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woolworths holdings limited economy under stress economy under stress Retail sales declining - top end hit hard - international - flight to value Interest rate increases Return of inflation Accelerating food/fuel prices


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economy under stress economy under stress

  • Retail sales declining
  • top end hit hard - international
  • flight to value
  • Interest rate increases
  • Return of inflation
  • Accelerating food/fuel prices
  • Debt servicing burden
  • Largest fall in consumer confidence in 24 years
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spending power per LSM spending power per LSM

Real growth in spending power per LSM –2008

19.5% 15.0% 13.2% 6.1%

  • 0.4%
  • 6.7% -8.0% -6.7%
  • 8.6%
  • 6.2%
  • 15%
  • 10%
  • 5%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% LSM 1 LSM 2 LSM 3 LSM 4 LSM 5 LSM 6 LSM 7 LSM 8 LSM 9 LSM 10

Source: Cadiz Securities Note: The same CPIX forecast was used across all LSMs. Higher inflation in lower LSMs could alter the result above

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review of the year review of the year

  • Downturn from second quarter
  • Took action
  • significant cost tightening in second half
  • Clothing and General merchandise
  • sharper opening price points
  • strengthened headquarters assortments
  • accelerated segmentation
  • Food
  • more exposed to middle market
  • sales trend continued to decline
  • recent loss in market share
  • but now more competitive

12mma mark market s et share are 9.2% 15.3% 2008 2008 9.2% 15.5% 2007 2007 8.5% 15.1% 2006 2006 Food Food

(per N ielsen)

Clothing and Clothing and foo footwear wear

(per RLC)

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review of the year review of the year (continued) (continued)

  • Financial services
  • no growth in gross book
  • bad debts deteriorated
  • but early signs of stabilisation
  • Country Road
  • record profit growth
  • showing resilience
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a year of change a year of change

  • The business needed change in
  • merchandise strategy
  • people
  • pace
  • Further heightened by consumer recession
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financial review

N orman Thomson

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financial overview financial overview

  • Turnover up 15.5% to R20.1 billion (up 13.7% excluding week 53)
  • Profit before tax, exceptional items and non-comparable BEE charge

up 6.2% to R1.6 billion (up 0.5% excluding week 53)

  • Adjusted headline earnings per share up 4.3%
  • Effective tax rate increased from 28.6% to 36.7%
  • Diluted headline earnings per share down 10.0% to 112.9cps
  • Final dividend to shareholders increased to 49.5 cps
  • total dividend up 3 cents to 79 cps
  • RO E declines from 35.1% to 27.6%
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income statement income statement

9.9% 9.5% O perating margin - on revenue

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BEE IFRS 2 charge 6. 6.3 1 467 1 467 1 559 1 559 Profit before exception Profit before exceptional l items items 28.6% 36.7% Effective tax rate 34.4% 34.8% Gross margin - on turnover (12.4) (12.4) 1 087 1 087 952 952 Profit after tax Profit after tax 27.1 435 553 Tax (1 (1.1) .1) 1 522 1 522 1 505 1 505 Profit before tax Profit before tax 55

  • Exceptional item

32.5 379 502 Finance costs 11.6 11.6 1 846 1 846 2 061 2 061 O perating prof O perating profit it 22.6 5 396 6 616 Expenses 33.5 1 265 1 689 O ther revenue 16.9 16.9 5 977 5 977 6 988 6 988 Gross profit Gross profit 14.7 11 400 13 077 Cost of sales 15.5 15.5 17 377 17 377 20 065 20 065 Turnover Turnover 16.7 18 642 21 754 Revenue % % ch change ange J un 2007 J un 2007 Rm Rm J un 2008 J un 2008 Rm Rm

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income statement commentary income statement commentary

