Coles and Woolworths will lift almost all buying restrictions TODAY - but two-packet limit on toilet paper will remain
- Coles will remove all buying restrictions on products for the public on Tuesday
- Woolworths have removed all limits except for a two pack limit on toilet paper
- Lifted restrictions will be Australia wide and monitored in the coming weeks
Coles and Woolworths removed nearly all buying restrictions at stores across Australia on Tuesday.
There are no limits on products in Coles supermarkets, express store or online store, with Woolworths removing all restrictions except for a two-pack limit on toilet paper.
Lifted restrictions from both supermarkets will be monitored over the coming weeks.
'We ask that customers continue to buy only what they need and observe all safety and physical distancing measures in our stores,' a Coles spokesman said.
Coles will remove all buying restrictions on products for the public on Tuesday. Pictured: shoppers queue outside Coles at Firle in Adelaide in April
Woolworths Supermarkets Managing Director Claire Peters said staff were working to ensure all customers have access to the products they need.
'We continue to see elevated demand in our supermarkets, but we have good stock levels continuing to flow through our warehouses and into stores,' she said.
It comes as Victoria continues to battle a second wave of COVID-19, with 632 new patients since last Monday.
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A staff member from Woolworths West Footscray customer fulfilment centre tested positive for the virus on the weekend, which lead to 20 per cent of their Melbourne online orders being cancelled.
Some staff have been told to self-isolate, with the centre deep cleaned to return to normal operations from Monday.
Fifty Woolworths staff from their Balmain store in Sydney were forced to self-isolate after a staff member worked while infected with COVID-19 earlier this month.
Woolworths have removed all limits except for a two pack limit on toilet paper. Pictured: a happy shopper leaves Woolworths in Balmain in March with toilet paper
Woolworths has encouraged shoppers from hotspot areas to do their grocery shopping online, with nurses stationed across its hotspot stores.
Coles has donated 2,000 boxes of groceries and fresh food to Melbourne residents who are confined to their apartments through coronavirus safety measures.
Each of the boxes contains enough food to feed four people for three days and includes forms to request groceries for upcoming deliveries.
'It’s been a huge effort by all involved to help the community - not just the store team but the supply chain and our suppliers,' Coles Chief Operations Officer Matt Swindells said.
'We’ll continue to work with the Victorian government to provide essentials to the residents of these buildings for as long as they need.'
Police watch on as shoppers queue to buy toilet paper from Coles store in Epping in March
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