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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado signs US supply agreement with Kroger
Ocado shares have surged by almost 40% this morning after announcing it has signed a supply partnership with US grocery giant Kroger. Plus, Fever-Tree sees positive UK progress at the start of its financial year and appoints a new non-exec director, Mothercare announces restructuring plan and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMcDonald's extends payments partnership with Ingenico Group
Ingenico has provided payment terminals to McDonald’s since the early 2000s
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NewsDeliveroo to give all its employees share options
The longer staff are employed by the company, the more shares they will be able to accumulate
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NewsOne in five Brits not using paid-for delivery subscriptions
According to Whistl 61.4% of 1,000 people surveyed were signed up to Amazon Prime
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NewsOcado unveils first robot picker at its Andover site
The retailer is on a path towards “100% robot picking” says technology chief
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NewsAdjudicator to cover Amazon and Ocado within a year
The Competition & Markets Authority has written to a raft of retailers in the past week, as GSCOP looks set to expand the existing list of 10 supermarkets
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NewsOnline grocery growth 'slower than expected' claims report
The average online basket was also four times bigger than the in-store one
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NewsQuiqup plans grocery delivery service in Manchester
Quiqup began operating in Manchester earlier this month after raising £20m in private funding last May to fuel geographical expansion
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News10,000 Co-op staff sign up to manage their shifts online
The Co-op introduced the new technology, known as Shifts on Sunday, after a ‘successful’ trial
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NewsNew Deliveroo website offers discounts to partner restaurants
The firm’s new support site also offers benefits for restaurant staff including savings on cinema tickets
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Analysis & FeaturesCashless payments: can retailers keep up?
Late last year, Brunel University students became the first UK shoppers to pay for groceries with only a touch of their fingertips
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NewsBooze retailer 31Dover moves into click & collect with HubBox partnership
It will allow shoppers to collect tipples from some 4,000 collection points across the UK
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NewsIceland online store to supply ambient food to China
Iceland is working with China’s second-largest e-commerce business JD.com
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NewsBig-name spirits brands turn their backs on Twitter
Although their accounts remain online, many big booze players have not tweeted in over a year
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NewsSainsbury's trials UK's first cargo bike grocery delivery
Zero-emission bikes will deliver up to 100 online orders a day
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NewsMorrisons boosts supplier transparency with online portal
The retailer said the move was a response to concerns from suppliers and followed other moves to simplify trading relationships in its supply chain
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NewsAmazon files patent for 'voice sniffer' algorithm
The proposed ‘sniffer algorithm’ could enable Alexa to listen in on conversations and make product recommendations
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News'Free' delivery must apply to all parts of UK, ASA rules
The ASA said some retailers had been ‘misleading’ consumers with unconditional UK delivery claims
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Analysis & FeaturesThe dark side of digital: how will the Cambridge Analytica scandal affect grocery?
Grocery has always been reluctant to embrace online advertising, and now the Cambridge Analytica scandal has raised further questions about digital ethics. So how are brands and retailers reacting?
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NewsGrocemania delivery startup seeks £100k from the crowd
The delivery platform wants cash in return for 13.3% of its equity