Confirmed.. It's a Woolies for Dunlop

Himeno said :

The Dunlop Woolworths is only going to have 3 aisles, no deli and something like 10 parking spaces. It’s a shoebox, though there is a smaller Woolworths store in Sydney.
Charnwood has been getting paperwork for Dunlop for the last few weeks.
Charnwood Woolworths isn’t going to close. It is going to get extended.

Drove by just now. At least 7 aisles (not including liquor store next door). Rough count; at least 45 parking spots. Opens October 13. Clearly having a staff induction tonight; about a dozen staff being giving a talk up the front of the store. Importantly, the store is exactly 1km closer to home.

The Dunlop Woolworths is only going to have 3 aisles, no deli and something like 10 parking spaces. It’s a shoebox, though there is a smaller Woolworths store in Sydney.
Charnwood has been getting paperwork for Dunlop for the last few weeks.
Charnwood Woolworths isn’t going to close. It is going to get extended.

Thus Woolies push into the smaller suburban supermarkets begins. Presume this must’ve got through before the ban on Woolies/Coles tendering for newly developed supermarket sites. Anyway I’m happy, can now walk to the shops (see we’re not lazy). Also prefer Woolies over IGA – Fraser IGA is a rip-off.

rosscoact said :

Ian said :

Wouldn’t be surprised if they closed the Charnwood one. It’s on the small side and a bit of a dump.

I understand that they are increasing the size of the Charnwood Woolies, this is just another step in Woolies plan to have 100% of the supermarkets in Australia

The DA for the redevelopment and substantial increase in the floor space of the Charnwood Woolies was up on the ACTPLA website months ago. Once it goes onto the website and the feedback period ends nobody ever knows what happens until nothing happens or they start building..

While other local shopping centres are struggling why is this one going ahead? Are the other 2 stores going that well they are prepared to invest in another store.

I guess there must be a demand for it.

Ian said :

Wouldn’t be surprised if they closed the Charnwood one. It’s on the small side and a bit of a dump.

I understand that they are increasing the size of the Charnwood Woolies, this is just another step in Woolies plan to have 100% of the supermarkets in Australia

Jethro said :

Are Dunlopians really so lazy they are unable to migrate that far to purchase their cheese doodles and energy drinks?

Why, yes… we are… that’s why we made them build one out here…

thatsnotme said :

LaLa said :

Great. Just what we need out there. Another bloody Woolies. I was really hoping for an IGA.

Any particular reason why? It seems to me that my wallet ends up lighter after a trip to an IGA, than it does to a Woolworths – especially if I want to buy any type of fresh food. The range available in Woolies compared to the IGA’s I’ve been to is much larger too.

I guess I can understand if it’s some type of idealogical disapproval, but personally, I’d much rather a supermarket that sells stuff I need, at a decent price, opened near me.

A few reasons really
– We’ve already got two Woolworths in neighbouring suburbs
– I don’t really like Woolies
– I like that IGA carry different lines than Woolworths and prefer to do ad-hoc shopping there 🙂

Wouldn’t be surprised if they closed the Charnwood one. It’s on the small side and a bit of a dump.

I really cannot see how this is needed. Kippax Woolies and Charnwood Woolies are both within 5 minutes of Dunlop.

Are Dunlopians really so lazy they are unable to migrate that far to purchase their cheese doodles and energy drinks?