Kroger Is Piloting Grocery Pickup in Walgreens Stores in Retail’s Most Recent Plan to Fight Amazon

Amazon’s looming threat to the remainder of the retail business is prompting the creation of partnerships involving unlikely allies. The most recent case: Walgreens and Kroger are now gearing up to let Kroger groceries to be chosen in Walgreens stores.

Walgreens shops will stock a number of Kroger’so called private-brand goods, while shoppers who buy Kroger groceries online can arrange to pick them in Walgreens places.