The first Big W store opened in 1964 at the Jesmond shopping center in Newcastle. The original stores were full-line department stores similar to a Myer or David Jones. In 1970 the Big W name ceased to be used and the stores were converted to what was then known as Woolworth Family centers that had "a very large range of general merchandise as well as a supermarket food range". These stores were ultimately converted to supermarkets in the 1980s. The Big W name was resurrected with a new store in Tamworth in 1976, which was the first Big W discount department store to open, with the successful discount department store format that continues today. Woolworths Limited developed the BIG W brand to provide Australian shoppers with a broad range of general merchandise products in a dedicated one-stop shop. BIG W's name reflects the complementary relationship it has with Woolworths Supermarkets and the W stands for Woolworths.

We offer an extensive range of on-trend quality products at great prices. Our customers can choose everything for their kids, home, themselves, for leisure and for their everyday life. Find the best BIG W catalogues and the promo codes and specials on our websites. Here you fund BIG W Catalogues and Offers like Arts & Craft Supplies, Baby & Kids, Books & Magazines, Cameras & Photographic Accessories, Clothing & Accessories, DVDs, and others.

Ever since its modern format stores in 1976, BIG W stores featured Garden Centres. These facilities continued to be added throughout its store portfolio throughout the 1980s. BIG W was the second company in Australia to use self-checkouts, which were introduced in 2003 on a trial basis in two of Sydney's major stores and began expanding throughout Australia in late 2005. In August 2014, BIG W launched its first-party store at Rouse Hill in New South Wales and its second at the newly refurbished Macquarie Centre at North Ryde in New South Wales. There are currently 183 stores across Australia.

BIG W is one of Australia’s most loved brands and has been part of our families for over 40 years. At BIG W, we put our customer and team-first across our network of 183 stores nationally. We sell exclusive great quality BIG W brands at great prices for Aussie families. BIG W is very proud to have partnered with Good360 since 2017 to help deliver brand new items to families in need. We have changed the lives of thousands of Australians in need by donating over 1.9M new items to a network of over 500 charities. To learn more about this partnership visit Good360.