Coles bags sites for Ocado Solutions online retail partnership
Australian retailer Coles has secured sites in Sydney and Melbourne for its first two Ocado Solutions powered customer fulfilment centres.
These will commence operation in FY23.
Coles Group CEO Steven Cain says: “We remain committed to our strategy of ‘Smarter Selling’ through efficiency and pace of change, while partnering with world class technology partners to provide the capability we need for a second century of sustainable growth.”
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He added that Ocado’s online fulfilment solution, which also includes new website technology for Coles Online and delivery management technology to boost transport efficiency, will transform the retailer’s online experience for customers while also reducing waste and improving safety for team members.
“Ocado has been a world leader in online fulfilment for more than a decade, and through our exclusive Australian partnership we will use their proven technology to offer customers more products than ever before, delivered at a time to suit them, while building capacity to service the growing demand for online food and grocery shopping,” he adds.
Luke Jensen, CEO at Ocado Solutions, says: “When these two CFCs go live and begin to ramp up, they will be instrumental in delivering unrivalled online grocery experiences to Coles customers in Victoria and New South Wales. They will also create exciting job opportunities for engineers looking to work with some of the most cutting-edge robotics and automation technology in the world.”
