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Food and Drink: SUPERMARKETS: WOOLIES & COLES ARE THE BIG ONES
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Name of Shop: Goin' Grocery shopping in Australia
The largest and most well known supermarkets in Australia are called Woolworths and Coles. There is also Aldi, Bi-Lo and IGA as the other big name supermarkets.
I know, when I first heard 'Woolworths' I thought of the cheesy ol five and dime stores that used to be in the USA. Only the name is the same!
Woolworths, or "Woolies" as the locals refer to it is a large supermarket chain across Australia, similar to Safeway in the U.S. It's clean, bright and well stocked, and seems to be constantly understaffed as the long lines would indicate.
They have a large fruit and veg section, bakery, meat and seafood, dairy, health, beauty and toiletries as well as almost all the basic foods you could hope for. Some pharmacy items have to be bought at a separate 'Chemist shop' depending on what it is.
The beer, wine and liquor is a separate store attached to Woolies.
It is common to go to a meat shop to buy meat and chicken, and a seafood shop to get the freshest catch. Then there are almost always separate shops to purchase fruits and veggies as well. Everyone seems to have their own personal favorite supermarket, butcher shop, seafood shop, fruit & veg market and chemist. It's a little more challenging to go shopping than the one stop shopping available so readily in the USA
Coles is Woolies competition, and has a little different variety and in my experience seems a bit higher priced for most (but not all) things.
Weekly flyers highlight the special buys of the week.
Online shopping is also available here:
http://www.shopfast.com.au
Here's the links:
http://www.greengrocer.com.au
http://www.woolworths.com.au
http://www.iga.net.au
http://www.supabarn.com.au
http://www.australia.aldifoods.com
http://www.bilo.com.au
http://www.coles.com.au/
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Theme: Food and Drink
Address: All across Australia
Website: http://www.woolworths.com.au/
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