	{"id":101015,"date":"2024-03-29T15:26:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T04:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=101015"},"modified":"2024-04-02T15:27:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T04:27:18","slug":"new-ways-to-shop-at-lucas-supermarket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/new-ways-to-shop-at-lucas-supermarket\/","title":{"rendered":"New ways to shop at Lucas supermarket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LUCAS&#8217; Woolworths supermarket is entering a new era following major renovations.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the month, the new-look Coltman Plaza story was relaunched after five months&#8217; worth of works.<\/p>\n<p>This period saw the creation of a fresh front area, a full production bakery, an online order processing room, and undercover direct-to-boot pick-up bays.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re excited to see the renovations wrap up and bring a new shopping experience to local shoppers,&#8221; store manager Rick Dunne said.<\/p>\n<p>He said a wider fresh produce and local product range is available, and an electronic ticketing system is being used to reduce paper waste.<\/p>\n<p>Fifteen new staff members have also been employed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There have been lots of changes to help the team and help our customers get the most out of the shop, whether it&#8217;s finding a larger range of groceries across all departments or changes in the store layout to make it more convenient for everyone coming in and out of the store,&#8221; Mr Dunne said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Another great part of this process has been growing our team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s good to have some fresh faces on board and many of these team members will be helping to support the online orders.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s expected that 700 online orders will be able to be processed by Woolworths Lucas staff within a seven-day period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LUCAS&#8217; Woolworths supermarket is entering a new era following major renovations. 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