Kroger CEO says grocers uniquely situated to prosper in Florida as service set to expand south and beyond

Kroger's high-tech, robotic-centric facility will allow it to deliver groceries to more people, faster.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 12:00 p.m. August 5, 2021
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Kroger's high-tech, robotic-centric facility will allow it to deliver groceries to more people, faster.
Kroger's high-tech, robotic-centric facility will allow it to deliver groceries to more people, faster.
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The top executive of one of the largest grocers in the country, The Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen, says he's not looking to steal business from Florida's own supermarket king, Publix. 

Kroger's actions in the state, including recent debuts of grocery delivery in Tampa and Jacksonville, with Miami likely in the next few months, show something else. 

 

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