Woolworths预测,由于生活费危机和销售转向折扣,利润较低。
Woolworths projects lower profit due to cost-of-living crisis and sales shift towards discounts.
澳大利亚最大的超市连锁店伍尔沃斯(Woolworths)预计,由于持续发生的生活费危机,利润将下降,预计12月一半的收入为14.8亿美元,低于去年的16亿美元。
Woolworths, Australia's largest supermarket chain, anticipates a profit decline due to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, projecting earnings of $1.48 billion for the December half, down from $1.6 billion last year.
尽管第一季度销售额增长了4.5%,达到180亿美元,但客户越来越多地选择折扣和低价产品。
Despite a 4.5% sales increase to $18 billion in the first quarter, customers are increasingly opting for discounts and lower-priced products.
该公司还面临对所指称的误导性折扣计划的法律审查,并否认这种做法。
The company also faces legal scrutiny over alleged misleading discount schemes, which it denies.