date:Jul 31, 2013
Australia's largest supermarket chain Woolworths Ltd on Tuesday reported a 4.3 percent increase in fourth-quarter total group sales year-on-year, even as food and liquor sales rose at a slower clip than the previous three months.
Sales for the quarter jumped 12.7 percent to A$14.1 billion ($12.98 billion) year-on-year, or 4.3 percent adjusted for Easter and the 53rd week, the company said in a statement.
Chief Executive Grant O'Brien said food and liquor sales momentum increased in the second