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NewsColony Woolworths reopens home delivery for shoppers as it doubles their online capacity Woolworths has doubled its online capacity with thousands of new delivery options to help people stay at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Australian supermarket giant’s delivery services were slowed in mid-March as the nation went into lockdown to curb the spread of the virus. But store bosses announced on Wednesday that a 7,000 sq/m warehouse in Melbourne had been set up to service an extra 5,000 online orders per week. More than 5,000 new drivers were also hired to add tens of thousands of home delivery windows to meet a soaring demand for online groceries across the country. Woolworths has increased its online capacity to meet the growing demand for online orders. Pictured:  People shop at a Woolworths supermarket in Sydney on March 17 While the warehouse is strictly for online orders only and won’t be open to shoppers, it will provide jobs for 400 locals.  ‘We...