date:Aug 21, 2014
est and tax fell 16 per cent to A$2.89 billion after excluding A$1.26 billion of Ebit from units that were sold during the year.
At Coles supermarkets, sales gained 4.6 per cent to A$37.39 billion over the year, and climbed 4.1 per cent in the fourth quarter in food and liquor stores open at least 12 months. That was the fastest pace of growth since the same quarter last year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The Coles turnaround has more growth than previously expected, Shaun Cousins,