{
  "id": 19651822,
  "title": "Woolworths shares plunge 8.5% as weak sales growth rattles investors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/woolworths-shares-plunge-8-5-as-weak-sales-growth-rattles-investors",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T12:36:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/business-report/2026-11-12-woolworths-shares-plunge-85-as-weak-sales-growth-rattles-investors/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Woolworths attributed the subdued performance to challenging trading conditions in South Africa and Australia, where high fuel prices, inflation and interest rates continue to weigh on consumer demand and discretionary spending.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}