20 Facts About Woolworths Supermarkets

Woolworths Supermarkets stores began selling a variety of goods, claiming the lowest prices as well as money back guarantees.

At the forefront of innovation in Australia, Woolworths Supermarkets stores became the first variety store in the world to install receipt printing cash register machines in 1926.

Second Woolworths Supermarkets supermarket was opened on 6 August 1927, on Queen Street in Brisbane.

In 2018, Woolworths Group stopped providing single-use plastic bags during checkout at the same time as Coles Supermarkets, bringing them in line with Australia's third-biggest supermarket, Aldi.

Woolworths Supermarkets committed to removing 180 tonnes of plastic packaging from their products in 2018.

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In 1982, Woolworths Supermarkets Limited acquired two Tasmanian grocery brands: Roelf Vos and Purity, which were converted into Woolworths Supermarkets stores in 2000.

Woolworths Supermarkets Limited acquired all of the Safeway stores and the naming rights in exchange for a 19.

In 2008, Woolworths Supermarkets announced it would rebrand Safeway stores as Woolworths Supermarkets, and this process was completed in June 2017.

In 1987, Woolworths Supermarkets launched the "Fresh Food People" campaign after implementing new company protocols for their fresh food departments.

In September 2007, Woolworths Supermarkets began a trial in central-west New South Wales of Everyday Rewards, a Woolworths Supermarkets shopping card that automatically tracks supermarket purchases and fuel discounts, thus eliminating the need for shoppers to retain paper coupons.

Woolworths Supermarkets offered these credit card holders reward vouchers redeemable throughout its store network.

In February 2008, following the New South Wales trial, Woolworths Supermarkets announced that its Everyday Rewards card would be rolled out nationally.

Woolworths Supermarkets stated in June 2008 that "well over a million" shoppers had taken a card and registered their details.

On 26 October 2015, Woolworths Supermarkets announced that customer loyalty cards would no longer earn Qantas Frequent Flyer points from 1 January 2016, instead receiving more discounts on groceries.

On 31 August 2016, Woolworths Supermarkets made significant changes to the rewards program in response to customer feedback.

Woolworths Supermarkets reintroduced the ability to earn Qantas Frequent Flyer points when customers use their Rewards card.

In July 2020, Woolworths Supermarkets announced that the program would be folded into the Everyday Rewards program.

In July 2020, Woolworths Supermarkets were found guilty of breaching spam laws in excess of 5 million times and failing to unsubscribe customers from their mailing lists when requested to do so.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority found Woolworths Supermarkets had unlawfully spammed more than a million customers between October 2018 and July 2019.

In 2019, Woolworths Supermarkets admitted to having not paid millions of dollars to its employees.