Woolworths Supermarkets

Woolworths Supermarkets
Woolworths
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded22 September 1924 (1924-09-22)
Headquarters,
Number of locations
995[1] (2022)
Key people
Brad Banducci – CEO, Woolworths Group
Annette Karentoni – Chief Supply Chain Officer
Natalie Davis – Managing Director, Woolworths Supermarkets[2]
ParentWoolworths Group
Websitewww.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.

  1. ^ a b "2022 Annual Report" (PDF). Woolworths Group. August 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Group Executive Committee". Woolworths Group. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Looking beyond the panic-buying, Australia's big supermarket story is Aldi's growing market share". Roy Morgan. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

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