Kroger selling products outside U.S. for first time

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“E-commerce enables Kroger to quickly scale to reach new customers and markets where we don’t operate physical stores, starting with China,” said Yael Cosset, Kroger’s chief digital officer.

Alibaba’s Tmall Global platform is China’s largest business-to-consumer marketplace, allowing brands and retailers without operations in China to build virtual storefronts and ship products into China.

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“Kroger is the world’s third largest retailer by revenue — $122.7 billion in sales in 2017. We are creating the grocery retail model of the future by focusing on digital and technology,” Cosset said.

Kroger has 44 supermarkets, 12 locations with ClickList services and another 10 locations with Starbucks services. The popular grocer employs more than 8,100 associates in the Dayton region.

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