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Kroger says it will begin testing drone delivery this week
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and last updated 2021-05-03 09:27:02-04
Kroger, the countryâs largest grocery chain, says it will begin testing drone delivery this week at a store in Ohio.
In a press release on Monday, Kroger said the new feature will allow customers to place orders with their smartphones and have it delivered directly to them within as little as 15 minutes.
According to the press release, the drones will track a customer to their smartphone location, meaning that once the grocery chain scales up the program, it will be able to deliver items anywhere within drone travel distance of a store.
Pilot with Drone Express to provide customers with on-the-spot service
The Kroger Co. has launched a pilot to deliver online grocery orders to nearly any location by autonomous drones.
Under a partnership with Drone Express, a division of TELEGRID Technologies, Kroger will be able to deliver products not just to a street address but also on the spot, such as bringing picnic supplies to a park, sunscreen to the beach or condiments to a backyard cookout, the Cincinnati-based grocer said Monday.
The technology from Drone Express enables package delivery to the location of a smartphone, allowing customers to order via a mobile device and receive their goods where they are, according to Kroger.
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May 3, 2021
The Kroger Co. and Drone Express announced a pilot to offer grocery delivery via autonomous drones. Kroger s new drone delivery pilot is part of the evolution of our rapidly growing and innovative e-commerce business – which includes pickup, delivery, and ship and reached more than $10 billion in sales in 2020, said Kroger s Jody Kalmbach, group vice president of product experience. The pilot reinforces the importance of flexibility and immediacy to customers, powered by modern, cost-effective, and efficient last-mile solutions. We re excited to test drone delivery and gain insights that will inform expansion plans as well as future customer solutions.
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