Kroger acknowledges that its bet on robotics went too far

Re:Kroger acknowledges that its bet on robotics went too far by adxl on Monday December 08, 2025 @08:09PM (#46200073)

Whenn I lived in Atlanta the Krogers each had a nickname. There was disco Kroger because of its disco ball. There was murder Kroger that purportedly had been the site of a murder.

This I guess is Robo Kroger.

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Re:Kroger acknowledges that its bet on robotics went too far by softwaredoug on Monday December 08, 2025 @08:12PM (#46200099)

In Charlottesville all the Krogers are quite different.

A weird, dark, maze-like warehouse-feeling Kroger that just closed.

We have a really nice Kroger a bit outside town. I always think of it as the Gucci Kroger.

A college-kid, cheaper Kroger close to the center of town. The cheaper version of the Harris Teeter nearby.

There's as much variation in individual Krogers as between other grocery chains!

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Re:Kroger acknowledges that its bet on robotics went too far by bediger4000 on Monday December 08, 2025 @08:27PM (#46200215)

A common practice in Denver. Kroger's local brand is "King Soopers". There's Scary Soopers, Queen Soopers, and ironically El Safeway and Soviet Safeway.

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Re:Kroger acknowledges that its bet on robotics went too far by pinkmuffinere on Monday December 08, 2025 @10:38PM (#46200993)

I like to imagine that whenn is like iff -- ie, when would mean "when and only when", lol

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Re:Kroger acknowledges that its bet on robotics went too far by rsynnott on Tuesday December 09, 2025 @09:42AM (#46205412)

> There was disco Kroger because of its disco ball.

... As in the supermarket had a disco ball? Was it spinning?

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