Kroger is launching free delivery on thousands of items in a new offensive against Walmart, Amazon, and Target (KR)

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• Kroger is launching a grocery delivery service called Kroger Ship. 
• Deliveries through Kroger Ship are free on orders costing more than $35. 
• Shoppers can sign up for regular deliveries of repeat purchases through a subscription model. Customers will get a 5% discount on subscription goods.
• The service is designed to combat growing competition from Amazon, Walmart, and Target, which also offer free shipping on tens of thousands of consumer staples.

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Kroger is launching a grocery delivery service. 

Starting Wednesday, the grocery chain will deliver more than 50,000 shelf-stable products like coffee, snacks, cereal, canned goods, and bulk sizes of paper towels and toilet paper to customers' homes for free on orders costing more than $35.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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