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Upon acquisition by the Westfield Group in 1985, the centre was extensively redeveloped and relaunched as Westfield Warrawong in 1988. [1] Further extensions were conducted in 1996, adding a 6,000 m 2 (64,583 sq ft) Big W to the centre.
David Jones acquired and then converted the Big W Department Stores at Kotara Fair and the two-storey Big W at Warrawong in 1971. The Warrawong store closed in February 1986. A store in Wagga Wagga was added due to the purchase of David Copland and Co in 1953 (closed 1971).
Big W (stylised as BIG W) is an Australian chain of discount department stores, which was founded in regional New South Wales in 1964. The company is a division of the Woolworths Group and as of 2024 operated 179 stores, [1] with around 18,000 employees across mainland Australia and Tasmania. Big W stocks clothing, health and beauty, garden ...
Warrawong is a suburb of Wollongong in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated on the northeast corner of Lake Illawarra . Warrawong is 90 kilometers from Sydney CBD.
Big W did not begin 1976 as stated it actually started in 1964 in Jesmond NSW as a department store format complete with escalators, other stores were located at Kotara NSW (kotara Fair), liverpool, chatswood, Bankstown and warrawong NSW —Preceding unsigned comment added by Knightman1970 (talk • contribs) 06:48, 14 November 2009 (UTC)
In 1958 the first supermarket was opened at Dee Why, followed by the first purpose-built supermarket at Warrawong Plaza in 1960. [11] This site closed in 2012, but reopened in 2024. In 1958 Woolworths Limited acquired all 32 Brisbane Cash & Carry stores, which was a popular Brisbane grocery store chain.
Woolworths expanded to become a Woolworths Family Centre which was a hypermarket consisting of Big W and Woolworths in the one store. Nock & Kirby was also added to the centre. [11] At this time, a Hill's Weeping Fig was planted. [12] Westfield Miranda opened a new office tower in March 1972 as part of the expansion.
Big W, an Australian chain of discount stores owned by Woolworths Limited (an Australian company) Big W, a now-defunct British chain of large-format stores owned by Woolworths Group (a British company) It may also refer to: the "big W", a significant location in the film It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World; The logo used for Warner Communications