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Kroger to open expanded Kentucky distribution center

Grocer will invest $550,000 and create 98 jobs

Bill Wilson, Senior editor at Supermarket News

May 31, 2023

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Kroger will expand its ecommerce network in Northern Kentucky with the addition of 2,000 square foot of space that will serve as a home delivery spoke site to its existing automated Ocado hub facility in Monroe, Ohio.

The expanded facility, a fulfillment center located in Independence, Ky., is a $550,000 investment and will create 98 jobs, according to reporting from the Cincinnati Business Courier. 

Kroger has 112 stores in Kentucky and four manufacturing and distributing facilities that serve the company, as well as a regional headquarters in Louisville.

As part of opening the expanded distribution center, the Kroger Fulfillment Network, the subsidiary that’s operating the site, finalized a 10-year incentive agreement with the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority under the Kentucky Business Investment program. 

The deal is performance-based and can produce up to $550,000 in tax credits based on Kroger’s $550,000 investment and if the retailer hits the following targets:

  • The creation and maintenance of 98 full-time jobs over 10 years

  • Paying an hourly wage of $24.28, plus benefits

Kroger can also receive recruitment and job placement services, reduced-cost customized training, and job-training incentives.

 

 

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About the Author

Bill Wilson

Senior editor at Supermarket News

Bill Wilson is the senior editor at Supermarket News, covering all things grocery and retail. He has been a journalist in the B2B industry for 25 years. He has received two Robert F. Boger awards for his work as a journalist in the infrastructure industry and has over 25 editorial awards total in his career. He graduated cum laude from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale with a major in broadcast communications.

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