Big W

BIG W
Company typeDivision
IndustryRetail
Founded1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Headquarters,
Number of locations
179 (2024)
Key people
Dan Hake (Managing Director)
RevenueIncrease A$4.79 billion (2023)[1]
Decrease A$145 million (2023)[1]
OwnerWoolworths Group
Number of employees
Over 18,000
Websitebigw.com.au

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 179 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.

  1. ^ a b c "2023 Annual Report" (PDF). Woolworths Group. August 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.