Woolworths Limited
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Woolworths Limited Company Profile

Chow Down Under with Australia's #1 food retailer (ahead of Coles) -- Woolworths (aka "Woolies"). The diversified retailer operates about 3,200 stores in Australia and New Zealand, including more than 1,000 supermarkets under the Woolworths, Foodtown, Countdown, and Thomas Dux banners. It also operates BWS and Dan Murphy's liquor stores. In addition, Woolworths sells gasoline and leverages its distribution network to provide wholesale merchandise for third-party supermarkets. Woolworths' 165-odd general merchandise discount stores operate under the Big W name. It also runs about 395 consumer electronics shops under the Dick Smith and Tandy brand names. Woolworths also operates nearly 300 hotels.