Retail & consumer · South Africa

Woolworths

Retail & consumer company from South Africa, headquartered in Cape Town, founded in 1931. Listed on Johannesburg Stock Exchange under the ticker WHL.

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1931founded

—employees

—revenue

11locations · 1 country

branch network

Footprint: 11 locations in 1 country

Trading locations listed under the Woolworths brand — branches, outlets, stations and ATMs — counted from business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026. Closed locations are not counted.

South Africa11 in 9 townsGrocery store · Department store

Ownership and people

Parent / owner: not recorded
Subsidiaries: —
Founders: Max Sonnenberg

Figures and reach

Revenue: —
Net income: —
Total assets: —
Products: —
Operating in: South Africa

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Source: Wikidata (CC0) · chains: business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026updated October 2026