{"id":13168,"date":"2017-11-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/coles-just-announced-a-big-change-for-some-of-its-stores\/"},"modified":"2017-11-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T00:00:00","slug":"coles-just-announced-a-big-change-for-some-of-its-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/coles-just-announced-a-big-change-for-some-of-its-stores\/","title":{"rendered":"Coles Just Announced A Big Change For Some Of Its Stores"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>68 Coles stores around the country &#8212; including five in SA &#8212; have introduced a \u201cQuiet Hour\u201d every Tuesday, 10.30-11.30am, for customers who are on the autism spectrum.<\/h3>\n<p>During Quiet Hour, Coles stores will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduce Coles Radio to lowest volume<\/li>\n<li>Dim the lights by 50%<\/li>\n<li>Turn down register and scanner volumes to lowest level<\/li>\n<li>Remove roll cages from shop floor<\/li>\n<li>Avoid trolley collections<\/li>\n<li>Avoid PA announcements *excluding emergencies<\/li>\n<li>Offer free fruit at customer service<\/li>\n<li>Have trained team members available to assist customers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The supermarket giant says the changes will crease a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/spark.adobe.com\/page\/4VgkSY1w3o2qa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sensory-friendly shopping experience<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Quiet Hour participating stores in South Australia:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tea Tree Plaza<\/li>\n<li>Parkholme<\/li>\n<li>Anzac Highway<\/li>\n<li>Mount Barker<\/li>\n<li>Port Pirie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">From today, nearly 70 Coles stores across the country will be rolling out autism-friendly shopping hours. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vtnKerLjX3\">https:\/\/t.co\/vtnKerLjX3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ISUOgea1NW\">pic.twitter.com\/ISUOgea1NW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; news.com.au (@newscomauHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newscomauHQ\/status\/932725264932659201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote>&#13;\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>68 Coles stores around the country &#8212; including five in SA &#8212; have introduced a \u201cQuiet Hour\u201d every Tuesday, 10.30-11.30am, for customers who are on the autism spectrum. 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