The Woolworths delivery tactic set to change the way you shop

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Shoppers keen to avoid long queues and an arduous trip to the supermarket for just a few items can now benefit from a new delivery service.

Woolworths’ Sydney and Melbourne customers in eligible areas can now select up to 30 items from their local store range and have it delivered to their front door in under two hours.

The express service, which is available between 9am and 7pm seven days a week, will set you back an extra $19. It adds to the existing online shopping delivery service which can be scheduled days in advance.

Thirty-five stores across the two cities now offer the service after it was first trialled in Sydney last year.

Thirty-five Woolworths supermarkets across Melbourne and Sydney will now offer the express delivery service.
Thirty-five stores across Melbourne and Sydney will now offer the express delivery service. Image: Getty

“We’ve seen strong customer interest in our ultra convenient, on-demand grocery delivery service in Sydney and we’re pleased to expand the pilot to 15 stores across Melbourne,” Woolworths General Manager for Digital Innovation Faye Ilhan said.

Ms Ilhan said the service is set to be especially popular with younger couplers and time-poor parents who struggle to find time for grocery shopping.

“Many orders centre around an emergency item or two, like nappies, cold and flu supplies, or even snacks to entertain at short notice, and end up filling out with top ups of milk, bread, fruit and vegetables.

While their immediate focus is on the Sydney and Melbourne stores, Woolworths are looking at expanding the service into other states.

Express Delivery is now available to customers within four kilometres of the following stores:

Sydney

The Woolworths express delivery service is expected to be ideal for an emergency groceries run.
Whether it’s an emergency box of nappies or some milk for the kids’ cereal in the morning, Woolies now deliver in under two hours. Image: Getty

  • Alexandria

  • Ashfield

  • Bondi Junction

  • Burwood

  • Carlingford

  • Crows Nest

  • Dee Why

  • Double Bay

  • Eastgardens

  • Eastlakes

  • Hornsby

  • Lane Cove

  • Leichhardt Marketplace

  • Marrickville

  • Marsfield

  • Mascot

  • Mortdale

  • Neutral Bay

  • Redfern

  • Top Ryde

Melbourne

Time-poor shoppers can now skip the lines at Woolworths supermarkets thanks to the express delivery service.
Time-poor shoppers can now skip the long lines and have the groceries they need brought to them. Image: Getty

  • Preston South

  • Fitzroy

  • South Yarra

  • Bentleigh

  • Ashwood

  • Middle Brighton

  • South Melbourne

  • Coburg Station

  • Balwyn

  • Mentone

  • Newmarket Plaza

  • Carnegie

  • Malvern

  • Moonee Ponds

  • Doncaster Shopping Town

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