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why Wesfarmers is ditching Coles

  • Written by Gary Mortimer, Associate Professor in Marketing and International Business, Queensland University of Technology
why Wesfarmers is ditching ColesWhoever buys Coles will have a huge store network. Shutterstock

Coles will soon be an independent company again, with more than 800 supermarkets, nearly 900 liquor stores, 700 service stations, and 88 hotels.

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