Ocado news and analysis – Page 24
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NewsOcado set to cut 400 jobs after Andover fire
Ocado has put up to 400 jobs at risk at its Andover warehouse after failing to find an alternative site nearby and admitting it will take two year to rebuild.
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NewsMorrisons to expand in-store picking after Ocado deal change
Morrisons is also seeking to extend its relationship with Amazon and work with new last mile delivery partners
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NewsWaitrose hires Faiman to triple online sales
Waitrose plans to build three new state-of-the-art automated warehouses to turn its online operation into a £1bn business – with the help of Ocado co-founder Jonathan Faiman.
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Analysis & FeaturesCan the Morrisons-Ocado split really be a win-win?
Ocado gets back CFC space, Morrisons can sign new deals. So is it really a better deal all round?
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Comment & OpinionOcado is right to target single-person households
The online supermarket is looking to take single-person households from bricks and mortar rivals
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NewsAsda, Ocado and Co-op hail strong growth in own label
The three retailers have all grown ahead of the market average
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NewsMorrisons backs out of Ocado deal and cosies up with Amazon
Morrisons is also eyeing new delivery partners as CEO David Potts looks to ‘dance at more than one wedding’
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s Ocado’s vision for its clever new robot-chef tech?
Ocado will get its first robot this year – and sees the potential to take customers from both the likes of Deliveroo and other grocers
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NewsOcado to build second CFC for Canadian partner Sobeys
The development builds on a deal Ocado struck with Sobeys at the beginning of 2018
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NewsOcado invests in robot chefs for ready-to-eat meals
The investment ‘gives Ocado the opportunity to expand its value proposition in grocery, especially through Ocado Zoom’
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Comment & OpinionHow Waitrose and M&S should prepare for the Ocado switch
The M&S-Ocado joint venture will also be a fascinating experiment in shopper decision making, says Jeremy Garlick, a partner at Insight Traction
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NewsOcado shares hit by robot electrical fault fire admission
Ocado shares dropped 2.7% this morning to their lowest level in a month after news emerged late on Friday that the fire that devastated its Andover warehouse in February was caused by an electrical fault related to the charging of its robots.
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NewsOcado begins deliveries from new temporary warehouse in Andover
Previously Ocado had been relying on its other three CFCs, in Erith, Hatfield and Dordon
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Analysis & FeaturesOcado Zooms ahead in rapid delivery service comparison
How the services compare on a shop-for-tonight 12-item mission
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NewsOcado claims Coles deal shows 'no consequences' to CFC fire
The deal, announced this morning, will see Ocado develop two automated customer fulfilment centres within four years
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NewsOcado secures partnership with Australia's Coles
Ocado shares rose 4% in early trading after it secured its fifth international partnership, with Australian retail giant Coles, Fever-tree saw sales jump 40% to £237m, and the rest of the news from the City
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NewsOcado confirms plan to rebuild Andover warehouse at same site
‘We will be looking to rebuild in Andover,’ said chief financial officer Duncan Tatton-Brown…
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NewsOcado sales growth dented by Andover warehouse fire
Sales jumped 11.2% at Ocado in the past 13 weeks, but its performance was dented by the fire at its Andover warehouse last month
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NewsOcado chooses Washington DC for Solutions business's US HQ
An office for Ocado Solutions, which supplies the online supermarket’s automated warehouse technology to retailers interna…
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NewsM&S ends delivery trial as focus shifts to Ocado venture
M&S had been testing the in-store picking model at its Colliers Wood and Camden stores