Inside Woolworths Lutwyche, the day before it opens

Shelves are being stocked and the final touches made as Brisbane’s newest Woolworths gets ready for its opening day.

THE shelves are hurriedly being stocked at Brisbane’s newest Woolies as it gets ready to open its doors tomorrow morning.
Employing 110 staff, the new 3200sq m store will join rivals Coles and Aldi at the newly-renovated Lutwyche City.

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The new store is a “Woolworths 3.0” and has sourced over 100 products from local producers, according to the company.

Among features at the new Woolworths Lutwyche are a deli with fresh seafood and cured meats, a bakery with artisan breads and a range of stone-baked products and a wholefoods market with certified organic products.

Staff are busy putting the finishing touches on the store today, ahead of its launch. Picture: AAP Image/Richard Gosling

Christmas decorations already deck the halls, with the store’s fruit and vegetable section taking shape. Picture: AAP Image/Richard Gosling

“We’re pleased to be able to offer a convenient new store for our local customers that makes grocery shopping easy,” store manager Antoinette Salerno said.

“The store has been designed to showcase the wonderful seasonality of our produce which will provide further food inspiration for our customers to create amazing feasts this Christmas.”

Assistant fruit and vegetable manager Jack Jones is busy stocking the section as the store readies for launch. Picture: AAP Image/Richard Gosling

Most aisles have been fully stocked. Picture: AAP Image/Richard Gosling

Christmas decorations have already been installed at the store ahead of its launch.

In addition, the store has special pick-up parking bays for “store-to-boot” orders made online.

The new store is part of a $55 million rejuvenation of the Lutwyche City shopping centre, which saw the food court relocated, new stores opened and the centre’s exterior renovated.

The new pick-up car parks for online shopping at Lutwyche City. Picture: Thomas Morgan

The self-serve checkout section had been completed ahead of the launch. Picture: AAP Image/Richard Gosling

Woolworths Lutwyche City will open at 8am tomorrow.