Ocado news and analysis – Page 25
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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 & 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
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Ocado secures partnership with Australia's Coles
Ocado shares rose 4% in early trading after it secured its fifth international partnership, with Australian retail giant Coles, Fever-tree saw sales jump 40% to £237m, and the rest of the news from the City
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Ocado confirms plan to rebuild Andover warehouse at same site
‘We will be looking to rebuild in Andover,’ said chief financial officer Duncan Tatton-Brown…
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Ocado sales growth dented by Andover warehouse fire
Sales jumped 11.2% at Ocado in the past 13 weeks, but its performance was dented by the fire at its Andover warehouse last month
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Ocado chooses Washington DC for Solutions business's US HQ
An office for Ocado Solutions, which supplies the online supermarket’s automated warehouse technology to retailers interna…
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M&S ends delivery trial as focus shifts to Ocado venture
M&S had been testing the in-store picking model at its Colliers Wood and Camden stores
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Ocado plans for robot order packers derailed by Andover fire
The robot prototypes were held at Andover and destroyed along with the rest of the facility
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Comment & Opinion
M&S-Ocado proves collaboration is necessary to follow the customer
The huge increase in industry collaboration signals a changed world where going it alone is a mistake, says Eagle Eye’s Tim Mason
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Media Bites 11 March: Ocado, Unilever, Jamie Oliver
Around a quarter of Ocado shoppers would ditch the online grocer if Waitrose products were no longer available, according to a poll
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Comment & Opinion
Why the M&S-Ocado deal is positive news for suppliers
M&S was doomed before the deal was confirmed, according to David Sables, CEO at Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & Opinion
M&S deal with Ocado is toppy but can deliver value in the long run
If the upside is obvious for Ocado, the market has struggled to comprehend the rationale for M&S
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Ocado Zoom rapid delivery service goes live in London
As of this week, orders can be placed on a new website, ocadozoom.com
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Analysis & Features
M&S and Ocado forge a transformational deal - at what cost?
With M&S paying £750m for the privilege, will this be the push it needs to become a ‘digital-first’ retailer?
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Comment & Opinion
Ocado/M&S deal will be a real test of customer loyalty
Ocado could lose not just Waitrose sales, but all the shoppers who come because those products are there
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Ocado deal was only way for M&S to move online, says Rowe
A deal announced between the two companies will see M&S take 50% of Ocado’s UK retail business under a new joint venture
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Media Bites 27 Feb: Ocado/M&S, Hotel Chocolat, Brexit
Ahead of this morning’s confirmation of the £1.5bn tie-up between Ocado and M&S, long-awaited confirmation the pair were in talks is heavily covered in today’s papers.