The Kroger Co. earnings call

… fuel reward promotions, helping customers save at the pump in an environment where value matters more than ever, while driving incremental traffic to our stores. As a result, fuel reward redemptions were up 10% compared to last year. As noted earlier, we delivered a strong e-commerce performance in the quarter. Growth was led by convenience orders delivered in under an hour, which represented approximately 50% of our digital growth. Our new third-party partnerships with DoorDash and Uber Eats allow us to leverage our store network, provide faster delivery, and reach new customers. We gain share across every third-party platform where we operate, another proof point that we are beginning to pull away from traditional grocery. As part of the continued evolution of our hybrid fulfillment model, we closed three fulfillment centers at the end of the last quarter. In markets where we have a store presence, we retained nearly all of those households and successfully converted them to store-based delivery and pickup. These actions are already translating into better profitability. Our e-commerce business, including media, became profitable this quarter ahead of schedule. We expect …

… a larger contributor to margin expansion over time. Our e-commerce results are also creating momentum for our media business, which delivered over 20% growth this quarter. This combination of Kroger's customer data, loyalty ecosystem, and expanded reach through partners is creating new opportunities for brands to engage customers in more targeted and effective ways. Recently, we deepened several partnerships. With Google's Display and Video 360 platform, advertisers can now use KPM's retail signals to reach audiences across YouTube and YouTube TV with SKU-level conversion reporting available for the first time. We're also the first retail media network set to launch a self-service collaboration with TikTok, giving brands direct access to KPM audiences within one of today's most influential platforms. Looking ahead, we are expanding our AI-powered capabilities to support real-time optimization, predictive budget allocation, and faster audience creation, positioning AI as a key enabler of both performance and scalability. We're encouraged by the progress we are seeing in media and believe we remain in the early stages of a long-term growth opportunity. None of the progress we …

… customer data, loyalty ecosystem, and expanded reach through partners is creating new opportunities for brands to engage customers in more targeted and effective ways. Recently, we deepened several partnerships. With Google's Display and Video 360 platform, advertisers can now use KPM's retail signals to reach audiences across YouTube and YouTube TV with SKU-level conversion reporting available for the first time. We're also the first retail media network set to launch a self-service collaboration with TikTok, giving brands direct access to KPM audiences within one of today's most influential platforms. Looking ahead, we are expanding our AI-powered capabilities to support real-time optimization, predictive budget allocation, and faster audience creation, positioning AI as a key enabler of both performance and scalability. We're encouraged by the progress we are seeing in media and believe we remain in the early stages of a long-term growth opportunity. None of the progress we are making would be possible without our associates who are at the heart of everything we do. A great customer experience begins with a motivated, engaged, well-supported team, which is why we continue …