Australian multinational supermarket chain owned by Woolworths Group
This article is about the Australian supermarket chain. For its parent company, see Woolworths Group (Australia). For other retail establishments of the same name, see Woolworth.
Woolworths Supermarkets
Trade name
Woolworths
Company type
Subsidiary
Industry
Retail
Founded
22 September 1924; 99 years ago (1924-09-22)
Headquarters
Bella Vista, New South Wales
,
Australia
Number of locations
995[1] (2022)
Key people
Brad Banducci – CEO, Woolworths Group Paul Graham – Chief Supply Chain Officer Natalie Davis – Managing Director Stores, Woolworths Supermarkets[2]
Parent
Woolworths Group
Website
www.woolworths.com.au
A Woolworths store in 1951 on Sydney Road, Manly
Woolworths Supermarkets (colloquially known in Australia as "Woolies") is an Australian chain of supermarkets and grocery stores owned by Woolworths Group. Founded in 1924, Woolworths today is Australia's biggest supermarket chain with a market share of 33% as of 2019.[3]
Woolworths specialises in groceries (vegetables, fruit, meat, packaged foods, etc.), but also sells magazines, DVDs, health and beauty products, household products, pet and baby supplies, and stationery. As at June 2023, there were 995 Woolworths supermarkets and 90 Woolworths Metro convenience stores.[1] Woolworths Online (formerly HomeShop) is a click and collect, and home delivery service for Woolworths supermarkets.
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