Woolworths carves out market share in SA as food and fashion sales jump
Woolworths’s SA food business has experienced an uptick, even as competition in the high-end food sector heightens.
In a trading update released on Wednesday, Wooworths reported food retail sales up 6.5% compared with like-for-like sales ended November 2018. Total food sales rose 8.8%.A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as exclusive Financial Times articles, Morningstar financial data, and digital access to the Sunday Times and Times Select.
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