Kroger is continuing to move forward with its automated grocery fulfillment project, but the company is holding off on the development of new facilities until it is confident existing sites are performing up to expectations, the grocer’s top executive said during an earnings call Friday.
Koger is making “continued great progress” on the growth in the e-commerce sheds and the base operating model” of the network, which it is building in partnership with U.K.-based robotics company Ocado, Kroger Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rodney McMullen said during the call.
McMullen said, however, that “all the energy is focused” on the Ocado sites already in operation, which include customer fulfillment centers, called CFCs, and connected sites known as spokes.
Source: Grocery Dive
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