Nov 4 (Reuters) - Woolworths Group Ltd WOW.AX :
* QTRLY AUSTRALIAN FOOD COMPARABLE SALES GROWTH 11.5%
* Q1 AUSTRALIAN FOOD SALES $ 12,033 MILLION VERSUS $10,663 MILLION
* EXPECT ELEVATED SALES & COSTS TO CONTINUE FOR REST OF CALENDAR YEAR
* Q1 TOTAL SALES $17,853 MILLION VERSUS $15,903 MILLION
* ALH VENUES WILL REOPEN ON 9 NOV
* TOTAL COVID COSTS CONTINUED TO MODERATE IN Q1'21 TOTALLING $176 MILLION
* OTHER THAN SUPPLY CHAIN, SPEND IN ALL COST CATEGORIES WAS BELOW Q4'20 IN QUARTER
* FOR AUSTRALIAN FOOD, ECOMMERCE SALES INCREASED 100.0% TO $961 MILLION WITH SALES PENETRATION IN QUARTER REACHING 8.0%
* IN Q1'21, $164 MILLION PAID TO REMEDIATE SALARIED TEAM MEMBERS FOR SALARY PAYMENT SHORTFALLS
* DESPITE VICTORIAN CLOSURES, HOTELS WAS PROFITABLE IN Q1 BUT MATERIALLY DOWN ON LAST YEAR
* IN OCT, AUSTRALIAN FOOD COMP SALES GROWTH WAS IN HIGH SINGLE-DIGITS, MODERATING OVER THE MONTH