BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$23.9B
- Public
- AU
Dow Jones Description
AWoolies' has what Australian consumers need. Founded in 1920 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Woolworths Limited (Australian: WOW) is a supermarket giant. The company operates over 2,300 stores in several formats that sell groceries, general merchandise, gasoline, and electronics. Some locations offer banking and ATM services. The company has annual revenue of about AUD $31.4 billion and employs more than 145,000 people. In October 2005, a subsidiary of Woolwoths in which it holds 75%, Bruandwo Pty Ltd, acquired the Taverner Hotel Group.
CEO & COOMichael Luscombe
Number of Employees 145,000
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Discount Department Stores: 452112
Recent Events
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PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News - May 27
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Australian Market Report of May 15: Rebound on Recovery Hopes
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Woolworths Sales Rise
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Woolworths manages 8.8% sales boost
News & Analysis
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Who is Thomas Dux? | BTalk Australia
(Episode 278; 13min 23) The ACCC has just given Woolworths the approval to acquire the specialist grocery chain Macro Wholefoods. Woolworths will rebrand the stores as Thomas Dux Grocer, which already exists in a few locations. So what are Woolworths trying to do here? In this edition...
Woolworths Reborn Online
By Rhys JonesLONDON (Reuters UK) - Woolworths, the 100-year-old sweets-to-DVD retailer that collapsed earlier this year, will on Thursday be revived as an online business by the country's biggest home shopping retailer, Shop Direct, which bought the brand name in February.Woolworths.co.uk will feature a main shop selling children's toys and...
Why Woolies won't click
The new standalone online Woolworths has a better chance of success than the stores themselves did in their latter years, if only because it won't be weighed down by bricks, mortar and an onerous rent bill. Like a patient who senses his amputated limb, we all still have an...
ACCC Approves Woolworths Acquisition
The competition watchdog has given the green light to Woolworths Ltd's acquisition of organic supermarket operator Macro Life Pty Ltd.The acquisition is unlikely to substantially lessen competition in the retail and wholesale organic food and grocery markets due to key differences in the companies' product offerings, the Australian Competition...
Retail Speculators Swooping in on Web Assets
Store outlets may be dwindling as a result of the downturn, but there's been a marked interest in online retail assets in the past few weeks. Canny business leaders are on the acquisition trail and looking out for bargains. It's a good way to pick up the...
Seige and Fightback Among UK Shopkeepers
Just shy of its 100th birthday, two main divisions of Woolworths are to go into administration, potentially putting 30,000 people out of work. With debts of £385m, the retailer will shut the doors on over 800 outlets, as well as its Entertainment UK division, a DVD...
Wesfarmers looks at ways to reduce debt
SYDNEY -- Wesfarmers Ltd. is assessing a variety of measures to cut a $3 billion Australian debt if it is unable to refinance funds it borrowed to acquire the Coles Group last year. Chief financial officer Gene Tilbrook said at a presentation for investors and analysts that he was...
Woolworths: Try Giving Shares to Staff
Woolworths is considering improving its executive rewards scheme because chairman Richard North believes the senior management team is not sufficiently incentivised to turn around the ailing high-street retailer. I read this on the same day I read that Neal's Yard Remedies' Peter Kindersley has decided to offer...
Competitive balance
SYDNEY -- Australian grocery retailers are facing a raft of new measures aimed at improving price transparency and reducing barriers to entry for new players following a six month inquiry by the competition regulator. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's ACCC 642-page report into the $70 billion ($61 billion...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Luscombe | CEO & COO |
| Bernie Brookes | Chief General Manager, Stage 3 Project Refresh |
| Naum Onikul | Chief General Manager, Free Standing Liquor & Petrol |
| Steve Bradley | CIO |
| Tom Pockett | CFO |
| Marty Hamnett | Director, General Mdse |
| Stephen Robertson | Director, Marketing |
| Alvin Ng | General Manager |
| Grant O'Brien | General Manager |
| Greg Foran | General Manager |
| Jo Hay | Brand Manager |
| Judy Howard | General Manager, Woolworths Academy |
| Julie Coates | General Manager, HR |
| Melanie Greig | Assistant Business Manager, Advertising |
| Paul Stevenage | Finance Manager |
| Penny Winn | General Manager |
| Peter Smith | General Manager, Supermarket Operations |
| Peter Thomas | General Manager, Property |
| Ramik Narsey | General Manager |
| Rohan Jeffs | General Manager |
| Karin Carstensen | Scientist |
| Adrienne Clarke | Director |
| Diane Grady | Director |
| Lloyd Wigglesworth | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| James Alexander Strong | Chairman of the Board of Directors |
| Alison Watkins | Board of Directors |
| Barry Neil | Board of Directors |
| Bernie Brooks | Board of Directors |
| John Astbury | Board of Directors |
| Leon L'Huillier | Board of Directors |
| Roderick Deane | Board of Directors |
| Roger Campbell Corbett | Board of Directors |
| Sindi Zilwa | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | CEO & COO | Current |
| Woolworths Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Woolworths Limited | Director, Supermarkets | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | Chief General Manager, Stage 3 Project Refresh | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | Chief General Manager, Free Standing Liquor & Petrol | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | CIO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | CFO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | Director, General Mdse | Current |
| Woolworths Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | Director, Marketing | Current |
| Woolworths Limited | Director, Marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | General Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | General Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | General Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | Brand Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | General Manager, Woolworths Academy | Current |
| Woolworths Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | General Manager, HR | Current |
| Woolworths Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | Assistant Business Manager, Advertising | Current |
Paul is the Finance Manager of Major Change for Woolworths Ltd. His previous roles include Group Commericial Manager for ACM, the largest division of Boral Ltd, State Commercial Manager for Mayne Nickless and Financial Controller with BGC. Paul is a former Lions Youth of the Year, Commonwealth of Nations Youth of the Year, and Murdoch University Guild President. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | Finance Manager | Current |
| Eftel Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | General Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | General Manager, Supermarket Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | General Manager, Property | Current |
| Woolworths Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | General Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | General Manager | Current |
Last week we had a food technologist focusing on beer, this week a whole lot healthier than that. We've got one that focuses on good food. Karin Carstensen is a food scientist for food technology at Woolworths. Karin, you are one of the people that makes sure the quality of Woolies foods is good?
