Australia's Woolworths posts more than 4% rise in third-quarter sales

Woolworths

29/04/2026 23:51

April 30 (Reuters) - Australia's Woolworths WOW.AX reported a 4.5% rise in third-quarter sales on Thursday, beating market expectations, as extended improved trading momentum drove a stronger growth in its core Australian Food business.

The country's biggest grocer posted group sales of A$18.10 billion ($12.89 billion) for the 13 weeks ended April 5, compared with A$17.31 billion a year earlier. That was above the Visible Alpha consensus of A$17.98 billion.

($1 = 1.4047 Australian dollars)

 (Reporting by Sneha Kumar and Roushni Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Tasim Zahid)

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