Wesfarmers

Wesfarmers is a conglomerate company which was founded by Deane Hammond in the year 1914. The headquarters is based in Perth, Western Australia. Moreover, the firm has various shareholders who rely on the company for financial purposes.

The firm operates the following businesses:

• Coles (Coles.com.au, Coles express, Vintage cellars, First choice liquor, Billo, Liquorland, Spirit hotels, Coles financial services)
• Home Improvement (Bunnings warehouses, Bunnings, Bunnings trade, Homebase)
• Department stores (Kmart, Kmart tyre & Auto Service, Target)
• OfficeWorks
• Industrials (Wesfarmers Chemicals Energy & Fertilisers, CSBP, Australian vinyls, AGR, QNP, Evol, Kleenheat, Modwood, Quadrant energy, Wesfarmers industrial & safety , Blackwoods, Nz safety blackwoods, Greencap, Coregas, Workwear group, Wesfarmers resources, Bengalla)

Furthermore, the company is indulged in other businesses namely BWP trust, Gresham partners and Wespine industries where the firm holds interest of 24.8% and 50% respectively.

It is interesting to know that the firm was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 1984.

In fact, the objective of the company is promoting sustainability and taking corrective actions to minimize environmental issues.

In the financial year 2017, the firm achieved a turnover of 46.2 billion euros.