All Ocado articles – Page 10
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NewsGrocery sales rise as consumers shift spend to at-home options
Food retail sales have climbed as shoppers eat and drink more at home rather than going out as the effects of the Covid pandemic continue to play out.
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Opinion‘As shoppers flock online, investors are following’
The Issa brothers’ £6.8bn swoop on Asda may be an exception that proves the rule. While the forecourt convenience retail entrepreneurs have put their money into a primarily bricks-and-mortar business, other people’s cash is increasingly going elsewhere.
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NewsWaitrose delivers early blow in online battle with Ocado
Waitrose has stolen a march on former partner Ocado in the battle for online shoppers after the pureplay’s capacity issues saw weekly orders slump.
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OpinionAndy Clarke: ‘Online rush will contribute to serious margin trouble across grocery’
The battle for the online food home-delivery market is entering the world of the surreal.
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NewsOcado struggling with new customer backlog despite capacity increase
Ocado’s chief financial officer has defended the retailer’s response to growing demand for its service, despite saying it was “barely scratching the surface” with regards to its backlog of new customers.
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NewsEat Out to Help Out scheme wipes £155m off supermarket sales
Shoppers spent £155m less in supermarkets last month as they returned to restaurants, pubs and cafes during the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.
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NewsOcado sales rise as M&S partnership goes live
Ocado has posted an increase in quarterly sales and hailed a “positive” start to its joint venture with Marks & Spencer.
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NewsOcado traffic surges in first week of Marks & Spencer partnership
Traffic to Ocado’s website surged to its highest level since April in the first week of its joint venture with Marks & Spencer.
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NewsOcado pauses staff deliveries to focus on clearing M&S backlog
Pureplay grocer Ocado has paused all deliveries to staff members as it seeks to clear a backlog of customer orders after its switchover to Marks & Spencer products.
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NewsOcado apologises for cancelled orders on first day of M&S switch
Ocado has offered “sincere apologies” after the first day of its switchover to stocking Marks & Spencer products was marred by complaints from angry customers about orders being cancelled.
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NewsM&S and Ocado joint venture goes live
The joint venture between Marks & Spencer and Ocado has gone live, with the two retailers pledging to expand capacity by 40% by the end of next year.
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VideoFace time: M&S food chief Stuart Machin on launch of Ocado joint venture
On a landmark day for Marks & Spencer, as its partnership with Ocado goes live, the retailer’s food boss Stuart Machin speaks to Retail Week about the significance of the launch and its changing food business.
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NewsWaitrose launches tie-up with Deliveroo as it embarks on future without Ocado
Waitrose has announced a partnership with Deliveroo as it prepares its ecommerce arm for life without Ocado.
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NewsOcado finance boss Duncan Tatton-Brown steps down
Ocado’s chief financial officer Duncan Tatton-Brown is retiring from his role after eight years with the group.
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Opinion‘Avocados at dawn as M&S and Waitrose prepare for clash after Ocado switchover’
In just over a week’s time, a venture that Marks & Spencer hopes will be transformational goes live – its tie-up with online grocer Ocado, bringing its food range online for the first time.
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AnalysisThe economics of ecommerce: Counting the costs of trading online
As countries went into lockdown when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, ecommerce was the sole channel still open to retailers of products deemed non-essential.
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NewsOcado Solutions set to build first Aeon warehouse in Japan
Ocado Solutions, a subsidiary of Ocado, has partnered with Japanese shopping centre giant Aeon to build the country’s first customer fulfilment centre.
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NewsMarks & Spencer and Waitrose square up ahead of Ocado switchover
Marks & Spencer and rival Waitrose have both launched marketing initiatives to draw customers as their relationship with Ocado changes.
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NewsMarks & Spencer showcases food range on Ocado ahead of online launch
Marks & Spencer has put its full food range on show on Ocado’s website as they prepare for the formal launch of their partnership next month.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Has Ocado’s ecommerce promise failed to deliver during coronavirus?
With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic totally reshaping the way people shop for groceries and pushing hundreds of thousands of consumers online, how has the UK’s only pureplay grocer really fared in lockdown?