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In 1987, Woolworths launched the "Fresh Food People" campaign after implementing new company protocols for their fresh food departments. [9] The slogan changed slightly in 2012 to "Australia's Fresh Food People" to promote the fact that 96% of fresh produce sold in Woolworths supermarkets is grown in Australia. [26]
The F. W. Woolworth Company (often referred to as Woolworth's or simply Woolworth) was a retail company and one of the pioneers of the five-and-dime store.It was among the most successful American and international five-and-dime businesses, setting trends and creating the modern retail model that stores follow worldwide today.
Woolworths Food Retail includes Woolworths Supermarkets and Metro Woolworths Supermarkets – The company's premier supermarket chain, which operates in every Australian state and territory. The supermarkets are often colloquially known as "Woolies" and have used the slogan 'The Fresh Food People' since 1987.
In 1957, Woolworths began to diversify from variety retailing when it opened its first food store at Dee Why, Sydney. [8] The company further diversified in 1960, opening it first purpose-built supermarket at Warrawong, [9] purchasing the Rockmans chain of women's clothing stores [10] and commencing selling liquor at some outlets.
Safeway and Safeway Liquor branding in use before being converted to Woolworths and BWS in May 2017 at Pacific Epping Shopping Centre in Epping, Victoria. Australian Safeway Pty Ltd (trading as Safeway Supermarkets) was a chain of supermarkets in Australia from 1963 to 2017.
Woolworths launched Thomas Dux, an upmarket grocery store, in April 2008 with the first store in the Sydney suburb of Lane Cove followed by another in Paddington. [2]In May 2009, Woolworths announced the acquisition of eight boutique grocery store leases in Crows Nest, Hornsby and Mona Vale in Sydney, and Armadale, Black Rock, Glen Waverley, Port Melbourne and Richmond in Melbourne from Macro ...
Woolco was an American-based discount retail chain. It was founded in 1962 in Columbus, Ohio, by the F. W. Woolworth Company.It was a full-line discount department store unlike the five-and-dime Woolworth stores which operated at the time.
Flemings (NSW) - one store was in existence and was located in Jannali, Sydney). This store closed in 2020 and moved up the street and into a former IGA store where it trades as Woolworths Metro. Food For Less - chain of supermarkets located in New South Wales and Queensland. The last store was at Beresfield, NSW, now re-branded Woolworths.