Endeavour, the owner of the Dan Murphy’s and BWS chains, has abandoned a key plank of its separation from Woolworths, and the supermarket giant will run its key technology functions until the end of the decade.

The hospitality giant was spun out of Woolworths into a standalone ASX-listed company in 2021. Five years since it initially flagged the demerger, the retailer, which also operates 350-odd pubs and six wineries, is still heavily intertwined and reliant on its former parent, including for the management of store inventory.