[LINK] itN; 'Coles joins Wing drone delivery trials in Canberra'

[Stephen Loosley]

Ahh, and I’d guess the rest of us, out of range, are maybe quite jealous.

Wonder if such an asset to household management effects house prices?

From: Roger Clarke<mailto:Roger.Clarke at xamax.com.au>
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Subject: [LINK] itN; 'Coles joins Wing drone delivery trials in Canberra'

[ It fair warms your heart-cockles to see the world's big problems being
addressed by technology. ]


Coles joins Wing drone delivery trials in Canberra
To airdrop 250 types of groceries.
Ry Crozier
itNews
Mar 2 2022
https://www.itnews.com.au/news/coles-joins-wing-drone-delivery-trials-in-canberra-576731

Coles is set to join the Canberra trials of Alphabet-owned Wing delivery
drones, offering a selection of 250 products for on-demand delivery.

The grocery retailer said it would offer a range of “bread, fresh
produce, snacks, convenience meals, health care items, kitchen
essentials and even toilet paper”, with no minimum spend or delivery fee.

Orders would “typically take about 10 minutes” to deliver, and are
available to residents in parts of Crace, Palmerston, Franklin,
Harrison, Mitchell, Giralang and Kaleen.

Coles chief executive of ecommerce Ben Hassing said drone delivery was
“the next evolution in delivery technology” and could ultimately reduce
delivery truck rolls in the future.

“We are passionate about finding innovative ways to help our customers
to shop with us and we aim to deliver anytime, anywhere, anyhow
shopping,” Hassing said in a statement.

“By partnering with Wing, we’re able to offer our online customers
another convenient option to purchase the Coles items they know and love
and get them delivered straight to their door.”

Wing Australia’s general manager Simon Rossi said on-demand drone
delivery volumes had “significantly increased” in the past year.”

“Wing made more than 100,000 deliveries in Australia in 2021, and strong
demand for drone delivery has continued in 2022,” he said.

“Wing has already made more than 30,000 deliveries in Australia this year.”

Customers can place an order for groceries - or other products - via the
Wing app.


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