Ocado - Latest News and Analysis – Page 19
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Comment and Opinion
Ocado's vertical farms could win over online grocery sceptics
Freshness is one of the main barriers to online grocery shopping. Ocado’s new venture could change all that
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News
Ocado makes major investment in vertical farming
The online grocer could have 10 vertical farms up and running within a decade
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City snapshot: Ocado makes £17m bet on vertical farming
Ocado is committing £17m into two acquisitions to make it a global leader in the newly emerging vertical farming industry. Plus, retail footfall plummets in May to its worst month in six years, Distil posts double-digit annual growth and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Analysis and Features
Can Jon Faiman deliver on Waitrose's £1bn online sales promise?
Tension over the M&S divorce is mounting as Ocado co-founder sets up rival tech firm to help
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Ocado set to announce location of next customer fulfilment centre
The online supermarket had been due to announce the location earlier in 2019 but the timescale was cast into doubt when it was destroyed in a fire
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Ocado set to cut 400 jobs after Andover fire
Ocado has put up to 400 jobs at risk at its Andover warehouse after failing to find an alternative site nearby and admitting it will take two year to rebuild.
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Morrisons to expand in-store picking after Ocado deal change
Morrisons is also seeking to extend its relationship with Amazon and work with new last mile delivery partners
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Waitrose hires Faiman to triple online sales
Waitrose plans to build three new state-of-the-art automated warehouses to turn its online operation into a £1bn business – with the help of Ocado co-founder Jonathan Faiman.
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Analysis and Features
Can the Morrisons-Ocado split really be a win-win?
Ocado gets back CFC space, Morrisons can sign new deals. So is it really a better deal all round?
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Comment and Opinion
Ocado is right to target single-person households
The online supermarket is looking to take single-person households from bricks and mortar rivals
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Asda, Ocado and Co-op hail strong growth in own label
The three retailers have all grown ahead of the market average
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Morrisons backs out of Ocado deal and cosies up with Amazon
Morrisons is also eyeing new delivery partners as CEO David Potts looks to ‘dance at more than one wedding’
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Analysis and Features
What’s Ocado’s vision for its clever new robot-chef tech?
Ocado will get its first robot this year – and sees the potential to take customers from both the likes of Deliveroo and other grocers
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Ocado to build second CFC for Canadian partner Sobeys
The development builds on a deal Ocado struck with Sobeys at the beginning of 2018
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Ocado invests in robot chefs for ready-to-eat meals
The investment ‘gives Ocado the opportunity to expand its value proposition in grocery, especially through Ocado Zoom’
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Comment and Opinion
How Waitrose and M&S should prepare for the Ocado switch
The M&S-Ocado joint venture will also be a fascinating experiment in shopper decision making, says Jeremy Garlick, a partner at Insight Traction
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News
Ocado shares hit by robot electrical fault fire admission
Ocado shares dropped 2.7% this morning to their lowest level in a month after news emerged late on Friday that the fire that devastated its Andover warehouse in February was caused by an electrical fault related to the charging of its robots.
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Ocado begins deliveries from new temporary warehouse in Andover
Previously Ocado had been relying on its other three CFCs, in Erith, Hatfield and Dordon
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Analysis and Features
Ocado Zooms ahead in rapid delivery service comparison
How the services compare on a shop-for-tonight 12-item mission
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Ocado claims Coles deal shows 'no consequences' to CFC fire
The deal, announced this morning, will see Ocado develop two automated customer fulfilment centres within four years