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Ocado news and analysis – Page 39
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NewsNoble promises best in class with Posh Birds
Noble Foods is spreading its wings beyond the traditional hen egg with the launch of a new premium speciality egg brand called Posh Birds.
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NewsPoints-based loyalty scheme trialled by Ocado
Ocado has begun trialling a points-based loyalty scheme weeks after launching its savings pass.The new scheme, which is being trialled with about 10% of customers, allows shoppers to earn one loyalty point for every £2 they spend and then cash in 100 points for a £1 voucher. Ocado hopes the ...
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NewsPETA forces Ocado to axe ‘cruel’ foie gras
Ocado has stopped selling foie gras after the animal rights group PETA wrote to the online grocer to complain. The offending 180g jar of duck foie gras was one of the 300 products from Carrefour's Reflets de France range to come on to the site in July.
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NewsTesco price war threat sends rivals’ shares tumbling
Fears that Tesco is to spark a new price war sent shares in supermarket rivals plummeting yesterday. Shares in Sainsbury’s fell by 2% yesterday, while Ocado was hit even harder. The online retailer saw its share price slump by 11%.
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NewsOcado debuts savings club as margins face new squeeze
Shares in Ocado slumped 12% this morning on news of a slowdown in sales growth. Gross sales growth for the 12 weeks to 7 August was 16.9%, down from 17.2% in the second quarter.
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Waitrose targeting Tesco rather than Ocado inside M25
Waitrose MD Mark Price claims the retailer's expansion of its online service into London will steal market share from Tesco not Ocado. Describing Ocado as a "business partner", Price said his goal was for Waitrose and Ocado to overtake...
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NewsOcado signs supply deal with Scheckter's ‘university of organics’
Ocado has signed a new supply deal with the ‘biodynamic’ organic farm run by former Formula One champ Jody Scheckter.
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NewsOcado and Daylesford build virtual farm shop
Daylesford is launching an online farm shop on the Ocado website next week, using technology that could soon create a “virtual high street”.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe pots and pans approach (plus a world-class platform)
As well as a new virtual farm shop on Ocado’s website, Daylesford CEO Jamie Mitchell is set to open up to 10 small-format shops.
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NewsOcado pioneers ‘shopping wall’ technology in London shopping centre
Ocado will this week unveil a ‘shopping wall’ in London that lets passers-by do their grocery shopping by scanning barcodes with their mobile phones.
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NewsCapacity constraints blamed for Ocado downgrade by City
Ocado shares sank to an all-time low this week after a downgrade from joint house broker Goldman Sachs sparked a sell-off. Shares bottomed out on Tuesday at 116p from a high of 152p a week earlier, beating a previous low of 125p last…
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Ocado cooks up recipes for tweet success
Ocado has teamed up with celebrity chef Sophie Michell to develop a range of recipes for its followers on Twitter.
Michell prepared three meal ideas a day this week for the online retailer’s 6,700 followers on the social networking site…. -
NewsOcado adds Oxford base to distribution network
Ocado has revealed plans to open a new regional depot near Oxford to tackle capacity problems at the online grocer.
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NewsOcado celebrates profits landmark with Carrefour tie-up
Ocado has announced its first-ever interim pre-tax profits. The online grocer turned the £6.7m deficit it suffered for the first half of last year into gains of £200,000 this time around. Sales rose almost 21% to £296.7m for the 24 weeks to 15 May.
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Ex-Ocado man Rudoe to take role at Sainsbury’s
Ocado's former head of retail Jon Rudoe is set to take a senior role on Sainsbury's online team, The Grocer has learned. In a major coup for Sainsbury's, Rudoe, who left Ocado three months ago, is understood to be joining the retailer...
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NewsNew formula for Shaken Udder drinks
Shaken Udder has been revamped and its sugar content reduced in a bid to appeal more to the lunchbox market. The premium milkshakes which are sold in Waitrose, Ocado and high-end food halls now contain less than 5% sugar, down from 6%....
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Waitrose ahead of Ocado when online shoppers plan purchases
Online shoppers are more likely to visit Waitrose.com than dedicated online retailer Ocado when thinking about ordering groceries, new research by Verdict has revealed. The research was compiled from an Ipsos MORI poll of 3,000 adults,...
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NewsBank holidays hurt our sales, says Ocado
Ocado has blamed capacity constraints – and the recent bank holidays – for a slowdown in second-quarter sales growth. The online retailer revealed today that it expected to deliver growth of 21% in the first half of the year, which ends on 15 May.
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NewsOnline grocer accomplishes fruity ambition with launch of orange-avocado hybrid
Ocado, the online supermarket, has struck gold after stumbling on a new hybrid fruit that fits in perfectly with its corporate branding. The o-cado (£3.49 for a pack of two) is a cross between a Navel orange and a Hass avocado, combining the orange's rugged skin, with a luscious, fleshy ...
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NewsBlack Garlic gains listing with Tesco
Black garlic has taken a step further into the mainstream by gaining listings with Tesco. The unusual-looking bulb largely used by chefs will roll out into Express and superstores on 27 May. It is already available through Ocado as well...