This list of Woolworths Group companies is a compilation of the divisions, chains, and brands of Woolworths Group, a major Australian company with extensive retail interest throughout Australia and New Zealand. It is the second-largest company in Australia by revenue, after Perth-based retail-focused conglomerate Wesfarmers, and the largest food retailer in Australia,[1] as well as the second largest in New Zealand.[2]
The Woolworths Limited group is currently divided into three business divisions; Australian Food, New Zealand Food & Portfolio.
The company is Australia's largest food retailer and second largest private employer, with 13 million customers each week.
Commerce Commission lawyer Stephen Kos told the court the market essentially consisted of a single acknowledged price leader and other price followers. "The effect of the merger would be a creation of a pure duopoly." ... Now Woolworths and Foodstuffs had roughly equal market shares, Kos said.