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | Scientist | Current |
| Design Blog | Food Scientist, Woolworths | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Speakers Network International | Current | |
| Woolworths Limited | Chairman of the Board of Directors | Current |
| Insurance Australia Group Limited (Iag) | Chairman of Iag | Current |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Chief Executive | Former |
| The Db Group | Group Chief Executive | Former |
| Qantas Airways Ltd. | Managing Director | Former |
| Iata | Chairman | Former |
Adrienne E. Clarke, became a director upon completion of the reorganisation in November 2001. Professor Clarke is a Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne, a Foreign Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. Professor Clarke has served as a director of Woolworths Limited since July 1994, Tridan Limited from June 1988, Hexima Limited from February 1998 and has also served as a director of WMC Resources Limited. She was Chairman of the CSIRO from December 1991 to December 1996. Professor Clarke is a Companion of the General Division of the Order of Australia, served as the Lieutenant Governor of Victoria and currently holds a variety of Australian governmental appointed positions. Professor Clarke received a Bachelor of Science degree and a doctoral degree from the University of Melbourne.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| University of Melbourne | Laureate Professor | Current |
| Woolworths Limited | Director | Current |
| Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc. | Director | Current |
| University of Melbourne | doctoral degree | Former |
| University of Melbourne | Bachelor of Science Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bennelong Group | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Bennelong Group | Board of Directors | Current |
| Woolworths Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Former | |
| Chartered Accountants, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Stockland Halladale | Board of Directors | Current |
| Woolworths Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wallarah | Board of Directors | Current |
| Mirvac | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Mirvac | Executive Director | Former |
| Woolworths Limited | Director of Property | Former |
| Mirvac | Development Manager | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
Diane Grady has been a full time Non-Executive Director of various companies since 1994 and a Director of the Company since 10 May 2002. She is currently a Director of Woolworths Limited and Wattyl Limited and was formerly a Director of Lend Lease Corporation Limited and the Lend Lease US Office Trust. She is also a Trustee of the Sydney Opera House, a Director of the Australian Institute of Management (New South Wales) and a Governor of Ascham School in Sydney. Previously, Ms Grady was a partner with McKinsey & Co where she spent 15 years consulting to clients in a broad range of industries on strategic and organisational issues. Ms Grady brings wide industry knowledge and experience in strategy and organisational issues to Board deliberations. Ms Grady is Chairman of the Remuneration and Organisation Committee.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Wattyl Limited | Director | Current |
| Woolworths Limited | Director | Current |
| BlueScope Steel Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | partner | Former |
| Sydney Opera House | Trustee | Former |
| Lend Lease Corporation Limited | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Uk Ltd | Managing Director | Current |
| Woolworths Limited | Director | Current |
| Entertainment Uk Ltd | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Publishme | Current | |
| Fletcher Building Limited | Chairman | Current |
| Woolworths Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Telecom New Zealand Ltd | CEO | Former |
| Telecom, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Telecom, Inc. | Managing Director | Former |
| Eco-Nomics, Inc. | Professor | Former |
| Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited | Chairman | Former |
| Fletcher Building Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woolworths Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Reserve Bank of Australia | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Woolworths Limited | CEO & Group Managing Director | Former |
| David Jones Limited | previously Director of Operations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Nkonki Incorporated | Nkonki CEO | Current |
| Nkonki Incorporated | Co-Founder | Current |
| Eskom | Board of Directors | Current |
| Primedia Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Discovery | Board of Directors | Current |
| Woolworths Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Unisa Inc | Former |
| Volume | 177,046 |
| Shares Outstanding | 0. |
| Market Cap | 0. |
| Year High | 17.50 |
| Year Low | 5.57 |
| Earnings Per Share | -0.43 |
| P/E Ratio | N/A |
| Dividend | 0.00 |
| Yield | 0.00 |
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