Robots in aisle three? Stunning $5 billion AI shopping call from Coles CEO

Robots in aisle three? Stunning  billion AI shopping call from Coles CEO

By James Thomson
Publication Date: 2026-05-04 19:00:00

It took Coles 20 years to grow its online sales to the point where they accounted for 3 percent of total sales, and it took just five years for this to more than quadruple to 14 percent today.

Now managing director Leah Weckert and her team are preparing for a world in which 20 to 30 percent of Coles’ sales will come from online channels.

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