An Overview of Woolworths
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By Tom Dufficy
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An Overview of Woolworths
1924 - First store opened
1930-40’s – Rapid growth
1970’s – Largest retailer for Fresh fruit and Vegetables
1980’s – Market leaders
1990’s – Entered Petrol market with Caltex
History and background
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Today – over 700 stores
Employs over 190, 000 people
Serve over 13 million customers per day
Refurbishments of stores in 2008
Background Cont’d
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Low prices you can count on everyday
Fresh Produce achieved by sourcing the majority of products from Australia.
Established the Woolworths Quality Assurance Program
Goals
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Retaining quality staff is critical to their success.
Many training and development opportunities available to employees
$63 Million devoted to training and development
Management is largely made up of employees who have been with the company for many years
Training & Development
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Questions
Do you support Woolworth’s idea to install Self-Serve checkouts in their supermarkets? Why/Why not?
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