First plastic bags, now this: Coles bans TROLLEYS from self-service checkouts
- Coles has banned customers from using shopping trolleys in self-serve checkout
- The ban comes after supermarket stopped giving away plastic bags for free
- Coles spokeswoman said it was to make self-service checkouts less congested
Coles has banned customers from using shopping trolleys in parts of their stores.
The ban comes after the supermarket giant stopped issuing plastic bags for free, instead charging shoppers to use larger ones.
Employees reportedly said the ban is an attempt to stop the theft of millions of trolleys, but a Coles spokeswoman said it was to make it easier for customers to move through self-service checkout.
The spokeswoman said the ban was a trial, and was designed to make it easier for customers to move through the self-service checkout.
oles has banned customers from using shopping trolleys in parts of their stores
‘To improve service to customers and ease congestion, in some stores we are accepting baskets only through the assisted checkouts,’ she told Daily Mail Australia.
‘Team members are available to serve customers with trolleys in the main lane registers.
‘If there is not one vacant the store can open a register to assist customers with their shopping.’
The trial ban comes after the supermarket announced it would stop giving customers plastic bags for free – before changing their decision.
The ban comes after the supermarket giant stopped issuing plastic bags for free, instead charging shoppers to use larger one
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