Woolworths spinoff Endeavour Group had $859 million in online retail sales last fiscal year, up 34 per cent from a year ago, and is on track to see more than $1 billion such sales this year. Last year the company had overall retail sales of $10.2 billion.
Dan Murphy's business model has "rapidly evolved" to support the growth of ecommerce and customer's preferences, the company told investors on Thursday.
More than half of all Dan Murphy's sales, 52 per cent, today originate digitally, with 96 per cent of those orders being click-and-collect and the other four per cent home deliveries.
Meanwhile BWS said its "BWS on tAPP" app launched in 2019 has been downloaded more than a million times, with 300,000 active users each month.
Endeavour Group plans to spend $40 million to $60 million on its "EndeavourX" digital arm in fiscal 2023, the company said.
At Endeavour's 344 hotel properties, it is rolling out the me&u app so guests can order food and drinks to their table using their smartphone.
Endeavour said it was planning a major redevelopment of its hotels that would likely ramp up in 2024-2026 to maximise the value of its properties.
Endeavour's Forest Hotel in Frenchs Forest, Sydney, is trading ahead of expectations since opening in December 2020 following a $20 million redevelopment on the site, the company said.
It features a sports bar, outdoor dining and has an attached Dan Murphy's with 180 car spaces.
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