Ocado news and analysis – Page 11
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NewsCornwall’s Ocean Fish secures eight-figure funding package
The package is made up of working capital and lending, alongside HSBC Equipment Finance’s largest marine mortgage for UK fishing vessels
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NewsMedia Bites 1 March: Ocado, Sainsbury’s/Argos, grocery inflation
Annual losses at Ocado have skyrocketed as shoppers cut back on online grocery purchases and costs were driven up by inflation and technology spending
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NewsOcado extends Tesco price match in response to cost of living crisis
The price promotion is an extension of the Ocado’s long-standing Low Price Promise
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado shares slump as annual loss hits £500m
Ocado has posted a statutory loss of over £500m after a slowdown in its retail operations, sharply rising costs and one-off charges hit its bottom line. Plus, Kantar finds grocery inflation hits new high, profits and sales up and Kitwave and McBride posts first half recovery
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NewsJamie Laing, Huel, Meta and M&S among featured presenters at Gen Z conference
The Grocer’s action-packed Gen Z conference features exclusive research, well-known influencers, fascinating case studies and panel discussions on themes from recruitment to marketing
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NewsOcado customers frustrated after being forced on to ‘stone age’ beta app
Late last year, thousands of Ocado shoppers in Exeter and surrounding postcodes were “auto-enrolled” onto a separate Ocado Exeter app and website
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NewsSustainable seafood on UK shelves on the rise, new MSC report finds
The new report showed there were 49 different sustainably sourced species available to UK and Irish consumers compared to 45 last year
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NewsCity News: Ocado misses out on yearly growth despite Christmas rebound
Ocado shares were rocked this week by its first drop in annual sales
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NewsDry January: alcohol-free beer brand Freestar sales soar 400%
Demand for the brand’s lager and IPA has rocketed this year as millions participate in Dry January
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Comment & OpinionOcado couldn’t grasp the pandemic online opportunity. The new normal is even more of a nightmare
Ocado Retail’s new CEO Hannah Gibson put a brave face on some milquetoast results this morning
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NewsCity snapshot: Strong Christmas week drives Ocado Retail to fourth quarter growth
Ocado Retail saw 15% growth in the days leading up to Christmas to drag its overall fourth quarter sales up 0.3% despite a sharp drop in basket sizes. Plus, Diageo makes rum acquisition and trading updates from Naked Wines, THG and McBride
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NewsBirds Eye adds vegan Breaded Fish-less Fillets to Green Cuisine range
The new launch is made with rice flakes to recreate the texture of flakey fish
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Analysis & Features10,000 January price hikes at grocers for second year running
Tesco is the retailer with the fewest price increases so far this year
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NewsCathedral City lands wider distribution for plant-based variant
According to the nation’s favourite cheese brand, the range has ‘gone down a storm with consumers’
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Unilever provided safe haven amid 2022’s stock market storm
Unilever seems a ‘safe haven’, but the turmoil of 2022 was tough for many of the listed players. So who fared best… and worst?
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NewsBeyond Meat lands new Morrisons listing and announces partnership with Peter Andre
The range will be available in over 460 Morrisons nationwide and will include the Beyond Burger, Beyond Sausages, Beyond Mince and Beyond Meatballs
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NewsHeura announces Waitrose listing in time for Veganuary
The Spanish brand said it had grown its availability in the UK by sixfold in 2022, and that this expansion would help consumers ‘vote with their fork’
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NewsHeinz adds vegan versions of Cream of Tomato Soup and Beanz & Sausages
The innovations are claimed to offer ‘the taste of Heinz’ without animal products
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NewsOnline searches at most major supermarkets fall in run-up to Christmas 2022
Aldi, Lidl and Costco were the only retailers to see their total web traffic increase compared with last year
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NewsThe Collective launches biggest marketing drive at the start of 2023
The promotion will launch on 2 January and see it increase the spend on its 2022 Masterbrand campaign by 50%