Woolworths Group
Woolworths Group is a leading Australian retailer specializing in food, general merchandise, and specialty retailing through its extensive chain store operations. The company holds a dominant market position in the Australian retail sector, leveraging its wide network of stores and strong brand recognition to deliver value to consumers.
Short position
Woolworths Group (ASX:WOW) has 1.41% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 17,253,548 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has risen 0.13 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.60 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 10.45% in January 2016. WOW is classified in the Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.
Price & short interest
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Profile, insiders and operations
Company
AI-generated research profile of Woolworths Group
Operations exposure
New South WalesSignificant operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Largest store base and sales
VictoriaSignificant operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Major supermarkets and distribution
QueenslandSome operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Large Queensland store network
Western AustraliaSome operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: Meaningful WA supermarkets footprint
South AustraliaSome operations exposure (estimate)
Basis: SA stores and distribution centres
Coarse bands are AI estimates based on public company information.
WOW intelligence dossier
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