Business
The Warehouse operates discount retail department stores selling a broad range of non-grocery and grocery products. As of January 2005, The Warehouse employed 7,531 people in New Zealand. The Warehouse's corporate headquarters are located in North Shore, New Zealand.
Apart from retail locations, it operates 2 distribution centres located in Wiri, New Zealand and in Rolleston, New Zealand.
In addition to its own operations, it also owns various brand names that are located within the stores. It has gardening facilities located in Auckland, Hamilton and in Christchurch. Along with its gardening brand Just, it also operates nearly 30 "in-company" brands.
The Warehouse is publicly traded on the New Zealand Stock Exchange with the security code WHS (TWH was used previously).
"Warehouse founder wants to buy all Red Sheds". The New Zealand Herald. 2006-09-14. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=3&ObjectID=10401320. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
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