Kroger and Ocado to Add New Fulfillment Center in Right to Work Arizona

Kroger and Ocado are partnering up to soon build a new Customer Fulfillment Center. In order to meet the needs of the company and the customers, they have chosen Phoenix, Arizona as the perfect location. The new place will total 200,000 square feet and will also house hundreds of new jobs. So this will be another great addition to this Right to Work economy.

From Area Development Magazine:

“Kroger continues to accelerate the expansion of our national network to redefine the customer experience. […] Our partnership with Ocado is and will continue to be rooted in our ability to deliver a value-added customer-centric solution that brings fresh food to customers through our seamless ecosystem.†[…]

“This exciting new collaboration will create hundreds of new jobs in Arizona. […] Arizona is proud to be one of the first sites in the country to launch this innovative technology. We thank Kroger and Ocado for their investment in our state.â€

“Phoenix is a global center of innovation with the experienced workforce and tech ecosystem that makes it a perfect location for Kroger’s Customer Fulfillment Center. […] We are excited to see the potential of an estimated 700 jobs within its first five years of operation. These jobs include but not limited to transportation, warehousing, robotics and technology, which are four of Phoenix’s workforce strengths. The location also takes advantage of our city’s burgeoning, advanced transportation network. Kroger has long been a major part of the Phoenix economy, and this new expansion is a [great] addition.â€AREA DEVELOPMENT MAGAZINE

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