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In July 2008, to complement the new picking processes, Coles Online launched a new website with a view to making
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Coles relaunched its web site in 2013. This significantly improved the functionality of the site by including features such as comparison. The checkout process was also simplified with the ability to build a basket from a shopping list. Filtering of products by attributes was introduced and the
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With the new website and order fulfilment model in place, Coles Online undertook an aggressive expansion program to extend delivery areas beyond
Melbourne and Sydney, the only two cities included in the online program since 1999. In October 2008, the delivery area was extended to
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