It may not be the year 3000 yet, but the future is well and truly in Canberra with Coles launching a grocery delivery service – by drones.

Canberrans are the first to pilot the technology with more than 250 grocery items available for delivery, including bread, snacks, convenience meals, kitchen essentials, and even toilet paper.

Within minutes, you can have your items flown to your doorstep with no minimum spend, and no delivery fee.

Coles Chief Executive eCommerce, Ben Hassing, said the delivery technology is set to reduce the number of trucks on the road, supporting Coles’ sustainability ambitions.

“We are passionate about finding innovative ways to help our customers to shop with us and we aim to deliver anytime, anywhere, anyhow shopping,” Mr Hassing said.

“By partnering with Wing, we’re able to offer our online customers another convenient option to purchase the Coles item they know and love and get them delivered straight to their door.”

Simon Rossi, general manager of Wing Australia, said they’re delighted to team up with Coles and take to the skies of Canberra.

“Whether you’ve run out of milk and eggs for breakfast, forgotten to pick up a loaf of bread for school lunches, or are just after a fresh ‘grab and go’ snack, customers in our delivery service area in Canberra can now get those urgent items they need in a hurry, delivered by drone,” Mr Rossie said.

“In the last year, we’ve seen a significant increase in the use of our on-demand drone delivery service, with many customers finding the service especially useful as they stayed home and relied on our contactless delivery service to deliver the items they needed.”

Operating from 8am to 4.30pm Monday to Saturday, and 9am to 4pm on Sundays, Canberrans can place a Coles order via the Wing app, and see your delivery literally fall out of the sky.

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