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Chow down under with Australia's #1 food retailer, Woolworths (no relation to the US's Venator Group, the former Woolworth Corporation). The company operates some 1,115 supermarkets, general merchandise, and liquor stores throughout the country. (Its nearly 590 supermarkets account for more than 80% of sales.) In addition, Woolworths sells gasoline and leverages its distribution network to provide wholesale merchandise for third-party supermarkets. Australia's #2 retailer (after Coles Myer), Woolworths' general merchandise stores operate under the names Big W and Crazy Prices, and it has about 130 Dick Smith Electronics stores at home and in New Zealand. Woolworths sold its Rockmans women's clothing chain.
COMPETITION |
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Coles Myer Ltd. (CM)
Franklins Holdings Limited (dossier)
Metcash Trading Limited (MTT)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: June
2000 Sales (mil.): 12,278.30
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (1.8)%
Employees: 125,000
Revenue per employee: $98,226.40
KEY PEOPLE |
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Roger C. Corbett
CEO
William P.R. Wavish
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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540 George St., 5th Fl.
Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Phone: 61-2-9323-1555
Fax: 61-2-9323-1599
Online: Web Site
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