Company
Woolworths Limited
ASX:WOW
Woolworths Limited is an Australia-based company. The segments of the Company are supermarket group, general merchandise group, consumer electronics group, hotels group and wholesale group. The supermarket group encompasses supermarkets, retail liquor outlets and petrol outlets. The general merchandise group encompasses BIG W discount department stores. The consumer electronics group encompasses Dick Smith Electronics, Tandy and Dick Smith Electronics Powerhouse stores. The hotels group encompasses on premise liquor sales, food, accommodation, gaming and venue hire. The wholesale group is comprised of the statewide independent wholesalers (SIW). The geographical segments of the Company are Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and India. During the fiscal year ended June 29, 2008 (fiscal 2008) the Company operated 3,030 stores in Australia and New Zealand.
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