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Ocado news and analysis – Page 24
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NewsOcado names Purfleet as location for its fifth UK CFC
The new facility should be operational in about two years, with construction work to begin imminently
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado posts deep first half loss after £100m Andover fire hit
Ocado has posted a first half pre-tax loss of over £140m after the fire at its Andover warehouse cost the online supermarket almost £100m. Plus, PhD Nutrition acquisition drives first half sales surge at Science in Sport and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsWaitrose and Ocado to sign up to supplier audit respite pledge
Of the original list of retailers overseen by GSCOP, only Sainsbury’s has yet to sign up to the agreement
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NewsOcado sells beauty retailer Fabled to Next as focus shifts to M&S deal
Ocado has sold beauty and wellbeing retailer Fabled to FTSE 100 fashion firm Next, as the online grocer plans to shift its focus to the joint venture inked with Marks & Spencer.
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Comment & OpinionOcado'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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NewsOcado makes major investment in vertical farming
The online grocer could have 10 vertical farms up and running within a decade
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NewsCity 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 & FeaturesCan 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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NewsOcado 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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NewsOcado 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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NewsMorrisons 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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NewsWaitrose 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 & FeaturesCan 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 & OpinionOcado 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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NewsAsda, 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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NewsMorrisons 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 & FeaturesWhat’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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NewsOcado 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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NewsOcado 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 & OpinionHow 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