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Woolworths

Woolworths Limited is an Australia-based company. The segments of the Company are supermarket group, general merchandise group, consumer electronics group, hotels group and wholesale group. The supermarket group encompasses supermarkets, retail liquor outlets and petrol outlets. The general merchandise group encompasses BIG W discount department stores. The consumer electronics group encompasses Dick Smith Electronics, Tandy and Dick Smith Electronics Powerhouse stores. The hotels group encompasses on premise liquor sales, food, accommodation, gaming and venue hire. The wholesale group is comprised of the statewide independent wholesalers (SIW). The Company operates in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and India. During the fiscal year ended June 28, 2009 (fiscal 2009) the Company operated 3,162 stores in Australia and New Zealand. It operates 951 supermarkets under the Woolworths and Safeway brands in Australia, and under Woolworths, Foodtown and Countdown brands in New Zealand.

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Milk
Murray Goulburn Offers Aussie Dairy Farmers Highest Ever Opening Milk Price of $5.60/Kg

By IBTimes AU

After being hit hard by the price war between Australian supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths, some relief is in sight for the country's dairy farmers when milk processor Murray Goulburn offered them the highest ever opening milk price of $5.60 per kilomgramme solid. (Jun 07)

Australia inflation
Woolies Cuts 33% Off on Hundreds of Grocery Items in Renewed Price War With Coles

By IBTimes AU

Beginning Wednesday, May 29, Australian supermarket giant Woolworths is cutting the price by up to 33 per cent for hundreds of grocery items as it renews its price war with competitor Coles. (May 29)

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My South African Adventure: Power Blackouts Signal our Winter of Discontent [BLOG]

By IBTimes UK

In a country as beautiful as South Africa, you might expect environmentalism to be a big issue. But green is not the colour, says Cath Everett (May 03)

MORE TOPICS: SOUTH AFRICA, ESKOM

Stock Market
Australian Stock Market Report –Midday 4-16-13

By Comsec

Local stocks are once again under selling pressure following yet another slump in the price of gold, and explosions at the Boston Marathon which are being treated as a criminal investigation. US stocks sold off sharply in the final hour of trade foll... (Apr 16)

MORE TOPICS: GOLD, DOW JONES, TWITTER, FACEBOOK, NEW YORK, TELSTRA

ASX
Australian Stock Market Report – Afternoon 4-11-13

By Comsec

Australian shares advanced today, following record highs recorded overnight on the US Dow Jones and S&P 500 Indices. (Apr 11)

MORE TOPICS: UNEMPLOYMENT, DOW JONES, WESTPAC, TWITTER, FACEBOOK, RETAIL

Australian Stock Exchange
Australian Stock Market Report – Midday 4-11-13

By Comsec

The Australian market has completely made up for yesterday's modest falls at lunch. The All Ordinaries Index (XAO) is up by around 0.5 per cent. Today was the first time since the start of April that the XAO cracked through he psychologically important 5000.0 point mark. (Apr 11)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, UNEMPLOYMENT, WESTPAC, TWITTER, FACEBOOK, RIO TINTO

Music retailer HMV handed lifeline

By Reuters UK

Britain's most high-profile entertainment retailer HMV was handed a lifeline on Friday when a turnaround group bought it, ensuring a future for a firm which gave the Beatles one of their first big breaks. (Apr 06)

MORE TOPICS: RETAIL, MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT, LONDON

Hilco to rescue UK music retailer HMV - source

By Reuters UK

Restructuring specialist Hilco could seal a 50 million pound deal to rescue Britain's most high profile entertainment retailer HMV as early as this Friday, a source familiar with the deal told Reuters. (Apr 05)

MORE TOPICS: RETAIL

Brisbane
Brisbane Gluten-Free Store Charges Customers A$5 for ‘Just Looking’

By IBTimes UK

Celiac Supplies in Australia charges customers because too many are just browsing. (Mar 27)

MORE TOPICS: AUSTRALIA

Milk
Aussie Milk Producers Suffer Due to Price War Amid Soaring Global Prices

By IBTimes AU

Australian dairy farmers are crying, not over spilt milk, but over lost income as they continue to be caught in the price war between supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles. Thus, while prices of milk in the international market soar due to the drou... (Mar 21)

MORE TOPICS: AUSTRALIA