Sarah Hunter,Officeworks managing director also criticised the payroll landscape in Australia as a"complicated beast".
Australia's stock reached two-week highs thanks to strong leads from the US reporting season and a run to quality stocks.
The local hardware and DIY retailer operates five stores across the state,along with a lawn mower centre in Somerton and an online store.
The announcement comes just days after it announced it had underpaid staff at its Bunnings hardware chain superannuation entitlements for nearly 10 years.
Hardware giant Bunnings has blamed a coding error in its payroll system for underpaying superannuation to a number of its part-time staff.
Wesfarmers'chairman Michael Chaney has addressed the"continued debate and commentary"on corporate governance,sustainability,and the role of businesses.
Amazon Australia has started selling pool supplies,outdoor furniture,barbeques and gardening tools - but no sausages in bread.
The Kidman deal is one of a number of acquisitions Wesfarmers has eyed up since since pocketing $3.17 billion from November's spin-off of Coles.
The Fair Work Commission deemed it an error of"intentional non-compliance"by the retailer.
Languishing department store Target will shrink in the coming months as its poor performance overshadowed Wesfarmers full-year result.
Optimism on the back of more positive news from the US-China trade war supported the Australian sharemarket on Tuesday.