1. 1. Gross profit margin Gross profit margin – increased due to Country Road 2. 2. O perating m O perating margin rgin – impacted mainly by bad debts 3. 3. Taxation Taxation – The effective tax rate increased by 8.1%. This was mainly due to: STC on share buyback 1.3% Impact of Country Road deferred tax last year 4.2% Sale of land last year 0.5% N on-deductible BEE charge 0.9% The lower standard tax rate was offset by the related revaluation of deferred tax assets

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segmental analysis segmental analysis

1.3 553 560 H2 112.0 25 53 H2 60.0 30 48 H1 (23.6) 89 68 H1 (1.9) 667 654 H1 6. 6.3 1 467 1 467 1 559 1 559 Profit Profit before BEE, exceptional item and before BEE, exceptional item and tax tax

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W eek 53 (10.7) 103 92 H2 (16.7) 192 160 Financial Services 83.6 55 101 Country Road 6.4 1 220 1 298 SA Retail % % ch change ange J un 2007 J un 2007* Rm Rm J un 2008 J un 2008 Rm Rm

* Restated

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SA retail income statement SA retail income statement

5. 5.3 1 233 1 233 1 298 1 298 O perating prof O perating profit it (100) 13

  • Finance costs

7.7% 7.1% O perating margin - on revenue 63.6% 50.5% Return on equity 32.3% 32.0% Gross margin - on turnover 6. 6.4 1 220 1 220 1 298 1 298 Profit before exception Profit before exceptional l item item 14.3 4 034 4 611 Expenses * 18.9 95 113 O ther revenue 12.1 12.1 5 172 5 172 5 796 5 796 Gross profit Gross profit 13.8 10 833 12 333 Cost of sales 13.3 13.3 16 005 16 005 18 129 18 129 Turnover Turnover 13.3 16 100 18 242 Revenue % % ch change ange J un 2007 J un 2007 Rm Rm 52 weeks 52 weeks J un 2008 J un 2008 Rm Rm 53 weeks 53 weeks

* Excludes BEE charge

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SA retail income statement commentary SA retail income statement commentary

1. 1. Turnover Turnover 53 weeks 53 weeks 52 weeks 52 weeks Total Comparable Total Comparable Total Comparable Total Comparable Clothing and GM up 6.1% 3.1% 4.4% 1.6% Food up 18.8% 9.9% 16.7% 7.8% Total up 13.3% 7.3% 11.4% 5.3% 2. 2. Gross profit Gross profit – 0.3% drop in the gross profit margin due to mark-downs/waste 3. 3. Expenses Expenses – second half expense growth of 10.6% below turnover growth of 12.9% 4. 4. O perating m O perating margin rgin – impacted by lower gross profit margin and higher full year expenses 5. 5. RO E RO E – impacted by reduction in operating margin

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financial services income statement financial services income statement

14.3% 10.0% Return on equity 12.6 5 064 5 704 Average gross financial services assets Income Income 32.7 19.9 1 009 23.5 1 339 Interest received 32.7 2.0 101 2.3 134 Movement in provisions 80.4 4.9 250 7.9 451 N et bad debts 3. 3.8 7.2 11.0 11.0 7.3 14.2 25.2 25.2 1.9 3.4 % to % to book book (16.7) (16.7) 192 192 2. 2.8 160 160 Profit before tax Profit before tax 37.6 364 8.8 501 Finance costs 18.9 18.9 556 556 11.6 11.6 661 661 O perating prof O perating profit it 13.3 368 7.3 417 O perating costs* 39.4 719 17.6 1 002 Expenses Expenses 30.4 30.4 1 275 1 275 29.2 29.2 1 663 1 663 (3.2) 94 1.6 91 O ther income - internal 35.5 172 4.1 233 O ther income - external % chan change ge J un 2007 J un 2007 Rm Rm % to % to book book J un 2008 J un 2008 Rm Rm

* Excludes BEE charge

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financial services commentary financial services commentary

