Woolworths blames 'technical issues' for online ordering system being down
The root cause of Woolworths' online ordering system going down on Monday is still being investigated.
The root cause of Woolworths' online ordering system going down on Monday is still being investigated.
If Woolworths get the green light to build its new online customer fulfilment centre in the Sutherland Shire, it will be the first to offer dedicated pick-up bays with direct-to-boot service.
If Woolworths get the green light to build its new fulfilment centre in Western Sydney, it will be able to fulfil up to 50,000 home deliveries a week.
Woolworths plans to stand up an analytics business unit called Q-Retail once its deal with Quantium is completed.
The digital arm of its Australian food business saw online sales jump 92% during the period.
The company's supermarket online sales contributed AU$1 billion to overall sales revenue.
Staff will be trained in digital, data analytics, machine learning, and robotics.
Amazon Australia, eBay Australia, Catch.com.au, and AliExpress have been named as the inaugural signatories.
A focus on improving the customer digital experience and an increase in network capacity during the quarter are the reasons behind the uplift, the company said.
The e-commerce giant is planning to open a new centre in Melbourne, Victoria.