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Big W

Logo: Big W, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Former large format chain of megastores

Big W (later named Woolworths Big W) was a British variety store chain operated by the Woolworths Group. It was created in 1998 by the Kingfisher Group as a store format that would combine the best of their then-owned chains; Comet, B&Q, Superdrug and Woolworths, under one roof.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1998Founded1

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Big W (later named Woolworths Big W) was a British variety store chain operated by the Woolworths Group. It was created in 1998 by the Kingfisher Group as a store format that would combine the best of their then-owned chains; Comet, B&Q, Superdrug and Woolworths, under one roof.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1998Founded Founded1

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