Coles
(ASX:COL) has today announced its entered into an exclusive partnership with online grocery platform Ocado to overhaul online grocery shopping for its customers.
The deal is expected to cost Coles about $130m to $150m over the development and construction period.
The new platform will approximately double Coles’ current Australia-wide home delivery capacity and is expected to lead to an improved profit margin for Coles Online.
Under the agreement, Ocado and Coles in Australia will launch an end-to-end online grocery shopping solution, encompassing a significantly enhanced customer experience and two state-of-the-art automated customer fulfillment centres.
Coles CEO Steven Cain says Ocado is singularly focused on online grocery shopping, and as a result, has become the leading solution provider in the world. He says the company is delighted to be partnering with them to make life easier for Coles’ customers here in Australia.
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