Doordash to Deliver Flowers, Sushi From Kroger Stores

<p>The Kroger Co&period;&comma; one of the nation&&num;8217&semi;s largest supermarket chains&comma; is launching <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;doordash&period;com&sol;business&sol;bloom-haus-by-kroger-838007&sol;menu&sol;">floral<&sol;a> and <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;doordash&period;com&sol;business&sol;sushi-from-kroger-by-snowfox-802235&sol;menu&sol;">sushi<&sol;a> delivery on the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;doordash&period;com&sol;">DoorDash<&sol;a> marketplace from stores across the country&period; The new delivery option through DoorDash marks the latest expansion of the grocer’s seamless experience&comma; providing customers with even more opportunities to get fresh&comma; affordable products&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;By offering customer-favorite sushi options and premium floral bouquets through third-party marketplaces we are continuing to evolve and meet customers where and how they are shopping&comma;” said Stuart Aitken&comma; senior vice president and chief merchant &amp&semi; marketing officer&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Whether you are craving fresh&comma; affordable sushi for lunch or want to surprise someone special with a gorgeous fresh floral bouquet&comma; you can now have the items delivered in under an hour&period; Providing fresh&comma; affordable products to customers using familiar channels is another step in our commitment to provide anything&comma; anytime&comma; anywhere for every customer&comma; every time&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>After piloting the offering to customers in select geographies this fall&comma; Kroger will now offer fresh and convenient delivery from more than 900 sushi locations and 1&comma;600 floral locations nationwide through DoorDash&period; On DoorDash’s marketplace app and website&comma; shoppers may purchase beautiful&comma; custom-wrapped Bloom Haus by Kroger floral bouquets and freshly-prepared sushi&comma; including rolls and combos&comma; dumplings&comma; poke bowls&comma; bottled sauces and more&period; Customer orders placed on DoorDash are prepared and packed with care by in-store sushi chefs and floral associates at Kroger’s family of stores&comma; with delivery facilitated by DoorDash Dashers directly to the customer’s doorstep&period; Customers can also seamlessly gift flowers or freshly-prepared sushi to a loved one for on-demand delivery using the DoorDash gifting feature&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;As we accelerate our mission to help consumers access all the best of their neighborhood with convenience and ease&comma; we’re excited to partner with Kroger to offer a broad selection of their customer favorites on-demand&comma;” said Shanna Prevé&comma; vice president&comma; strategic partnerships and business development at DoorDash&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The trend towards convenience only goes in one direction as customers’ expectations rise&comma; and we’re thrilled to continue to expand into the prepared foods and floral categories with Kroger to satiate a lunch craving or delight someone’s day&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;