Wesfarmers Limited
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Wesfarmers Limited Company Profile

Wesfarmers got its start as a farmers' cooperative in Western Australia nearly a century ago. Today, it's one of the country's most diverse companies and largest retailers, following its acquisition of food and liquor retailer Coles Group. Wesfarmers has interests in far-ranging businesses, including general merchandise (Kmart and Target), home-improvement (Bunnings), and office products retailing; coal mining; gas processing and distribution; chemical and fertilizer production; building materials sales; distribution of maintenance, repair, and operating products and industrial and safety products; and insurance. True to its heritage, Wesfarmers still provides agricultural merchandise and services.