Kroger will locate a new fulfillment center in Raleigh, NC. incorporating Ocado Technology.  The proposed facility will be 200,000 square feet in extent and will be operational after a two- year construction and installation period.

The customer fulfillment center will serve as the central point for distribution of Kroger items through smaller automated facilities in a hub and spoke arrangement.  Within the Ocado customer fulfillment center, robots retrieve products that are delivered to stations applying an algorithmic sorting process.  Completed orders are loaded onto Kroger delivery vans that operate following optimized delivery routes to conserve fuel and enhance customer service.

Gabriel Arreaga, Senior V-P and Chief Supply Officer for Kroger, stated “The acceleration of our delivery business continues with the development of an additional customer fulfillment center, advancing our commitment to creating career opportunities and serving shoppers fresh food, through interconnected, automated, and innovative facilities and last-mile solutions across America.”

Currently Kroger operates Ocado customer fulfillment centers in Groveland, FL. and Monroe, OH. with additional locations planned or under construction in Georgia, Maryland, Wisconsin, and Michigan.  Centers have been planned for both the Northeast and the Pacific Northwest.