1. 1. Gross financial services assets Gross financial services assets – grew by 12.6% on average, but closing books flat on last year 2. 2. Interest received Interest received – driven by average book growth and increase in yields of 3.6% 3. 3. O ther inco O ther income - me - external external – continued focus on non-interest revenue including collection fees 4. 4. O ther inco O ther income - me - internal internal – in-store card sales slightly lower than last year 5. 5. N et bad debts N et bad debts – up on last year from 4.9% to 7.9%, but stable in H2 6. 6. Provisions Provisions – increased from 5.36% to 7.63% of the total books of gross assets 7. 7. O perating costs O perating costs – maintained as a % to book, despite adding collection capacity in H2 8. 8. Finance costs Finance costs – up slightly on a % to book basis due to higher interest rates, offset by marginally lower gearing 9. 9. Profit before tax Profit before tax – the books other than VISA had reasonable profit growth despite bad debts 10. 10. RO E RO E – down due mainly to higher bad debts

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country road income statement country road income statement

4.0% 5.0% O perating margin - on revenue 84.0 84.0 54.9 54.9 101.0 101.0 Profit before tax (Rm) Profit before tax (Rm) 5.7 6.6 Average exchange rate (R/A$) 141.0 30.0 72.3

  • Concession

14.2 188.6 215.4

  • Retail

(85.8) 19.0 2.7

  • W holesale and franchise

15.1% 14.8% Return on equity (A$) 58.1% 61.1% Gross margin - on turnover 54.8 54.8 9. 9.3 14.4 14.4 Profit before tax Profit before tax (33.3) 0.3 0.2 Finance costs 52.1 52.1 9. 9.6 14.6 14.6 O perating prof O perating profit it 26.3 131.3 165.8 Expenses 7.1 2.8 3.0 O ther revenue 28.5 28.5 138.1 138.1 177.4 177.4 Gross profit Gross profit 13.6 99.5 113.0 Cost of sales 22.2 22.2 237.6 237.6 290.4 290.4 Turnover Turnover 22.0 240.4 293.4 Revenue % % ch change ange J un 2007 J un 2007 A$m A$m J un 2008 J un 2008 A$m A$m

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country road commentary country road commentary

1. 1. Turnover Turnover – Comparable retail store sales up by 8.4%. Concession sales are for a full year vs 5 months last year. W holesale now wound down. 2. 2. Gross profit Gross profit – Gross profit margin grew by 3.0%, mainly due to lower mark-downs and better sourcing 3. 3. Expenses Expenses – The increase in expenses is mainly due to the new concession format and the payment of incentives. Comparable costs were well managed, increasing by only 4.2%. 4. 4. Profit before tax (Rm) Profit before tax (Rm) – profit growth amplified by weaker Rand 5. 5. RO E RO E – impacted by high cash levels and intangible assets

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balance sheet balance sheet

Equity and Equity and liabilities liabilities 7. 7.8 10 443 10 443 11 262 11 262 37.9% 37.9% 40.8% 40.8% Debt ratio (debt/(debt+ equity) Debt ratio (debt/(debt+ equity) 7. 7.8 10 443 10 443 11 262 11 262 16.0 3 962 4 595 Borrowings (3.4) 3 192 3 084 Accounts payable 8.9 3 289 3 583 Shareholders’ funds 94.8 424 826 Cash 11.3 1 028 1 144 Accounts receivable and deferred tax (5.3) 5 722 5 420 Financial services assets 14.0 1 203 1 371 Inventory (5.7) 70 66 Export partnerships

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106 Investment property 23.2 1 890 2 329 Property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and loans Assets Assets % % ch change ange J un 2007 J un 2007 Rm Rm J un 2008 J un 2008 Rm Rm

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balance sheet commentary balance sheet commentary

1. 1. Property, plant and equipment Property, plant and equipment – refer to investment slide 2. 2. Inventory Inventory – increased in line with turnover 3. 3. Financial services assets Financial services assets – down on last year due to low card sales and conservative account acquisition 4. 4. Cash and b Cash and borr rrowings

