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Robotics-driven warehouse to join 15 other facilities located across the country

New automated fulfillment centers also to expand e-commerce footprint in California, Florida

New automated fulfillment centers also to expand e-commerce footprint in California, Florida

Pardon the Disruption is a column that looks at the forces shaping food retail. Two very unique models for online grocery delivery have grabbed headlines over the past few weeks. One is Kroger’s cavernous, automated customer fulfillment centers, or CFCs, the company officially unboxed last week and have begun filling orders in Ohio and Florida. The other is the ultra-fast delivery model that’s taken off in Europe and, to a limited extent, in the U.S., driven by tiny dark stores and a lofty promise of delivery in as little as 15 minutes. These delivery modes couldn’t be more different �...

Robotics-driven warehouse inaugurates new era for supermarket giant’s online grocery business The Kroger Co. today ushered in its e-commerce model of the future with the official launch of the first of 20 planned Ocado-powered automated warehouses for filling online grocery orders. Located in Monroe, Ohio, the 375,000-square-foot customer fulfillment center (CFC) uses artificial intelligence, advanced robotics and automation to enable more seamless and efficient fulfillment, picking and delivery, Kroger said Wednesday. The facility, employing technology from U.K.-based partner Ocado G...