Woolworths has agreed to sell its 540 fuel convenience stores to EG Group for $1.242bn.
The companies have entered a 15-year commercial alliance for loyalty, fuel discount redemption and wholesale product supply.
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Woolworths is expected to roll out a new wholesale food supply agreement to the network for offering a range of products at competitive prices.
It will also transfer existing teams of Woolworths petrol management and operations to EG Group.
Scheduled for completion by early 2019, the deal is subject to approval by the Foreign Investment Review Board.
Headquartered in Australia, Woolworths is a supermarkets chain, while EG Group is a petrol forecourt retail convenience store operator based in the UK.
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