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Ocado cooks up recipes for tweet success
Ocado has teamed up with celebrity chef Sophie Michell to develop a range of recipes for its followers on Twitter.
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NewsOcado adds Oxford base to distribution network
Ocado has revealed plans to open a new regional depot near Oxford to tackle capacity problems at the online grocer.
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NewsOcado celebrates profits landmark with Carrefour tie-up
Ocado has announced its first-ever interim pre-tax profits. The online grocer turned the £6.7m deficit it suffered for the first half of last year into gains of £200,000 this time around. Sales rose almost 21% to £296.7m for the 24 weeks to 15 May.
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Ex-Ocado man Rudoe to take role at Sainsbury’s
Ocado's former head of retail Jon Rudoe is set to take a senior role on Sainsbury's online team, The Grocer has learned. In a major coup for Sainsbury's, Rudoe, who left Ocado three months ago, is understood to be joining the retailer...
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NewsNew formula for Shaken Udder drinks
Shaken Udder has been revamped and its sugar content reduced in a bid to appeal more to the lunchbox market. The premium milkshakes which are sold in Waitrose, Ocado and high-end food halls now contain less than 5% sugar, down from 6%....
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Waitrose ahead of Ocado when online shoppers plan purchases
Online shoppers are more likely to visit Waitrose.com than dedicated online retailer Ocado when thinking about ordering groceries, new research by Verdict has revealed. The research was compiled from an Ipsos MORI poll of 3,000 adults,...
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NewsBank holidays hurt our sales, says Ocado
Ocado has blamed capacity constraints – and the recent bank holidays – for a slowdown in second-quarter sales growth. The online retailer revealed today that it expected to deliver growth of 21% in the first half of the year, which ends on 15 May.
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NewsOnline grocer accomplishes fruity ambition with launch of orange-avocado hybrid
Ocado, the online supermarket, has struck gold after stumbling on a new hybrid fruit that fits in perfectly with its corporate branding. The o-cado (£3.49 for a pack of two) is a cross between a Navel orange and a Hass avocado, combining the orange's rugged skin, with a luscious, fleshy ...
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NewsBlack Garlic gains listing with Tesco
Black garlic has taken a step further into the mainstream by gaining listings with Tesco. The unusual-looking bulb largely used by chefs will roll out into Express and superstores on 27 May. It is already available through Ocado as well...
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NewsPlum launches new yoghurts for babies
Plum is hoping to challenge Danone and Nestlé in the yoghurt aisle with a new line-up under its organic babyfood brand. The Fruity Yogurt range, available now from Tesco, Waitrose and Ocado, contains a higher percentage of fruit than its...
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NewsOcado expands its horizons with West Country deliveries
Ocado is to begin delivering in the West Country and southern Wales from tomorrow. The online retailer will service the new markets using from its Bristol distribution hub, plans for which were first announced in October. Ocado said the launch would enable it reach one million extra households.
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Comment and Opinion
The Kiddi's alright
So the City rumour mill was right – sort of. Morrisons was looking to get its hands on an online retailer after all – just not Ocado, much to the disappointment of many speculative shareholders in the posh food retailer.
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NewsOcado shares tumble as John Lewis pension scheme offloads stake
Shares in Ocado tumbled after trustees of the John Lewis pension scheme announced the sale of its stake in the online retailer. The John Lewis Partnership Pensions Trust held 57.3 million shares in Ocado, representing 10.4% of the company's stock.
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Morrisons no threat to us, claims Ocado
Ocado has claimed that Morrisons' move online does not present a significant threat to its revenues. Speaking to The Grocer, as Ocado announced sales up 29% to £551.1m for the year to 28 November, CFO Andrew Bracey said: "We already...
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Comment and Opinion
Milestones and millstones
Ocado boss Tim Steiner was today trumpeting a “landmark year” for the online retailer. He’s not wrong. The long-awaited flotation got away despite more prophecies of doom than an Old Testament epic.
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NewsOcado hails workers’ ‘heroism’ as festive sales surge
Ocado delivered "exactly what it said on the tin" at the time of its July flotation in terms of sales for the past year.
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NewsOcado to launch pet food microsite with help from TV’s Inglis
Online grocery retailer Ocado is to launch a virtual pet store on its website early next year. The Pet Corner microsite will bring together all of Ocado's existing pet food lines into one place as well as incorporating some new...
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NewsGarofalo to launch pasta range for kids
Italian pasta maker Garofalo is bringing a new premium children's range to the UK to provide them with a premium alternative to "Mickey Mouse" shapes. Launching in Ocado in January, the four-strong La Giostra dei Bambini range will...
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Grocery bosses back deep public spending cuts
Executives from Asda, Boots, Ocado, Marks & Spencer and Diageo have urged the government not to water down its plans to tackle the budget deficit.
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Waitrose picks up puddings by Mosimann
A new range of chilled desserts by Anton Mosimann, the original celebrity chef, hits Waitrose and Ocado later this month. Made to Mosimann's recipes by organic food manufacturer What On Earth, the desserts come in four variants: his...