People walk past a Woolworths store in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009. Australia's biggest retailer Woolworths' CEO Michael Luscombe announced at a press conference that full-year sales rose 7.5 per cent after solid results across its business with total sales climbing to $49.6 billion. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

People walk past a Woolworths store in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009. Australia's biggest retailer Woolworths' CEO Michael Luscombe announced at a press conference that full-year sales rose 7.5 per cent after solid results across its business with total sales climbing to $49.6 billion.

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  1. The Woolworths logo (at right) launched in August 2008 and still being rolled out in stores around Australia is shown in this photo taken in Sydney on October 6, 2009. Australian supermarket chain Woolworths said on October 6 it was being challenged by US-based technology giant Apple over the use of the logo which the computer company claims resembles its own. Apple, which uses an apple with a bite out of it as its logo, has lodged its objection with the government's intellectual property agency IP Australia.

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  1. The Woolworths logo (at right) launched in August 2008 and still being rolled out in stores around Australia is shown in this photo taken in Sydney on October 6, 2009. Australian supermarket chain Woolworths said on October 6 it was being challenged by US-based technology giant Apple over the use of the logo which the computer company claims resembles its own. Apple, which uses an apple with a bite out of it as its logo, has lodged its objection with the government's intellectual property agency IP Australia.
  2. An Australian Navy soldier arrives at a Woolworths supermarket in Sydney October 20, 2009. Woolworths Ltd, Australia's largest supermarket chain, reported a slowdown in sales growth on Tuesday, raising some doubts over whether its costly store refurbishments are delivering adequate returns.

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