Countdown has teamed up with Auckland Transport to allow shoppers to order online and collect their order when they catch the train, bus or ferry from five transport facilities across Auckland.

The Click & Collect service, which includes five transport facilities Albany Bus Station, New Lynn Transport Centre, Orakei Train Station, Matiatia Ferry Terminal (Waiheke Island), Downtown Car Park, is being rolled out as a six-month trial, with a view to offering it in other locations if successful.

According to Countdown, currently the five transport hubs service more than 95,000 AT HOP card users and customers every day.

Sally Copland, Countdown’s head of Online, said as Auckland’s population continues to grow, Countdown expects to see an evolution in the way people shop for groceries.

“Click & Collect lockers and pick up points at transport centres will play a part in making life easy for Aucklanders as the city continues to grow as a cosmopolitan hub, and more and more people embrace public transport,” said Copland.

“We are already seeing the traditional once-a-week shop being replaced by smaller, more frequent shops. This also means that supermarket shopping won’t take up as much kitchen storage as customers look to buy more fresh produce regularly, and will be light enough to carry home as part of the commute home on public transport.”

Copland said the Click & Collect offering at transport facilities aims to make life easy for those commuting to the outer suburbs by saving them a trip to the supermarket on the way home.

Countdown’s Click & Collect trial services at selected locations on the Auckland Transport network commenced yesterday.