Coles has announced it will offer drone delivery of groceries to customers’ homes in South East Queensland, with a trial set to launch next week.
The supermarket chain will be the first major retailer to offer drone delivery, partnering with drone company, Wing, to launch the new service.
From Wednesday 2 November, customers in the Gold Coast suburbs of Ormeau, Ormeau Hills, and Yatala will be among the first to pilot the store-to-door drone delivery model, offering grocery delivery in minutes, directly from the Coles store at Ormeau Village Shopping Centre.
Coles says the service will gradually expand to include other nearby suburbs, delivering 500 of the most popular Coles grocery items, including bread, fresh produce, convenience meals, snacks, health care items, and household essentials.
Coles is the first major Australian retailer to trial the new ‘store-to-door’ drone delivery model, with a dedicated fleet of Wing delivery drones to be co-located in the Coles store car park.
