How Kroger can combat Amazon's onslaught

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USA Today - 7/5/2017 - Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer - The future of grocery shopping got a little closer with online giant Amazon's announced purchase of Whole Foods last month. The question for Cincinnati-based Kroger is: Can it compete? The Whole Foods deal is "a barrel of cold water dumped" on the entire grocery sector, said David Yockelson, vice president of research firm Gartner. What's at stake is the emerging digital market for groceries – orders made online and either fulfilled via delivery or at-store pickup. That segment now is estimated at $20 billion in annual sales but is expected to be more than $100 billion by 2025. Read more @ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/bu ... 451101001/