Wesfarmers
Conglomerate / retail & industrials, Perth, WA
Wesfarmers Limited is an Australian conglomerate headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, with interests spanning retail, chemicals, fertilisers, industrial and safety products, and healthcare. It owns some of Australia's best-known retail brands, including Bunnings, Kmart and Officeworks.
Wesfarmers was founded in 1914 as a co-operative serving Western Australian farmers and grew into one of Australia's largest diversified companies. It listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 1984 and expanded aggressively through acquisitions, including Bunnings in 1994 and the Coles Group in 2007 in what was then the largest corporate takeover in Australian history. Today it is one of the country's largest private employers, with well over 100,000 staff, and generates tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue across its retail and industrial divisions.
Fast facts
| Legal name | Wesfarmers Limited |
|---|---|
| Ticker | ASX: WES |
| Headquarters | Perth, WA |
| Founded | 1914 (as a farmers' co-operative) |
| Sector | Conglomerate / retail & industrials |
| Revenue | ~A$45.7B (FY2025) |
| Employees | ~118,000 (2025) |
| CEO | Rob Scott (Managing Director & CEO since Nov 2017) |
| Website | esfarmers.com.au |
Key facts
- Headquartered in Perth, Western Australia
- Founded in 1914 as a farmers' co-operative
- Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: WES) in 1984
- Owns retail brands including Bunnings, Kmart, Target and Officeworks
- One of Australia's largest private employers, with around 118,000 employees
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Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesfarmers
- https://www.wesfarmers.com.au/who-we-are/leadership-team/profile/rob-scott
- https://www.wesfarmers.com.au/our-businesses/our-businesses
- https://businessabc.net/wiki/wesfarmers
Last verified 2026-07-13. Professionally-public, sourced information only.