Australian supermarket giant Woolworths Group has disclosed a net sales figure of A$17.31bn ($11.14bn) for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 (Q3 FY25), marking a 3.2% increase from the A$16.77bn reported in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

Despite weather disruptions, the group’s e-commerce sales increased by 15.7% to $2.2bn, driven by on-demand convenience.

The group has an array of brands under its umbrella. These include the supermarket chain Woolworths, the department store Big W, liquor retailers BWS and Dan Murphy’s, as well as supermarket brand Countdown.

Sales of the company's Australian Food business reached A$13.05bn, marking a 3.6% rise, driven by 3.4% surge in Woolworths Food Retail and a 15.0% jump in WooliesX operations including e-commerce.

Woolworths Food Retail includes Woolworths Supermarkets, Metro, WooliesX B2C eCommerce, Woolworths at Work and MILKRUN.

Sales originating from Woolworths Supermarkets for the third quarter climbed by 1.4% to A$10.67bn, or by 2.9% when excluding tobacco products.

When factoring in Pick up e-commerce transactions, sales involving customer visits to stores exhibited a 2.6% increase.

Despite some service disruptions, total e-commerce sales maintained robust growth at 16.3%, amounting to A$1.82bn.

Sales in Metro stores rose by 5.4% to A$418m, largely due to the opening of new stores.

WooliesX experienced a notable 15.6% growth in total sales in Q3 FY25, reaching A$2.39bn across all platforms.

Specifically, WooliesX eCommerce sales expanded by 16.3%, while revenue from digital & media, rewards & services, and homerun grew by 13.5%.

Australian B2B operations recorded total sales of A$1.44bn in Q3 FY25, marking a 6.3% increase year-over-year.

The B2B food sector saw a 7.8% rise in sales to A$855m within the quarter.

During the quarter ending 6 April 2025, New Zealand Food business reported a total sales increase of 4.8% to A$2.12bn or 4.4% considering Easter-adjusted figures.

Franchise and other revenues within this business rose by 4.2%, driven by the addition of five new FreshChoice stores and the rebranding of ten SuperValue stores to FreshChoice over the past year.

The segment’s e-commerce sales soared by 24.3% to A$313m during Q3, with online penetration hitting 14.8%.

In contrast, W Living's total sales for Q3 FY25 saw a decrease of 2.7% to A$1.22bn due to Easter timing affecting BIG W sales and divestments including 41 Petstock retail stores and 25 veterinary clinics that were part of the previous year's portfolio.

Woolworths Group CEO Amanda Bardwell said: "With only two months until the end of our financial year, we remain focused on the priorities set out in February which include improving our retail fundamentals in value, availability and range, simplifying the way we work and unlocking the full potential of the Group. While the market remains competitive and consumer outlook uncertain, we are making progress in these areas and will provide a more detailed update at our full year results in August.”

Last month, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission cleared the proposed acquisition of Beak & Johnston (B&J) by Woolworths.