US retailer Kroger is teaming up with British online supermarket Ocado to build an automated robot warehouse in Monroe, Ohio. The $55m project will see 410 jobs created at the customer fulfilment centre in the suburb of Cincinnati. The two companies plan to build a total of 20 such centres across the US in the next three years. Amazon has also been investing heavily into its own delivery service, Prime Now.
US retailer Kroger is teaming up with British online supermarket Ocado to build an automated robot warehouse in Monroe, Ohio. The $55m project will see 410 jobs created at the customer fulfilment centre in the suburb of Cincinnati. The two companies plan to build a total of 20 such centres across the US in the next three years. Ocado has previously licensed its technology to retailers in France, Sweden and Canada, although its exclusive deal with Kroger means other US grocery groups are unlikely to benefit.