Wesfarmers today announced their retail sales results for 2010’s third quarter, with ‘solid’ sales growth in the Coles division. Coles’ total food and liquor sales cam in at $5.465,...

Wesfarmers yesterday (18 February) posted a sluggish profits gain, boosted by the performance of its Coles supermarket business.The coal-to-groceries conglomerate said that profits in the first six months...

Australia’s second largest supermarket group Coles has posted a strong increase in first half sales as its turnaround efforts continue to pay off. Coles supermarket business booked revenues of A$15.16bn...

Australia’s two largest supermarket operators, Woolworths and Wesfarmers, have been listed in the world’s top 30 retail companies, according to the Deloitte Global Powers of Retailing 2010...

Woolworths, Wesfarmers and Lion Nathan have been among the big winners when it comes to brand value gains over the past year, with Woolworths claiming top spot as Australia’s most valuable brand...

The boss of the owner of Coles is not fearful of an expansion of Aldi to the west despite the discount grocer managing to gain a foothold in the eastern states. Wesfarmers Managing Director Richard Goyder...

The owners of Australia’s two largest supermarkets are among the most respected by their peers, according to new research. Woolworths and Wesfarmers, the owner of Coles, placed second and third respectively...

Wesfarmers, one of Australia’s largest companies and owner of the Coles Group, has reiterated their belief that the Coles acquisition will prove a great buy in the long-term. The underperforming...

Former WA Premier Alan Carpenter has taken on a senior position with Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers just over a year after losing the state election and raising the ire of the firm for his stance against...

Wesfarmers has reaffirmed to investors that the Coles turnaround is progressing as planned in their annual shareholder review. Chairman Bob Every said that, long-term, the company was confident that the...