The ongoing partnership between Kroger and Ocado will soon bring a new robotic warehouse to the Phoenix area, projected to create almost 700 new jobs in the next five years. No site has been selected yet for the latest fulfillment center, but plans call for a 223,000-square-foot location that would take two years to build and support digital operations at the grocer's Fry's Food banner.
Sign up for NRF SmartBrief
News about the U.S. retail industry
Get the intelligence you need: news and information
that is changing your industry today, hand-curated by our professional editors from
thousands of sources and delivered straight to your inbox.