Kroger and Drone Express green light grocery delivery by drones pilot
Not to be outdone by Amazon and Walmart, The Kroger Co. has teamed with Drone Express, part of TELEGRID Technologies, for a pilot involving grocery delivery via autonomous drones.
"This 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," says 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."
Drone Express will commence test flights this week near the Kroger Marketplace in Centerville, Ohio.
Customer deliveries are scheduled to begin later this spring, and a second pilot will launch this summer at a Ralphs store in California.
Walmart and Amazon
Walmart has been busy in the drone delivery space, working with the likes of Zipline and Flytrex.
Whilst Amazon has also been leading the way over recent years.
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