Ocado news and analysis
Ocado is the UK’s largest pure-play online grocer, operating as a joint venture between Ocado Group and Marks & Spencer. Ocado offers a wide range of products, including nearly the full M&S food range, and has expanded into health and wellness through partnerships like Holland & Barrett. The Grocer covers Ocado with news, analysis, insight and opinion, including updates on its market share, customer growth, technology innovation, and strategic shifts in the UK grocery sector.
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NewsTim Steiner: Ocado ‘not blameless’ in CFC closures of major partners
Tim Steiner said ‘we have learnt important lessons’ as the company prepares to re-enter international markets as exclusivity agreements come to an end
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NewsOcado to ramp up use of ‘game-changing’ AI to improve shopper experience
Following a major upgrade of its core tech stack last year, Ocado has rolled out a suite of new AI capabilities, including a new agentic AI-powered chatbot
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NewsOcado to axe 1,000 jobs in cost-cutting restructure
Under the restructure, 1,000 jobs will be lost as Ocado fold its commercial brands Ocado Solutions and Ocado Intelligent Automation into a single entity
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NewsMid-strength wine brand 6Percent seals grocery debut
The brand’s wines have undergone a revamp to coincide with listing on the online-only grocer
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Grocer 33Best online mystery shop in Manchester goes to Ocado
Ocado’s winning score of 84 was anchored in a solid performance on availability
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Grocer 33E-commerce director Siobhan Bowie on Ocado’s Grocer 33 Manchester win
Why Manchester matters: Siobhan Bowie on the importance of the north to Ocado’s growth
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NewsOatly expands Barista range with vanilla, caramel and coconut flavours
Responding to surging customer demand for customisable drinks, Oatly has released Barista Edition Coconut Flavour, Barista Edition Vanilla Flavour and Barista Edition Caramel Flavour
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NewsOcado head office jobs at risk as it plans to shrink workforce by 5%
The move follows a bruising few months for the warehouse automation technology group
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NewsOcado loses Calgary fulfilment centre as Sobeys dials back partnership
Canadian supermarket giant Sobeys has closed its Calgary Ocado-powered warehouse, in a fresh blow to Ocado’s international ambitions
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NewsOcado to update ‘weight management’ aisle after concerns raised
The online supermarket launched the aisle last week, with ‘a curated range of GLP-1 friendly products’
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NewsOcado launches GLP-1 friendly aisle and 100g steak
The new ‘Weight Management Aisle’ features both branded and M&S own-label products.
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WebinarsWATCH: Healthy eating forecast: the biggest trends for 2026
Find out what’s set to shape the year ahead as we discuss the healthy eating trends for 2026 with experts at Ocado, Mars, Pip & Nut and Vypr.
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NewsOcado and Kroger agree $350m compensation payment
The decision reflected Kroger’s plan to close the three CFCs in Maryland, Wisconsin and Florida in January, as well its decision to no longer proceed with a new Ocado warehouse in North Carolina, one of the two planned CFCs due to go-live in 2026
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Ocado survive Kroger’s closure of three robotic CFCs?
The decision has dealt a blow to the credibility of Ocado Group’s model
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets and the NFU are united in calling for family farm tax u-turn
There is still time for the government to act at the budget, says NFU president Tom Bradshaw
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NewsOcado shares crushed by Kroger CFC closures
Kroger is expected to close the sites in Maryland, Wisconsin and Florida in January, with the move mooted to save the retailer $400m next year
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NewsOcado hit with ‘near knockout punch’ as Kroger announces CFC closures
Ocado’s share price fell by more than 19% in the wake of the announcement by the US retail giant
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NewsVadasz adds trio of live cultured, naturally fermented dips
The dips were developed to meet ‘growing demand for healthier, flavour-packed snacking options’
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NewsTom Parker unveils retro unhomogenised whole milk with ‘cream top’
The NPD is described by the brand as a ‘nostalgic nod’ to how milk would be sold on the doorstep
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NewsWhitworths enters meat alternatives with walnut mince
Whitworths claims the innovation is the UK’s ‘first unprocessed meat-free mince’