Plans call for the supermarkets to be closed over an 18-month period, and the impacted locations aren’t concentrated in any specific geographies.
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Plans call for the supermarkets to be closed over an 18-month period, and the impacted locations aren’t concentrated in any specific geographies.
Read Article This fall, Kroger plans to go live with a digital marketplace of third-party sellers through a partnership with e-commerce provider Mirakl, which specializes in B2C and B2B e-marketplaces.
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Online grocery shopping demand is so great during this coronavirus pandemic that some Whole Foods Market and Kroger stores are being turned into fulfillment centers.
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Kroger said customer behavior began changing in the last few days of February, as shoppers stepped up purchases of sanitizer, cleaning products, water, paper goods, boxed meals and health-related products.
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The test comes as coronavirus-concerned customers seek options to in-store grocery shopping.
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Kroger predicts global tastes, nostalgic flavors and functional foods will influence the way we eat in the year ahead.
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Kroger and Walgreens say they have formed the new group purchasing organization to deliver “purchasing efficiencies, lower costs and combined resources to help drive further innovation.”
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Kroger is the latest retailer to announce it will standardize food labels to provide consumers with simpler, easier-to-understand information in a move to reduce food waste.
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In Cincinnati, Kroger opened a first-of-its-kind food hall which features two local restaurants, alcohol service and indoor/outdoor seating.
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Kroger generated some $22 billion in sales last year from its private-label products, or about 18% of the company’s total, up from $15 billion of sales in 2011.
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Called Stratum, the tool leverages data captured from brick-and-mortar and digital transactions, enabling brands to better position their products with consumers, both in-store and online.
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Kroger has teamed up with private equity firm Lindsay Goldberg (no relation) to create PearlRock Partners, a new platform that will identify and invest in promising new CPG brands utilizing insights from its consumer data platform 84.51°.
Read Article Rodney McMullen, Chairman and CEO of Kroger, gave his outlook on the future of retail at the NRF 2019: Retail’s Big Show in New York City.
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In conjunction with Microsoft, Kroger is now testing out “digital shelves” which can keep track of products and help speed shoppers through the aisles. These could be rolled out to all of its 2,780 supermarkets.
Read Article The first of 13 Kroger Express stores has opened in Kentucky, and this smaller-format concept will carry 2,300 items, including Kroger’s Simple Truth organic brand.
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Through its loyalty program and anthropological research, Kroger is tracking food waste and five other key trends at its stores.
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In the ever-increasing bid for convenience, Kroger and Walgreens are testing a program that would allow Walgreen’s shoppers to pick up online orders of Kroger’s groceries at 13 of the pharmacy’s locations.
Read Article Kroger has partnered with the University of Cincinnati to operate an innovation lab, with the goal of developing solutions that redefine the grocery customer experience.
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As part of its partnership with Alibaba, Kroger will now be selling its Simple Truth organic and natural products to Chinese consumers.
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As part of its Restock Kroger initiative to expand its digital presence, Kroger Ship customers will be able to select from 4,500 private-label offerings and more than 50,000 groceries and other household items.
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As a part of Kroger’s recently launched Wellness Your Way platform, its new OptUp app helps shoppers make healthier food choices in the supermarket.
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Kroger has partnered with the UK’s Ocado, who has mastered automated fresh food delivery and is beating Amazon in this category.
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Facing increased fees and new restrictions on brokers, brands are looking at other distribution outlets and are finding a very welcome reception at chains such as Kroger and Albertsons.
Read Article Kroger sold $1 billion of organic produce at its nearly 2,800 stores throughout the U.S.
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