Get ready to shop at Euclid Avenue Kroger without getting out of your car

The Kroger store on Euclid is going to add ClickList, the company’s online grocery ordering service. It’s expected to launch about Dec. 14, with pickup on the rooftop parking lot.

Kroger brought ClickList to Lexington in January 2015. It’s available at stores on Bryan Station, Richmond Road, Leestown Road, Beaumont Centre Circle and Tates Creek Centre Drive, and in several surrounding cities.

The option has proven popular, Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen said. In March, he announced that Kroger was testing a service to deliver groceries using Uber drivers. If the results are positive, he said, the pilot program might be expanded later this year.

In September, Kroger chief financial officer Michael Schlotman said digital sales were up more than 120 percent in the second quarter. Despite that, Kroger’s stock price has dropped over concerns about the possibility of a grocery store price war with Whole Foods, purchased last summer by Amazon.

Amazon, Walmart and Meijer also have moved aggressively into online grocery ordering, in some cases partnering with Shipt, another delivery service.

Kroger will report third-quarter results Thursday.

The move to add ClickList comes as the Euclid store addresses perennial parking problems. The store recently added another parking lot and is about to open another entrance. Customers will be able to go up the ramp to pick up their ordered groceries and come down to exit onto Ashland Avenue.

ClickList allows customers to set a time to pick up orders, in some cases on the same day. The service costs $5 for each order. Kroger accepts paper and electronic coupons. Customers are notified of any potential substitutions and can reject items they don’t find suitable.

This story was originally published November 28, 2017 at 9:08 AM with the headline "Get ready to shop at Euclid Avenue Kroger without getting out of your car."