It’s working with Drinks Holdings, a Los Angeles-based delivery service.
The 2,800-store chain isn’t the only grocer to begin or expand wine delivery. In June, Texas grocer H-E-B started delivering beer and wine to doorsteps throughout Texas, offering free delivery in 30 cities through Labor Day. A few months later, Midwestern mass-merchandiser Meijer began delivering beer and wine to shoppers in Ohio through the retailer’s grocery ecommerce service.
Kroger’s move is also defensive against Amazon.com, which delivers wine via its Prime Now delivery service in cities such as Chicago; Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio; Los Angeles; Minneapolis, New York; Phoenix; Portland, Ore.; San Francisco and Seattle.