An update on product availability in WA from Coles:
“Thanks to our long-term relationships with farmers in Western Australia, the majority of fresh produce, including milk, meat, fruit and vegetables, that is sold in our WA Coles supermarkets, is grown or produced locally.
However, there are some products that cannot be produced in WA that retailers must transport from the eastern states.
To help manage demand for key grocery items, from today we have introduced temporary purchase limits in all Western Australian Coles supermarkets, Coles Online and Coles Express stores.
We are continuing to review our stock levels and are working hard to get products through the network as quickly as possible and all options are being considered (road, rail, air and marine freight).
We have a large cross-functional team that is working on our response to the current disruption to supply in Western Australia, South Australia and Northern Territory due to flood damaged road and rail routes. We are also working with State and Federal Governments, and our third-party business partners and suppliers.
This is going to be a challenging time and we encourage our customers to be flexible if the products they would usually buy are not available.
We thank our customers for continuing to treat our team members with kindness and respect and ask that they only purchase what they need.”
The following limits will be applied in WA stores from Thursday 3 February:
Hough Rapid Antigen Test Kit | x 1 |
Toilet Paper | x 1 |
Medicinal (Paracetamol/Ibuprofen/Aspirin) | x 2 |
Chicken Breasts from Deli Dept | x 6 |
Chicken Thighs from Deli Dept | x 6 |
Chicken Breasts from Meat Dept | x 2 |
Chicken Thighs from Meat Dept | x 2 |
Sausages | x 2 |
Tissues | x 2 |
Paper towel | x 2 |
Flour | x 2 |
Sugar | x 2 |
Dry Rice | x 2 |
Pasta | x 2 |