  • wings – increases in Country Road and AO U cash balances, and till floats
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cash generation cash generation

R2 368m (R24m) (R200m) (R379m) (R636m) (R747m) (R490m) R70m (R638m) (1 000) (500) 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 EBITDA Capex Disposals Interest paid Tax Dividends paid W orking capital and similar movements Share buybacks Applied to FS assets

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investment in the business investment in the business

Fin Financial services assets ncial services assets R24m (J un 07: R1 182m)

W W card Personal loans VISA Retail IT O ther (including property)

Ca Capex pex R638m (J un 07: R649m)

421 421 279 279 91 91 50 50 126 126 321 321 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 J un 2008 J un 2007 Rm Rm (28) 633 87 200 (35) 349 (200) 200 400 600 800 1 000 1 200 J un 2008 J un 2007 Rm Rm

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real estate plan – real estate plan – delivers on viabilities delivers on viabilities

Actual vs viability pre-tax Actual vs viability pre-tax cash cash return on investment ( return on investment (CRO I) CRO I)

(net of transfers) yea years open

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Actual CRO I Viability CRO I

(4.8%) 63.1% 85.9% (5.7%) 17.2% 30.5%

  • 20%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1 2 1 2 3

15 3 68 Total

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2007

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28 2006 15 15 15 2005 N umber N umber of stores

  • f stores

Stores open minimum of 1 full year. O pening dates from 1 J uly 2004 to 30 J une 2007.

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real estate plan – real estate plan – delivers on viabilities delivers on viabilities (continued) (continued)

66 170 68 Total 18 711 25 2007 28 731 28 2006 18 728 15 2005 Ad Additional m2 ditional m2 N umber N umber of stores

  • f stores

Year opened Year opened 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% Actual IRR Actual IRR Viability IRR iability IRR Required return Required return Risk premium Risk premium W ACC W ACC

Actual vs viability projected in Actual vs viability projected internal rate of return (IRR ternal rate of return (IRR)

(net of transfers)

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Latent profit

Food store profitability – Food store profitability – peaks in years 4 - eaks in years 4 - 5

Food st Food stores

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Trading density Direct profit on sales 20 000 30 000 40 000 50 000 60 000 70 000 80 000 90 000 100 000 110 000 < 1 year 1 full year 2 full years 3 full years 4 full years R / m 2 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18%

15 743 30 10 734 25 6 947 6 033 11 660 m2 18 15 28 N umber of stores

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return on equity return on equity

RO E W ACC

18.3% 24.7% 27.4% 33.5% 34.8% 35.1% 27.6% 16.3% 13.8% 13.8% 11.3% 11.8% 13.3% 14.8% 12.3% 17.5%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% J un-01 J un-02 J un-03 J un-04 J un-05 J un-06 J un-07 J un-08

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earnings and dividend earnings and dividend

  • 5 year HEPS compound annual growth rate of 13.6%

cps times

HEPS DPS Dividend cover Dividend cover on adjusted HEPS

61.1 75.5 89.4 105.0 115.7 29.0 38.5 54.0 63.0 76.0 79.0 127.8 3. 3.0 2. 2.3 1. 1.5 2. 2.2 2. 2.2 1. 1.9 1. 1.6 1. 1.6 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

  • 0.5

1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5

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guidance and expectations guidance and expectations

  • Inflationary pressures to continue, especially in Food
  • Sales volume growth will remain muted
  • Continued investment in optimal trading space (Clothing 6.1%; Food 14.2%)
  • Retail gross margin to be maintained
  • Expenses in SA Retail will continue to be tightly controlled
  • Bad debts may have peaked but provisions will remain under pressure
  • BEE charge for FY2009 likely to be at the same level
  • Capex of R700m planned for SA Retail and R160m for Country Road in FY2009
  • Tax rate normalised (pre W FS J

V and excluding special dividends / share buybacks) to 33.5%

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financial services

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financial services financial services – review review

