BWS (liquor retailer)
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Type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | June 2001 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Scott Davidson (Managing Director) |
Parent | Endeavour Group |
Website | www.bws.com.au |
BWS is an Australian retail chain of liquor stores owned by Endeavour Group. BWS is an initialism for Beer, Wine, Spirits.
History[]
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BWS began operations in June 2021 as a local neighbourhood bottleshop. BWS is a brand of the Endeavour Group which also includes Dan Murphy's, Cellarmasters and Pinnacle Liquor. The Freestanding Liquor Division of Woolworths was distinguished from the former Woolworths Liquor and Safeway Liquor stores (Victoria), in that it stands alone from Supermarkets. The first BWS was opened in Cabramatta, Sydney, the site of a Woolworths owned Mac's Liquor Store.
In 2012 Woolworths Liquor and BWS are to share all promotions, prices and specials between the two brands.[citation needed] This was a first step towards re-branding all Woolworths Liquor stores to BWS. These stores now operate as free standing stores, financially and managerially separate from the supermarkets. They do, however, remain adjacent to Woolworths Supermarkets, although a handful are known to be adjacent to Coles Supermarkets, such as in Mount Warren Park, Queensland.
As of June 2014, BWS has over 1,200 stores Australia wide, a majority including the ALH Group sites. They recently have been buying and converting independent liquor stores such as Darlinghurst Cellars along Oxford Street near Hyde Park, Sydney. BWS owns several beer brands including John Boston, Tun, Arc Valley and Sail & Anchor through Pinnacle Drinks.[1][2]
As of 2017, BWS has over 1,300 stores Australia wide.[3] As of April 2019, BWS has 1,355 stores Australian wide.
References[]
- ^ http://www.pinnacleliquor.com.au/
- ^ "Alcohol Retail in Australia | Shop Ethical!". www.ethical.org.au.
- ^ "Townsville Bulletin". www.townsvillebulletin.com.au. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
External links[]
Media related to BWS at Wikimedia Commons
- Alcohol distribution retailers in Australia
- Companies based in Sydney
- Retail companies established in 2001
- Woolworths Group (Australia)
- 2001 establishments in Australia