Ocado news and analysis – Page 38
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NewsWho's making the most out of social media?
Where has all the Tesco Value Curry Sauce gone? The question Zetta Robinson posted on Tesco’s Facebook page last week…
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NewsOcado adds a vibrant swirl of colour to its own-label packaging
Ocado has abandoned its no-frills approach to own-label packaging in favour of bold designs with colourful swirls.
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NewsAnimée beer is slow to win over the ladies
Sales of Animée, the lager for ladies, have reached just £300,000 in its first four months on supermarket shelves.
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NewsNatoora gives Ocado a fresh string to its bow
Ocado is boosting its fresh foods offer through a tie-up with high-end restaurant supplier Natoora.
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NewsOcado milks organic growth for impressive market share
Ocado has gained a 7% share of the organic grocery market, boosted by a tripling in Daylesford sales after the launch of its virtual farm shop on the website in September.
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NewsOcado adds a new shopping tracker to site
Ocado has introduced a new order tracking function to its website to give shoppers a better idea of when their order will arrive.
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NewsOcado hosts new virtual sweetie shop
Traditional sweetshop Hope & Greenwood is the latest brand to launch a ‘shop within a shop’ on the Ocado website.
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Bracey exit tempers talk of an Ocado bid
The surprise announcement from Ocado this week that finance director Andrew Bracey was leaving has dampened speculation of a takeover bid.
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NewsTesco sneezes and the grocery trade catches a cold
News of Tesco’s performance prompted a sell-off by investors across food retail.
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Comment & Opinion
Ocado clears the fridge when it should be basting the turkey
The timing of Ocado’s profits warning couldn’t have been worse, laying out for all to see the extent of its…
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Mars Petcare launches shop on Ocado site
Mars Petcare has followed Daylesford Organic in building a ‘shop within a shop’ on the Ocado website this week.
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NewsNoble promises best in class with Posh Birds
Noble Foods is spreading its wings beyond the traditional hen egg with the launch of a new premium speciality egg brand called Posh Birds.
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NewsPoints-based loyalty scheme trialled by Ocado
Ocado has begun trialling a points-based loyalty scheme weeks after launching its savings pass.The new scheme, which is being trialled with about 10% of customers, allows shoppers to earn one loyalty point for every £2 they spend and then cash in 100 points for a £1 voucher. Ocado hopes the ...
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NewsPETA forces Ocado to axe ‘cruel’ foie gras
Ocado has stopped selling foie gras after the animal rights group PETA wrote to the online grocer to complain. The offending 180g jar of duck foie gras was one of the 300 products from Carrefour's Reflets de France range to come on to the site in July.
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NewsTesco price war threat sends rivals’ shares tumbling
Fears that Tesco is to spark a new price war sent shares in supermarket rivals plummeting yesterday. Shares in Sainsbury’s fell by 2% yesterday, while Ocado was hit even harder. The online retailer saw its share price slump by 11%.
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NewsOcado debuts savings club as margins face new squeeze
Shares in Ocado slumped 12% this morning on news of a slowdown in sales growth. Gross sales growth for the 12 weeks to 7 August was 16.9%, down from 17.2% in the second quarter.
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Waitrose targeting Tesco rather than Ocado inside M25
Waitrose MD Mark Price claims the retailer's expansion of its online service into London will steal market share from Tesco not Ocado. Describing Ocado as a "business partner", Price said his goal was for Waitrose and Ocado to overtake...
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NewsOcado signs supply deal with Scheckter's ‘university of organics’
Ocado has signed a new supply deal with the ‘biodynamic’ organic farm run by former Formula One champ Jody Scheckter.
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NewsOcado and Daylesford build virtual farm shop
Daylesford is launching an online farm shop on the Ocado website next week, using technology that could soon create a “virtual high street”.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe pots and pans approach (plus a world-class platform)
As well as a new virtual farm shop on Ocado’s website, Daylesford CEO Jamie Mitchell is set to open up to 10 small-format shops.