Woolworths will put Australian flags again on cabinets, simply months after the grocery store large selected to not inventory Australia Day merchandise.
Woolworths revealed it should make Aussie flags out there to clients forward of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics.
“With the 2024 Paris Olympic Video games starting later this month, and as a proud Australian retailer, we’re happy as soon as once more to be the official Contemporary Meals Accomplice of the Australian Olympic & Paralympic groups,” Woolworths stated in an announcement to employees.
“Given the Australian flag is the official flag of the Australian Olympic Committee and of our crew competing in Paris, a domestically made handheld Australian flag, produced from lengthy lasting supplies corresponding to timber and polyester, may even be out there for patrons to buy throughout our Supermarkets and chosen Metro shops.”
Woolworths went on to announce flags will now be frequently out there for patrons, with the grocery store deciding to deliver the merchandise in “all 12 months spherical”.
“As soon as out there in retailer the domestically made handheld flag can be out there to buy all 12 months spherical from the overall merchandise part and likewise on-line,” the assertion stated.
“Domestically made handheld Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags can be out there for buy later this 12 months.”
The transfer comes six months after Woolworths dumped all Australia Day merchandise from shops throughout the nation, sparking outrage from clients.
Within the assertion despatched to shops throughout the nation, Woolworths stated it acknoaledges it “disenchanted many” when it selected to not promote Australia Day merchandise in January.
“We now have listened and accepted that, as a proud Australian retailer, that many in the neighborhood anticipated us to supply clients the selection of buying the nation’s flag when buying with us,” the assertion learn.
On the time, a Woolworths Group spokesperson stated a “gradual decline” in demand for the merchandise over time and a “broader dialogue” concerning the January 26 date and “what it means” to completely different components of the neighborhood.
Woolworths has additionally revealed it is going to be releasing a restricted version vary of “Inexperienced and Gold” bakery merchandise as a part of the shop’s Olympics festivities.
The vary will embrace yellow doughnuts with inexperienced sprinkles, inexperienced and gold cupcakes and a “smash cake”.
For each product buy within the new bakery vary, $1 will go in the direction of supporting Paralympics Australia.
