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Woolworths Trading Update

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Woolworths has warned that its headline earnings will fall by between 30% and 40% for the 26 weeks to end 26 December, compared to the same period in the previous year. Sales fell by 2.1%, and company says that trade was "severely impacted" by the extended lockdowns in Australia and by the civil unrest in South Africa. To give us further updates, Chris Gilmour, an investment analyst joins us on the line.
20 Jan 2022 1PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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