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.
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.
