Wesfarmers
Wesfarmers is an Australian company headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. It was founded in 1914 as Westralian Farmers Limited.[1] It is one of the two largest retailers in Australia. The other is Woolworths.[2][3][4] It used to own Coles Supermarkets (demerged in 2018 and it has now sold off most of its shareholding in Coles), K-Mart, Target Bunnings Warehouse and Bi-Lo Supermarkets.
Wesfarmers employs approximately 114,000 people, operates mostly in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. It is also listed on the Australian Securities Exchange under the code WES.
Wesfarmers Media
1930s letterhead with company details of that time
References
- ↑ "Our history". www.wesfarmers.com.au. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
- ↑ Fenner, Robert (3 July 2007). Wesfarmers to buy Coles to become Australia's biggest retailer. International Herald Tribune (Bloomberg news). http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/02/business/bxwes.php. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
- ↑ Carson, Vanda (2 July 2007). "Wesfarmers buys Coles". Business Day (The Age). http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/wesfarmers-buys-coles/2007/07/01/1183229003109.html.
- ↑ Carson, Vanda (22 October 2008). Check out Woolies' lead on Coles. Sydney Morning Herald. http://business.smh.com.au/business/check-out-woolies-lead-on-coles-20081021-55m9.html.
