Despite slowdown Ocado upbeat on long-term Kroger site roll-out
Ocado, the British online supermarket and technology group, is confident its U.S. grocery partner Kroger will eventually open "a significant number" of automated warehouses despite a slowdown in the roll-out of sites, Ocado's boss said. Ocado struck a deal with Kroger in 2018 to help the U.S firm ratchet-up its delivery business with the construction of robotic warehouses. The initial deal saw Kroger identify 20 sites to build automated warehouses, or customer fulfilment centres (CFCs) as Ocado calls them, in the United States, making the group Ocado's most important partner.