Woolworths boss to focus on problem divisions as supermarkets carry profit load

By Eli Greenblat
Updated August 30 2014 - 8:13am, first published 7:42am
Australia's economic framework was still too fragile to support robust consumer expenditure. Photo: AFR
Australia's economic framework was still too fragile to support robust consumer expenditure. Photo: AFR

Woolworths chief Grant O'Brien will turn his  attention to the problem children of the retail empire, its loss-making Masters hardware joint venture and limping Big W chain, as he awaits a bounce in confidence that will prod consumers to open their wallets again and fill their shopping baskets.

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