DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF)- Kroger, America’s largest grocery retailer and Ocado will open a Customer Fulfillment center in Dallas. The Dallas CFC is expected to create up to 400 local jobs.The automated warehouse facility has digital and robotic capabilities where robots bring merchandise to picking stations,and humans assemble and check the order for delivery. “The Dallas-Fort Worth area is one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in America and with this cutting-edge technology, Kroger is confident our partnership with Ocado will play an integral role in the continued commerce growth of this dynamic region,” said Tom Schwilke, Kroger Dallas president. “This transformative fulfillment center will create local jobs and accelerate Kroger’s ability to expand our products and services to a larger footprint, providing customers with anything, anytime, anywhere.” A spokesman for Ocado says the facilities make it possible to assemble a 50-item grocery order in under six minutes with 100% accuracy.
Dallas CFC will be 350,000 square feet will be the to be the fifth location for a customer fulfillment center. The CFC plans accelerate Kroger’s ability to expand products and services to a larger footprint. “I’m delighted to welcome Kroger’s online grocery fulfillment facility to southern Dallas. The City’s competitive incentive package for Kroger and Ocado Solutions will facilitate the creation of hundreds of well-paying jobs, engage our education system and provide a new option for our consumers. The deal shows that Dallas is truly a 21st century city, and I anticipate the facility will be a boon to our residents,” said Mayor Eric Johnson.
It’ll be located off I-20 near Cedar Valley College in Lancaster. It’s scheduled to break ground early 2020 and become operational in the following 2 years.
