Who owns BIG W?
BIG W is owned by Woolworths Group (Australia, ASX: WOW).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Woolworths Group Annual Report 2026, Woolworths Group Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Woolworths Group Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇺 Australia, Bella Vista, New South Wales
- Origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Founded
- 1976
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Retailer own brands › General merchandise own brands
- Parent ticker
- ASX: WOW
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About BIG W
BIG W is a discount department store chain of about 178 stores selling clothing, toys, homewares and electronics. Woolworths Group describes it as a complementary business alongside its supermarkets rather than part of the core food operation, and it has been through repeated restructuring and store closures over the past decade.
Ownership timeline of BIG W
- Current owner Woolworths Group [1] reported
Where BIG W sits in Woolworths Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Woolworths Group
Woolworths Group controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
- Everyday Rewards (2007)
- Woolworths (1924)
- Woolworths New Zealand (1929)
Other brands in general merchandise own brands, and who owns them
The 162 brands in general merchandise own brands on Brandtree belong to 68 owners. The largest is JD Sports, with 15; Woolworths Group has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Blacks | JD Sports | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Bebemundo | Corporación Favorita | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| Innom | Reitan Retail | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| B&Q | Kingfisher | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Anko | Wesfarmers | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Basualdo | Cencosud | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Bike Republic | Colruyt Group | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Glans | Hagar | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
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About the owner: Woolworths Group
Woolworths Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Bella Vista, New South Wales, Australia, founded in 1924. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as ASX: WOW.
Woolworths Group is the largest supermarket operator in Australia, running about 1,130 Woolworths supermarkets there and 181 more in New Zealand, alongside the BIG W discount department stores and a majority stake in the Petstock pet chain. It shares a name with two unrelated companies: Woolworths Holdings in South Africa and the long-defunct F. W. Woolworth chains of Britain and the United States. It demerged its hotels and liquor business as Endeavour Group in 2021 and has since been selling down the shareholding it retained.
Woolworths Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇦🇺 BIG W and other Australian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 228 brands that began in Australia. 72 of them (32%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; BIG W is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of BIG W?
The parent company of BIG W is Woolworths Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Australia.
Is BIG W Australian?
Yes. BIG W originated in Australia in 1976 and its owner, Woolworths Group, is also headquartered in Australia.
Is BIG W still owned by Woolworths Group?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, BIG W is still owned by Woolworths Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Woolworths Group Annual Report 2026 — Woolworths Group Limited, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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