date:Jul 23, 2012
uring 2012, this brings the total to 599 (including 132 Woolworths/Caltex alliance sites).
Big W sales increased by 0.5% to AU$4180 billion compared to AU$4158 billion in 2011. Seven new Big W stores were opened in 2012, bringing the total to 172 stores.
Acquisitions
The Woolworths group acquired 12 hotels in Western Australia from the Compass group and opened another five hotels in 2012. Four hotels and one managed club was closed down in 2012. This takes Woolworths total number of venues to 29