Big W
Big W is an Australian chain of discount department stores, which was founded in regional New South Wales in 1964. The company is a division of the Woolworths Group and as of 2024 operated 179 stores, with around 18,000 employees.- Type: Variety store
- Description: Australian discount department store chain
- Address: 2
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Westfield Woden and Timezone.
Westfield Woden
Shopping center
Photo: Cfitzart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Westfield Woden, formerly Woden Plaza, is a large shopping centre in the Woden Town Centre of Phillip of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The centre comprises four anchor tenants - David Jones, Big W, Coles and Woolworths - and more than 250 other retail, leisure, and dining outlets.
Timezone
Amusement arcade
Timezone is an international chain of family entertainment centres and amusement arcade centres based in Australia. It is owned and operated by The Entertainment and Education Group. Timezone is situated 150 metres southeast of Big W.
Lovett Tower
Office building
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lovett Tower is a 93-metre-tall building located in the Woden Town Centre, a commercial district in Canberra. The building is a Canberra icon and remains the tallest commercial building in Canberra offering vast 360* views across Woden valley. Lovett Tower is situated 200 metres northwest of Big W.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chifley and Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden.
Chifley
Suburb
Chifley is a suburb of Canberra, Australia, in the district of Woden Valley. The suburb's area is 1.6 square kilometres. It was named after Joseph Benedict Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia from July 1945 to December 1949.
Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden are three districts of Canberra just west and southwest of Acton and South Canberra. They are just on the edge of Country ACT home to the National Arboretum, some of the most impressive greenery one could find in Canberra.
Manuka
Neighborhood
Manuka is an area in the Inner South district of Canberra, Australia, covering parts of the suburbs of Griffith and Forrest. Manuka Shops, Manuka Oval, Manuka Swimming Pool, and Manuka Circle take their name from the park in the area. Manuka is situated 5 km northeast of Big W.
Big W
- Categories: business, department store chain, and shop
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.34647° or 35° 20′ 47″ southLongitude
149.08642° or 149° 5′ 11″ eastOpen location code
4RPFM33P+CHOpenStreetMap ID
node 13883682241OpenStreetMap feature
shop=variety_storeWikidata ID
Q4906646
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Big W” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大不溜”
- Dutch: “Big W”
- French: “Big W”
- Hebrew: “Big W”
- Hebrew: “ביג דאבליו”
- Indonesian: “Big W”
- Japanese: “ビッグ・ダブリュー”
- Japanese: “ビッグW”
- Urdu: “بگ ڈبلیو”
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