December 18, 2018 by MMR
autonomous vehicles, Fry's Food Stores, Kroger Co., self-driving grocery delivery service
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Kroger Co. said Tuesday that it has begun making grocery deliveries here using unmanned vehicles. Working with Silicon Valley startup Nuro, Kroger has been making grocery deliveries in Scottsdale, Ariz., using self-driving Prius cars. In that pilot program, which began in August, a person would be present in the car that was making deliveries
August 16, 2018 by Scot Meyer
Fry's Food Stores, Kroger Co., Nuro, self-driving grocery delivery service
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CINCINNATI — The Kroger Co. said it has picked Scottsdale, Ariz., as the test market for a grocery delivery service using self driving vehicles. Kroger had previously announced a partnership and Nuro to begin testing grocery delivery using Nuro’s technology. The company announced Thursday that the pilot will involve a single Fry’s Food Stores location
February 19, 2018 by MMR
Fry's Food Stores, Kroger Co., Monica Garnes, Steve McKinney
2018, Issue 02-19-2018, Issues
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. has promoted Steve McKinney, who was previously president of Kroger’s Fry’s Food Stores division, to the post of senior vice president of retail divisions. Monica Garnes, who had been corporate vice president of produce-floral merchandising, will succeed McKinney as Fry’s division president. According to the company, the leadership changes support the
January 31, 2018 by MMR
Fry's Food Stores, Kroger Co., Mike Donnelly, Monica Garnes, Steve McKinney
Leading Headlines, People, Retail News
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. on Tuesday announced two executive promotions designed to support its Restock Kroger initiative. Steve McKinney, currently president of the Fry’s Food Stores division, has been named senior vice president of retail divisions, effective February 5. Monica Garnes, who currently corporate vice president of produce-floral merchandising, will succeed McKinney as Fry’s division
March 21, 2016 by MMR
brick-and-mortar stores, chief executive officer Hank Meijer, Dollar General chief executive officer Todd Vasos, Dollar General Corp., Fry's Food Stores, Kroger Co., Meijer Inc., retailers
2016, Issue 03-21-2016, Issues
NEW YORK — Most retailers see online retailing as a critical part of their growth strategy, but that does not mean they can afford to neglect their brick-and-mortar stores. And in recent weeks a number of chains have detailed the sizable investments they plan to make in their physical stores this year. Dollar General Corp.,
March 4, 2016 by MMR
expansion, Fry's Food Stores, new stores
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TOLLESON, Ariz. — Fry’s Food Stores on Friday announced plans to spend $260 million to add seven new stores in Arizona this year. The chain, a division of Kroger Co., currently operates 119 stores in Arizona. Six of the planned new stores will be Fry’s Marketplace outlets; the larger format (averaging 124,000 square feet) stores