Kroger announced that it was closing three facilities set up using Ocado’s robot warehouse technology - Kroger/Reuters US supermarket giant Kroger has agreed to pay Ocado £260m after scrapping its automated warehouses. Ocado said it expected to receive a one-off payment of $350m (£262m) from its biggest customer next month, which was “principally in lieu of future fees” it had been due to receive. Kroger recently announced it was closing three facilities set up using Ocado’s robot warehouse technology, ...