Kroger invests $17M in Northern Kentucky Distribution Center

On July 11, Kroger announced a $17 million investment in its distribution center on Mt. Zion Road in Florence, Kentucky anticipated to ramp up production and create 250 new jobs.  

The 674,000-square-foot ambient distribution center currently employs 80 associates. It opened in October 2017 after Kroger’s $60 million investment in the replenishment center to service the company’s direct-to-store distribution centers across the eastern half of the country and Kroger’s growing ecommerce and digital business.  

“This significant investment in the distribution facility and our associates will allow us to more efficiently reach our customers and help to deliver on new ways to shop with Kroger, as we redefine the grocery customer experience through Restock Kroger,” said Frank Bruni, Kroger’s vice president of supply chain and logistics. “We have long appreciated the support from Boone County and the state of Kentucky, and look forward to growing together,” Bruni said.

The distribution facility will start to expand its team in September.