Saturday 14 October 2023

The Local Supermarket

The Local Supermarket Woolworths (nothing to do with the USA one) which is owned by Woolworths Group Limited now Group was founded in 1924 and is an  Australian multinational retail and finance company, primarily known for its operation or retail chain Woolworths Supermarkets across Australia and Woolworths in New Zealand, as well department stores of various kinds.

Recently and still on going in some areas of our local supermarket upgrades have been done, new everything and it's looking good.  Took these photos last week and the new look. I choose to take photos when people moved away from the camera and being around lunch time it wasn't very busy.
All stores of Wollies as we call them will be upgraded eventually and the Kings Meadows store is the first one to be done in Australia!






Waiting to go through the checkout.



Self service checkouts.



Small area of the carpark and Sails will be put on top of the frames for shade.

62 comments:

  1. It is huge!! I am sure you can find everything you need there. : )

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    1. Yes everything one needs Catarina, don't need to go to another supermarket after doing the shop there.

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  2. I haven't shopped in a store that big in years and I don't missed it at all. :)

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    1. Yes, and the shelves are not always real full either because as fast as they are stocked, the things are bought.

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    1. Yes they are Anne. I don't have any trouble finding anything either.

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  5. Es bastante amplio y tiene buenos y anchos pasillos, para divisar bien los productos, incluso si te vas cruzando con otras personas.
    Feliz fin de semana.

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    1. The aisles are good if not too crowded, they could be wider but then that could be wasted space.

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    1. It is rather big I supposek, I'm used to it. Having shopped in many Wollies on the mainland it is rather a big store.

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  7. Looks large and roomy which I prefer small crowded shops are annoying especially when I am using my motorised scooter.

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    1. Well Jo-Anne, it would be a nightmare on your scooter in there or anywhere for that matter, but at least you can look around and toot.

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  8. Large store for sure. I pretty much rely on the two-duopoly franchise for perishable items.

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    1. Oh do you. We shop at Wollies probably every 10 to 14 days as there is no need to go everyday or second day. We buy out meat from a butcher's shop at Longford the shop is attached to the abattoir there. We do need to buy milk a few times but get that at the IGA up the road

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  9. It does look like a nice store-- and a big one. I prefer a large store once a week. Gas has gotten a tad pricey for multiple trips to town.

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    1. We are lucky as the supermarket is just down the road in Kings Meadows.

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  10. What a big store, I think everything is for sale there, there are stores like that in Germany, I was there a few months ago, I didn't know what I saw.
    Greetings Irma

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    1. It looks bigger than it probably is Irma, still a fair size. When they are really big stores it's hard to recall what you saw.

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  11. I hate doing food and household goods shopping.
    Many people living around here have their food delivered to their door prior to ordering what they want online. However, although I hate shopping I still prefer to choose my own fruit and veg, and not have someone else decide what we receive.

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    1. I'm certainly with you on the fresh fruit and veggies, like to choose my own. We too can have our groceries delivered but we haven't done that as yet prefering to shop outselves whilst we can and the supermarket is just down the road.

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  12. I am pretty sure we shopped at a Woolworths when we were in Tasmania.

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  13. I remember Woolworths well. We had one in my hometown. We used to do our shopping then hop upstairs for a cup of tea and a cake. Not sure if it is connected with yours either. It looks a real nice store!

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    1. No your Woolworths is not connected Denise neither in the UK or the US. Woothworths the name was registered by the Sydney founders as a dare to see if it would be allowed and it was.

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  14. Walking in this store will give you unexpected good exercise.

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  15. Bien captado ese espacio de interior.
    Feliz domigo, amiga

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  16. Haha. first aisle was the toilet rolls!! :)
    we used to have a Woolworths in England many years ago. I wonder if it is the same firm?

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    1. A shortage of toilet rolls in 2019-2020-2021 in the midst of Covid.
      No your Woolworths has/had nothing to do with ours..

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  17. A very big store with a lot of stuff.
    Beautiful photos.

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  18. Once Coles and Woolies had the supermarket world tied up. I wonder what difference alternatives like Aldi have made.

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    1. Woolies was and is only in Australia Hels, as the other Wollies in other parts of the world are not related to our Wollies, I'm not sure about Coles.
      We don't have Aldi here but I expect Aldi would make some different in the cities it's stores are in.

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  19. The bigger the store, the greater the stuff variety - and that counts. Shopping at Woolworths can be quite an adventure.

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    1. It's good so many items are sold in Woolworths down here Duta, it saves going to other places to buy food, well sometimes it does.

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  20. Oh it looks wonderful. Finding that perfect grocery store is so important.. you can find everything you want all in one place.

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    1. We can find all food stuff in that grocery store that we require. Sometimes we venture out to a 'fruit shop' which sells some bulk products, or smaller, items that come directly off their farm.

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  21. The higher the size of the store, the more varied the selection of goods.

    Latest post https://www.melodyjacob.com/2023/10/the-blessing-in-emergency.html

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  22. Looks good but we had our Springwood store updated this year in June. Its fabulous too but I do my shopping on line and then just go to the pick up place and they put it in the boot for me,

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    1. Well that's good, we have that here too, order online and collect...great idea.

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  23. Your photographs show this big store well.

    All the best Jan

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  24. Wow exquisite images of great market dear Margaret .while visit to Bahria Town Karachi we visited Imteyaz market it was huge and looked like this one but this is definitely bigger .thanks for virtual trip :)

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    1. You are welcome Baili. Always interesting to see supermarkets from other countries.

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  25. Καλημερα Margaret, όποτε έχεις χρόνο κάνε μια επίσκεψη στο blog μου

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  26. I used to not like big stores, but over time I liked them. In a big store you can buy everything and save time. It is also important that there is a large and convenient parking lot, because when buying a lot, it is best to have a car.

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    1. We have it good here as the supermarket is just down the road plenty of parking and can do all the food shopping in one place, pack it in the car and drive home.

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