  • Continued tough environment
  • Flat book growth
  • Stabilising bad debt charge in H2
  • increased capacity in collections area
  • minimum payment % changed for VISA card
  • Increased non-interest revenue from collections, fees and balance protection income
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financial services – financial services – store card tore card

Gross book value (Rm) N umber of customers (000's) N et bad debt * (%) * 12mma excluding cost of recoveries

2 269 2 696 3 109 3 743 3 708 1 125 1 217 1 393 1 600 1 579 1.74% 2.28% 2.77% 3.65% 6.73% 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 J une 04 J une 05 J une 06 J une 07 J une 08 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12%

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financial services – financial services – personal loans personal loans

Gross book value (Rm) N umber of customers (000's) N et bad debt * (%) * 12mma excluding cost of recoveries

608 763 930 1 129 1 094 127 147 169 190 184 1.82% 1.55% 1.98% 2.67% 4.86% 1 000 2 000 3 000 4 000 J une 04 J une 05 J une 06 J une 07 J une 08 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12%

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financial services – financial services – VISA card ISA card

Gross book value (Rm) N umber of customers (000's) N et bad debt * (%) * 12mma excluding cost of recoveries

187 326 629 978 50 79 129 169 162 1 065 3.81% 5.13% 4.60% 10.87% 6.76% 500 1 000 1 500 2 000 2 500 3 000 3 500 4 000 J une 04 J une 05 J une 06 J une 07 J une 08 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12%

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financial services – financial services – cash flow from ABSA deal cash flow from ABSA deal

(1 680) (1 680) Debt after trans bt after transaction ction/distributi istribution

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(retai (retail) l) (2 800) O ther group debt (approximate) 1 120 N et cash available to retire other debt (2 250) Proposed distribution/buyback 3 370 3 370 Cash av sh availab ailable for distribution e for distribution (2 179) AO U notes redeemed 5 549 N et proceeds (30) Transaction costs (estimate) 5 579 5 579 Total cash proceeds Total cash proceeds 4 704 84% Gearing 5 600 Financial services assets 875 875 Proceeds f Proceeds for 50%+ of equity r 50%+ of equity Rm Rm Rm Rm 397 397 Profit on d Profit on disposal sposal (30) Transaction costs (estimate) 875 Proceeds (448) 50% of 16% Book value of equity sold Profit on d Profit on disposal sposal

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retail review

Andrew J ennings

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driving change driving change

  • The business needed change
  • accelerated by consumer recession
  • Merchandise strategy
  • driven by deeper customer analytics
  • focused on value/innovation and segmentation
  • delivering availability
  • People
  • talent
  • skills
  • Pace
  • speed to market
  • productivity
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woolworths retail – woolworths retail – deliverables eliverables

6-12 months 7.

  • 7. Improved productivity

6-18 months 6.

  • 6. Greater speed to market in Clothing and GM
  • ngoing

5.

  • 5. Talent upgrade / skills base

6-12 months 4.

  • 4. Improved availability

6, 12, 18 months 3.

  • 3. Range differentiation and innovation
  • ngoing

2.

  • 2. Q uality : Value
  • ngoing

1.

  • 1. Customer understanding

Pr Progress

  • gress

Timelines Timelines

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price tiering price tiering merchandise merchandise cl classificat assification

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store format store format demographics demographics shopping habits shopping habits (frequency and (frequency and spend) spend) lifestyle lifestyle se segmentat gmentation -

  • n - e.g.

good better best classic modern contemporary full line Food stand alone textile only race gender age

  • ne off
  • pportunity

loyal finest cross shopper instant gourmet kids come first

  • 1. customer –
  • 1. customer – the cube

he cube

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  • 1. customer –
  • 1. customer – Clothing and Home segmentation

Clothing and Home segmentation LSM 9-10 Aspiring LSM 6-8

Comfy Conservatives Finest Cross Shopper Kids Come First Budget Families All About Me

