Woolworths Holdings Limited is a South African-based business, one of the Top 40 companies listed on the JSE, in the Diversified Retail sector, since 1997. The Group, headed up by CEO Roy Bagattini, oversees two main trading brands: Woolworths Sou...
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Slow news week, so a quick check in with, let’s see, Woolies, from whom we haven’t heard much lately. Did you know, for example, that it has exclusivity arrangements with suppliers of their multitudinous private label lines, many of these arranged wi... More »
Bringing some excitement to the arguably staid world of road transportation this week is Woolworths, which has just announced that it intends to roll out – if that’s the expression – a fleet of delivery vehicles of which 70% will be electric. This fo... More »
Kudos to Woolies, which, it was recently announced, is a winner of Oracle’s Change Agent Sustainability Awards, given to businesses which incorporate sustainability into their operational strategies – notably by using Oracle tech and products. Lookin... More »
There was a time when if you wanted a pair of Levi’s 501s you’d have to go down to Grey Street on a Friday after school and drive a hard bargain with the sharp-eyed sales assistant at Kalidas Extension and still pay twice what you would for the equiv... More »
A tough set of interims for Woolies, no point in sugar coating it. Overall, turnover shrank -2.1% to R42.1bn for the six month through December, with operating profit -18.9% to R3.1bn. Operating margin at 7.9% was also down a couple points across all... More »
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Woolworths House
93 Longmarket Street
Cape Town
8001
PO Box 680
Cape Town
8000
TEL 021 407 9111
FAX 021 407 3939
Woolworths Holdings Limited is a South African-based business, one of the Top 40 companies listed on the JSE, in the Diversified Retail sector, since 1997.
The Group, headed up by CEO Roy Bagattini, oversees two main trading brands: Woolworths South Africa operating across 11 countries in sub-Saharan Africa; and WHL Australasia which includes David Jones based and trading in Australia and New Zealand, and Country Road Group based in Australia and trading in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
Woolworths South Africa offers primarily private label products, with selected fashion, beauty, homeware and food ranges. Financial services are provided through Woolworths Financial Services, a joint venture between Woolworths Holdings Group Limited and ABSA Group Limited, with ABSA owning a 50% share. The Woolworths Financial Services board is constituted with directors from both the Woolworths Holdings Group Limited and ABSA Group Limited, with direction on credit policy, risk, and funding aspects received from ABSA and direction on customer integration from the Woolworths Holdings Limited Group.
For insight into Woolworths’ financial & operational performance and strategic growth imperatives, contact Trade Intelligence on 031 303 2803 or info@tradeintelligence.co.za