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Kroger among retailers looking to accelerate COVID-19 vaccinations

Kroger Health’s president spoke with The Wall Street Journal about how it is getting only a small number of COVID-19 vaccine doses, a fraction of what it has the ability to handle.

Kroger Health to administer COVID-19 vaccines

Kroger Health said that it would be administering its first vaccine doses to healthcare workers in Juneau and Anchorage, Alaska in partnership with the state's government.

Kroger partners with NFL’s Derrick Henry to highlight COVID-19 testing options

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry is helping Kroger Health drive awareness of the company’s COVID-19 testing capabilities and flu shot availability.

Kroger Health launches COVID-19 antibody tests at pharmacies

Kroger’s healthcare division is rolling out rapid COVID-19 antibody testing to its pharmacies in California and Michigan.

Kroger joins the Whisk Ecosystem platform

Consumers are now able to shop for products needed to create a recipe from the Whisk Ecosystem platform at Kroger.

Walmart, Sam’s Club lead the pack in contactless services

Walmart, Target, Sam’s Club and Kroger were rated highest when it came to contactless services offered to shoppers, according to a study by Ipsos.

Kroger expands Simple Truth with additional plant-based proteins

Kroger is debuting more than 50 new items under its Simple Truth Plant Based line, including Emerge meatless chicken items.

Kroger’s Chefbot serves up recipes, helps reduce food waste

Kroger is rolling out Chefbot, an AI-powered Twitter recipe tool that analyzes photographs to recognize nearly 2,000 ingredients and unlock recipes for consumers to cook.

Kroger simplifies self-checkout corrections

Kroger is rolling out artificial intelligence solutions designed to alert customers of self-checkout errors.

Kroger boasts strong digital sales growth in Q2

Kroger’s net income totaled $819 million, sales rose to $30.49 billion from $28.17 billion last year, and digital sales doubled up 127%.

Impossible Foods’ burger patties make their grocery store debut

Impossible Foods’ Impossible Burger patties are now available at nearly 2,000 grocery stores owned by Kroger.

Kroger expands marketplace with third-party offerings

Kroger Ship has expanded by integrating more than 50,000 items from third-party sellers.

Kroger’s QFC division debuts contactless payment pilot

Accepted as part of Kroger’s QFC contactless payment pilot are Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, FitBit Pay, mobile banking apps and contactless chip cards.

Alani Nu energy drinks make their Kroger debut

Alani Nu’s energy drinks in tropsicle and mimosa flavors are now available at Kroger stores across the nation.