Protect at all costs and entrench W W across all lifestyle needs Become fashion destination Regain Loyalty Address price perception

Mr Practical

Protect kids spend & opportunity to grow

14% of ‘non-food’ revenue 22% of ‘non-food’ revenue 19% of ‘non-food’ revenue 11% of ‘non-food’ revenue 23% of ‘non-food’ revenue 11% of ‘non-food’ revenue

Grow relevance

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  • 2. quality:value –
  • 2. quality:value – Clothing

lothing

2nd half 1st half 7.3% 9.6% % pric % price e mo movem vement nt Clothing pric Clothing pricing ing

Changing customer perception through better opening price points Value positioning on 25 key lines Clear price point messaging in stores

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  • 2. quality:value –
  • 2. quality:value – Food
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Food pricing Food pricing - % premium of W oolworths KVI basket (March – J une 2008)

0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12%

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Summer 2008

  • 3. range differentiation –
  • 3. range differentiation – segmentation in women’s clothing

egmentation in women’s clothing

Good Good 59% 59% Bet Better ter 35% 35% Bes Best 6% 6% Contemporary Contemporary 10% 10% Moder Modern 35% 35% Classic Classic 55% 55%

W W headquarters assortments W W headquarters assortments Modern classic classic collection W W headquarters assortments W W headquarters assortments classic classic collection

SA Designers SA Designers

Modern

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  • 3. range differentiation –
  • 3. range differentiation – Food
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  • Innovation

Innovation to drive category growth – still offering customer value for money.

  • 766 new line

new lines launched from J ul – Dec 08 (LY: 543)

  • 379 lines upgraded

lines upgraded from J ul – Dec 08 (LY: 413)

  • Re

Re-engine ngineering ering core products – more pragmatic innovation

  • Complete the mai

main sho shop

  • Adherence to Good
  • d business j

business journey

  • urney
  • bio-farming
  • reduction in packaging
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  • 4. improved availability
  • 4. improved availability
  • Utilise our deeper understanding of the customer

customer to drive

  • the right merchandise
  • right size ratios
  • in the right stores
  • at the right time
  • Clothing

Clothing

  • merchandise planning now standing alone
  • cataloguing by customer profile
  • new planning system phasing in from winter
  • Food

Food

  • new system more complex than expected – now bedding down
  • cataloguing by customer profile
  • greater volumes for Food promotions
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  • 5. talent upgrade / skill base
  • 5. talent upgrade / skill base
  • Split buy

buying ing and planning planning

  • Upgrading design

design

  • Key people

Key people in place

  • N ew heads of planning for Clothing & General Merchandise and Food
  • N ew Head of Trading for Food
  • N ew Head of Buying for General Merchandise
  • Re-structure of heads of buying in Clothing
  • Continuous upskilling

upskilling

  • Merchant Academy for buying and planning
  • Retail Academy
  • Food Academy
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  • 6. speed to market in Clot
  • 6. speed to market in Clothing and General merchandise

hing and General merchandise

  • Launching a more disciplined process

disciplined process from strategy to selling – 26 Step W oolworths Merchandise Cycle.

  • Sourcing strategy

Sourcing strategy launched

  • 3 year plan
  • continuous review of supplier base
  • add value to product
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  • 7. improved productivity
  • 7. improved productivity
  • Improve prod

Improve productivity uctivity in comparable stores

  • greater focus on labour scheduling
  • drive store cost base down
  • Format strategy

Format strategy

  • fewer and more profitable stores
  • move to larger format food stores
  • Delivery

Delivery of new planning system to leverage O 2

  • better allocations from W inter 09
  • improved planning
  • Stop

Stop non–priority projects

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trading in a recession trading in a recession

