Today Coles is a leader in Australian food retailing, with more than 100,000 employees and over 18.6 million customer transactions a week. Over 7 million customers are collecting Flybuys points, which means that there are currently at least 7 million regular Coles customers. $1 Billion has just recently been invested into developing new stores and redeveloping current stores around the country.
Coles Express currently runs 602 fuel and convenience stores across Autralia, which makes up approximately 10% of the 6500 service stations in the country and 1/5 of Australia's retail fuel stores. The express stores employ more than 5000 people alone.
Due to the size of the supermarkets, which are generally quite large, Coles must have the appropriate machinery that will allow the running of the shop to be efficient. The new supermarket layout that Coles successfully adopted this year, includes a Deli and a Bakery, and because of this, new machinery has been required to cater to the new design.
Machinery includes:
Coles Express currently runs 602 fuel and convenience stores across Autralia, which makes up approximately 10% of the 6500 service stations in the country and 1/5 of Australia's retail fuel stores. The express stores employ more than 5000 people alone.
Due to the size of the supermarkets, which are generally quite large, Coles must have the appropriate machinery that will allow the running of the shop to be efficient. The new supermarket layout that Coles successfully adopted this year, includes a Deli and a Bakery, and because of this, new machinery has been required to cater to the new design.
Machinery includes:
- Forklifts
- Cash registers
- Deli slicers
- Ovens
- Freezers, both for storage and for frozen foods on display
- Surveillance cameras
- Sliding doors for easy access
- Trolleys for customers
- Trolleys for distributing food within the store