Supermarket giant Woolworths Group (WOW) has posted an 8 per cent rise in sales over the three months to the end of March, reporting total sales of $16.3 billion for the quarter.Īdditionally, the group posted a 5.1 per cent increase in its group eCommerce sales to $1.5 billion for the three-month period ending on April 2, 2023. Shares in WOW are down 1.29 per cent and trading at $38.40 at 3:15 pm AEST.

Big W’s sales also grew by 5.7 per cent during the quarter to $1 billion.

Woolworth’s Australian food arm total sales rose 7.6 per cent to $12.3 billion, while its New Zealand food arm sales were up 7 per cent to $1.8 billion.

WOW CEO Brad Banducci says the rise stemmed from recovering supply chains, but he warns that Aussies are weary of ongoing inflationary pressures.

Woolworths Group (WOW) posts an 8 per cent rise in sales over the three months to the end of March, bringing total sales to $16.3 billion for the quarter.

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