  • Understand shift in customer spe

spending patterns ng patterns

  • Sharpe

Sharpen pric n prices, but strengthen quality and innovation

  • N ew r

N ew ranges anges – Country Road, Twist, O rganic, yoghurt

  • Fit

Fitter ter and more competit competitive Food business

  • Manage cost

cost growth growth hard

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servic ice levels e levels

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country road

Simon Susman

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country road – country road – review review

  • Strong sales performance
  • total retail sales up 14.2% vs market average of 5.2%
  • 5 new stores and 4 store expansions
  • Better value offer and improved fashionability
  • O verhead costs well controlled
  • Inventory well managed
  • Concession now on target
  • Profit before tax up 54.8%
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country road – country road – outlook utlook

  • Australian economy slowing
  • tougher retail trading conditions ahead
  • Focus on controlling costs, improving efficiencies and managing inventory
  • 5 new stores and 5 store expansions planned in Australia
  • Continue expansion into SA
  • 17 stores within W oolworths and 3 – 5 standalone stores
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  • utlook
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  • utlook
  • utlook
  • Tough year - and more to come
  • Have behaved cyclically
  • Better placed to face the recession

However

  • Long-term confidence in South Africa
  • Believe the W oolworths brand is relevant
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additional information

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expenses expenses

2007 2007 2008 2008 2007 2007 2008 2008 2007 2007 2008 2008 2007 2007 2008 2008 2007 2007 2008 2008 Rm Rm 6 616 6 616

  • 2 077

2 077 584 584 2 507 2 507 1 074 1 074 374 374 Total Total 738 738

  • 171
  • 306

215 46 (94) (94) (94) 719 719 126 163 352 67 5 6 4 034 4 034 (126) 1 553

  • 1 756

586 265 5 397 5 397 (91) (91) 1 093 1 093 1 002 1 002 4 612 4 612

  • 144

(144) Allocated costs 1 793 1 793 (91) 206 179 1 783 O ther 352 352

  • 584
  • Bad debts/provisions

2 129 2 129 457 81 1 969 Employment* 806 806 371 8 695 O ccupancy 317 317 59 6 309 Depreciation Intragroup Intragroup Country Ro Country Road ad Financial Financial Services Services SA Retail SA Retail

* Excludes BEE charge

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SA retail – SA retail – balance sheet balance sheet

Equity Equity and liabilities and liabilities 15.8 15.8 3 987 3 987 4 616 4 616 15.8 15.8 3 987 3 987 4 616 4 616 (6.8) 2 898 2 700 Accounts payable 75.9 1 089 1 916 Shareholders’ funds 268.4 98 361 Cash 16.3 486 565 Accounts receivable 12.8 1 023 1 154 Inventory 6.6 2 380 2 536 Property, plant and equipment, investments, deferred tax, loans and goodwill Assets Assets % % change change J un 2007 J un 2007 Rm Rm J un 2008 J un 2008 Rm Rm

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SA retail – SA retail – revenue analysis evenue analysis

13.3 13.3 13.6 50.0 18.9 (68.3) 72.7 17.8 18.8 18.8 13.2 (1.2) 6.7 6.1 6.1 % % change change 182 206 Franchise (wholesale) – international 667 659 Franchise (wholesale) – local 16 100 16 100 18 242 18 242 81 92 O ther revenue 14 21 Interest income 302 359 Logistics and other 167 53 Franchise (wholesale) – international 428 739 Franchise (wholesale) – local 8 123 9 568 Corporate (retail) 13.1 13.1 8 718 8 718 10 360 10 360 Food Food 6 136 6 545 Corporate (retail) 8.5 8.5 6 985 6 985 7 410 7 410 Clothing and General merchandise Clothing and General merchandise % % inflation inflation J un 2007 J un 2007 Rm Rm J un 2008 J un 2008 Rm Rm

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SA retail – SA retail – trading space trading space

50.0 111

  • 74

Pharmacy 7.4 5 401 21.0 4 157 5 031 Coffee 8.0 5.1 15.1 14.2

  • 2.8

7.5 6.1 8.3 8.3 % % change change (31.1) 17.8 15.4 14.4 (8.7) 1.0 7.3 4.8 7.3 7.3 % change change 2 034 9 691 130 547 142 272 27 737 59 512 282 805 370 054 517 838 517 838 Pr Projected

