford Banducci (CEO)
Financials
Revenue: A$63.67 billion (2020)
Operating income: A$3.19 billion (2020)
Net income: A$1.602 billion (2020)