Ready set shop! Woolies unveils game changing new shopping system
Get ready shoppers – Woolworths is rolling out a new delivery system that could change the way you shop from now on.
The grocery chain is allowing customers to use a service that will enable them to receive their groceries within two hours of ordering.
The new system was initially only rolled out into major cities including Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sydney – but now Hobart, Adelaide and Perth customers can try out Delivery Now for the first time ever.
Delivery Now is a system that lets customers order their groceries online and have them delivered. Groceries can be tracked on a smartphone with an estimated delivery time.
Woolies says the average time it takes to deliver items to shopper’s doors is 62 minutes. Orders can be placed from Monday to Friday between 9am-7pm, Saturday 9am-3pm, and Sunday 11am-3 pm with a flat delivery fee of $19.
Annette Karantoni, Woolworths director of eCommerce, said in a statement that the grocery chain wants to grant customers “new ways to reclaim time in their increasingly busy lives”.
“It’s ideal for top up shops of everyday essentials, or more urgent needs like snacks for catering at short notice, nappies, or cold and flu medicine,” she said.
Anyone wanting to see if they are able to order groceries can check if Delivery Now is available for you via Woolies’ website.
Retail expert Professor Gary Mortimer from Queensland University of Technology told Yahoo News Australia that it won’t just be “tech-savvy” people who will regularly use out the new service, but instead senior Australians who want to give Delivery Now a chance to impress them.
“They can’t get out of their homes in some cases and have less mobility and being able to tap out a couple of items and have them delivered to the kitchen bench is great for elderly consumers,” he said.