WE
WE LEARNED ABOUT HOW KROGER IS PULLING OUT ALL THE STOPS TO
KEEP US SAFE INSIDE IT STORES.
CHECK IT OUT.
>> Reporter: DURING AN INSERT
NEAR EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN ABLE
TO DEPEND ON TO GET WHAT WE
NEED AND FEEL SAFE IT IS KROGER.
THANK YOU FOR TALKING WITH ME
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. >>
TODAY. >> FOR NOW, PROTECTING
CUSTOMERS AND ASSOCIATES IS OF
THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE.
HOW DOES KROGER MAKE SURE
EVERYBODY IS AS SAFE AS
POSSIBLE?
POSSIBLE?
POSSIBLE? THE MAC WELL, THIS IS A BIG
PART OF OUR YEAR.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT 2020
IS ALMOST OVER.
WE ARE VERY FOCUSED ON CLEANING
AND SANITIZING CARDS.
THOSE PAPER TOWELS AND SPRAYS
FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE EXTRA
CLEAN.
CLEAN.
CLEAN. WE
CLEAN. WE ALSO SANITIZER AT ALL OF OUR
SPOT THE STORE.
SO LIKE IN THE BAKERY CUT THE
MEAT DEPARTMENT ALL OF THAT.
STARBUCKS, FLORAL SHOPS AND
THEN WE ALSO SANITIZER AT THE
END OF EACH OF OUR CHECK STAND.
AND WE ASK THAT OUR ASSOCIATES
ALSO HAVE SANITIZER HANDY AS
WELL AS THEIR PICKUP ASSOCIATES
ON THE TROLLEYS WHEN THEY ARE
GETTING CUSTOMERS ORDERS.
>> OF COURSE, IN ADDITION, HOW
ELSE ARE THEY HELPING PEOPLE
STAY SAFE?
STAY SAFE? >> WELL, WE ALSO SOCIAL
DISTANCING SIGNS AND DECALS
THAT ARE MARKED THROUGHOUT THE
STORE TO KIND OF LET CUSTOMERS
KNOW WHERE TO STAND.
WE ADDED ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE AT
OUR BAKING AISLE AND SOME OF
OUR OTHER AISLES JUST BECAUSE
OF THE ADDITIONA TRAFFIC
DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
WE ALSO HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS OUT
IN THE PARKING LOT IN OUR
STORES.
STORES.
STORES. THEN, WE RECENTLY HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON THAT 50% OCCUPANCY.
IN SOME CASES THIS PAST WEEK WE
HAD THEM WAITING UNTIL YOU'RE
AT A CERTAIN LEVEL IN OUR
STORES.
STORES.
STORES. >> THAT'S FANTASTIC.
IT'S ALSO ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE
GET BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
>> THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS THAT
THEY MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM TO
GET BACK.
GET BACK.
GET BACK. >> WE ARE DOING A FEW RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. WITH
NOW. WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
AND LOUISVILLE.
AND LOUISVILLE. FOR ALL THOSE DONATIONS GO
ONLINE FOR A LOCAL FOOD BANK.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR SALVATION ARMY
THAT WENT UP LAST SUNDAY.
FOR FOLKS TO GRAB AN ANGEL AND
GO BACK TO THE COMMUNITY WE
ALSO HAVE THOSE AT OUR
REGISTERS PUTTING IN A BIT OF
SPARE CHANGE.
SPARE CHANGE. >> IS SO HEARTWARMING.
EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE ARE HAVING
TOUGH TIMES PEOPLE STILL WANT
TO GET BACK.
IT REALLY IS AMAZING.
>> BOOKS ARE SO GENEROUS THEY
WERE EXACTLY RIGHT.
>> WE ALL KNOW THAT THE
HOLIDAYS CAN BE HECTIC ENOUGH
WITHOUT THAT.
WITHOUT THAT. AND, I MYSELF MAY VERY GOOD
TRUCK.
TRUCK.
TRUCK. WE
TRUCK. WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF OPTIONS
FOR OUR CUSTOMERS FOR FOLKS WHO
WANT TO BE THE SHAFT.
WE ALWAYS CHECK IN WITH HER
BUTCHERS WHO HAVE GREAT
RECOMMENDATIONS GOOD THINGS YOU
KNOW WE JUST WANT TO HAVE THOSE
GROCERIES DELIVERED WE ARE
PARTNERING WITH INSTA THE CART
WE ALSO OFFER PICKUP.
A WIDE VARIETY OF OPTIONS
DURING OUR CUSTOMERS FOR THE
HOLIDAYS.
HOLIDAYS.
HOLIDAYS. >> IF YOU WANT TO DO THEIR
SHOPPING ONLINE, WHERE CAN THEY
GO TO DO THAT?
>> YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND IT
WILL GIVE YOU ALL KINDS OF
OPTIONS THEY CAN DO PICKUP, AND
SACCADE DELIVERY OR SHOULD THE
HOME WHICH CUSTOMERS WANT TO
USE FOR SOME OF THEIR PROJECTS.
>> THAT'S AMAZING.
I HAVE TO SAY, FOR ALL THIS
TIME THAT KROGER IS THE ONLY
PLACE I WANT TO THANK YOU AND
EVERYONE FOR MAKING SUCH A
CLEAN SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
>> WE APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH.
IT HAS BEEN A TEAM EFFORT.
>>