  • jected

J une 2009 J une 2009 m2 m2 332 870 348 687 Clothing and General merchandise 108 845 124 559 Food 2 736 1 884 Franchise International 7 827 9 221 Franchise SA 98 282 113 454 Corporate 30 386 27 737 Franchise International 57 276 57 870 Franchise SA 245 208 263 080 Corporate 445 872 445 872 478 351 478 351 Tot Total foot l footage age J un 2007 J un 2007 m2 m2 J un 2008 J un 2008 m2 m2

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SA retail – SA retail – number of stores number of stores

42 48 79 133 6 117 256 425 425 J une 2009 J une 2009 N o. N o. Pr Projected

  • jected

(5) 14 (1) 17 1 10 28 36 36 Growth Growth N o. N o.

  • 10

2 19

  • 9

28 40 40 Growth Growth N o. N o. 200 228 Corporate 47 42 Franchise International 24 38 Franchise Engen 78 77 Franchise SA 97 114 Food 5 6 Clothing and General merchandise 98 108 Full-line 349 349 385 385 Tot Total stores al stores J un 2007 J un 2007 N o. N o. J un 2008 J un 2008 N o. N o.

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financial services – financial services – contribution to sales contribution to sales

41.9% 36.6% Clothing and General merchandise 32.2% 32.2% 27.2% 27.2% Tot Total 24.3% 21.1% Food J un 2007 J un 2007 J un 2008 J un 2008 % of sales spent on W oolworths card % of sales spent on W oolworths cards

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financial services – financial services – balance sheet alance sheet

Equity Equity and liabilities and liabilities (0.2) (0.2) 5 907 5 907 5 915 5 915 81.3% 81.3% 80.0% 80.0% Gearing rati Gearing ratio (0.2) (0.2) 5 907 5 907 5 915 5 915 16.0 3 962 4 595 Borrowings 3.8 97 101 Accounts payable, provisions and tax (35.1) 1 848 1 219 Shareholders’ funds 43.4 208 299 Cash (2.1) 5 536 5 420 Financial services assets 9.0 163 196 Plant and equipment, deferred tax, loans and accounts receivable Assets Assets % % change change J un 2007 J un 2007 Rm Rm J un 2008 J un 2008 Rm Rm

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country road – country road – balance sheet alance sheet

6.1 7.6 Period-end exchange rate (R/A$)

  • 11.2

11.2 Trademarks * Equity Equity and liabilities and liabilities 5.3 5.3 103.7 103.7 109.2 109.2 5.3 5.3 103.7 103.7 109.2 109.2 13.0 34.7 39.2 Accounts payable and provisions 1.4 69.0 70.0 Shareholders’ funds 13.0 19.3 21.8 Cash 5.1 13.7 14.4 Accounts receivable (2.7) 29.4 28.6 Inventory 10.3 30.1 33.2 Property, plant and equipment Assets Assets % % change change J un 2007 J un 2007 A$ A$m J un 2008 J un 2008 A$ A$m

* Eliminates on consolidation

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country road – country road – income statement (in rands) ncome statement (in rands)

83.6 83.6 55 55 101 101 Pr Profit before tax

  • fit before tax

(50.0) 2 1 Finance costs 78.9 78.9 57 57 102 102 O perati erating pro g profit it 48.1 738 1 093 Expenses 162.5 8 21 O ther revenue 49.2 49.2 787 787 1 174 1 174 Gross profit Gross profit 31.2 567 744 Cost of sales 41.7 41.7 1 354 1 354 1 918 1 918 Turnover Turnover 42.4 1 362 1 939 Revenue % % change change J un 2007 J un 2007 Rm Rm J un 2008 J un 2008 Rm Rm