date:Aug 01, 2013
ster, sales for the fourth quarter were down 2.2 per cent.
Fourth quarter comparable sales were impacted by unseasonably warm weather which softened sales of winter apparel relative to expectations, ongoing price deflation (Q413: 3.1 per cent; FY13: 4.2 per cent) and strong comparable sales growth in May and June in the previous year, which was supported by government stimulus programs. Woolworths said Home Entertainment, particularly iPads, which benefited from the government stimulus programs