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Big W
Australian discount department store chain owned by Woolworths Group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Australian department store. For other uses, see Big W (disambiguation).
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 178 stores,[1] with around 18,000 employees across mainland Australia and Tasmania. Big W stocks clothing, health and beauty, garden, manchester, kitchenware, toys, pet items, office items, books, televisions, gaming consoles, video games, some furniture items, snack food and small electrical household appliances both on their website and in retail stores.
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![]() BIG W store located inside of Westfield Southland in Cheltenham, Victoria | |
Company type | Division |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 178 (2024) |
Key people | Dan Hake (Managing Director) |
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Owner | Woolworths Group |
Number of employees | Over 18,000 |
Website | bigw |
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