Corporate Profile   WHL Directorate   WW Directorate   CR Directorate   Commentary   Chairman's letter   CEO's Review   Operational Review     Woolworths     Country Road     FD's Report   Corporate Governance   Sustainability   Financial Statements   Report of CS   Approval of FS   Rep. of the Indep. Aud.   Director's report   Income Statements   Balance Sheet   Cash Flow statement   Statement of changes   Notes to the FS   Shareholder Info   Shareholder information   Shareholder's calendar   Administration   Chairman's letter to shareholders   Annexure 1   Notice of AGM   Proxy		Group Company     2003  2002  2003  2002    Note  Rm  Rm    Rm  Rm  Revenue 2   10 094.8   9 020.7     614.3  31.1    Continuing operations    10 094.8  8 825.6    614.3  31.1    Discontinued operations   -  195.1      -  Continuing operations               Turnover   9 500.3  8 421.4    -  -    Cost of merchandise   6 358.6  5 571.8    -  -    Gross profit   3 141.7  2 849.6    -  -    Other revenue 2  594.5  404.2    614.3  31.1    Expenses 3  2 848.2  2 568.6    0.8   (42.4)   Depreciation   227.1  213.5    -  -    Occupancy cost   512.4  503.4    -  -    Employment cost   1 276.5  1 158.2    -  -    Other operating cost   832.2  693.5    0.8   (42.4)   Operating profit   888.0  685.2    613.5  73.5    Interest paid   87.4  44.5    -  0.2    Net profit before exceptional items 4  800.6  640.7    613.5  73.3    Exceptional items 5  (23.7)  (41.5)   (27.6)  (64.5)   Net profit before tax   776.9  599.2    585.9  8.8    Tax 6  227.4  203.6    6.2  22.7    Net profit/(loss) after tax   549.5  395.6    579.7   (13.9)   Outside shareholders' interest   (1.2)  (2.1)   -  -    Net profit/(loss) from continuing operations   548.3  393.5    579.7   (13.9) Discontinued operations               Operating loss 7  -   (14.0)         Interest paid   -  0.7          Loss from discontinued operations 4  -   (14.7)         Exceptional items 5  1.5   (139.6)         Outside shareholders' interest   (0.2) 18.8          Net profit/(loss) from discontinued operations   1.3   (135.5)       Total group               Net profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary   shareholders   549.6  258.0    579.7   (13.9)               Headline earnings - cents per share 8            - All operations   64.8  44.0        - Continuing operations   64.8  46.2        Earnings - cents per share 8            - All operations   63.3  28.5        - Continuing operations   63.1  43.4        Earnings - cents per share 8            - All operations   63.3  28.5        - Continuing operations   63.1  43.4        Fully diluted earnings - cents per share 8  61.9  28.0        Distributions proposed/declared for the financial year             - cents per share 29              Total   29.0  20.0    29.0  20.0    Interim   10.5  7.5    10.5  7.5    Final   18.5  12.5    18.5  12.5