Kroger Will Deliver S’mores to Your Summer Barbecues via Drone

If you live in Ohio or California, that is

Kroger is the latest retailer to begin testing deliveries of online orders via autonomous drones.

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On Monday, the grocery store chain announced it has partnered with drone delivery company Drone Express to test deliveries in Centerville, Ohio. The flights, which begin this week, will be managed by licensed pilots based in a trailer near a Kroger Marketplace in the area, the company said in a statement.

A second pilot is scheduled for the summer at a Ralphs store in California.

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Customers who are located in the delivery zone can visit Kroger’s drone delivery website to place orders.

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