Ocado news and analysis
Ocado is the UK’s largest pure-play online grocer, operating as a joint venture between Ocado Group and Marks & Spencer. Ocado offers a wide range of products, including nearly the full M&S food range, and has expanded into health and wellness through partnerships like Holland & Barrett. The Grocer covers Ocado with news, analysis, insight and opinion, including updates on its market share, customer growth, technology innovation, and strategic shifts in the UK grocery sector.
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NewsBritish apple sales to retailers surging, says British Apples & Pears
The organisation said total British apple sales from September to June reached 138,823t
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Comment & OpinionWhy Asda chose Amazon to ‘transform’ its retail media game
Asda’s chief customer and digital officer tells The Grocer why the supermarket is partnering with Amazon to overhaul its retail media offer
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NewsAsda brings in Amazon to ‘transform’ retail media offer
Asda is the first UK retailer to deploy Amazon’s Retail Ad service
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NewsAsda and Aldi the two worst-performing supermarkets for sales growth
Asda was the only supermarket to suffer a sales decline in Worldpanel’s latest data, while Aldi put in the weakest growth
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NewsOcado weighs up potential replacement for CEO Tim Steiner
Ocado is lining up a potential replacement for its chief executive Tim Steiner, who is also the co-founder of the technology and online grocery group
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NewsOcado launches half-time delivery bundles for England World Cup games
The bundles will be available to order in London and Manchester for each of England’s group stage games on 17, 23 and 27 June.
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NewsGrandma’s Hot Sauce lands first grocery listing with Ocado
The listing marks the first time Guyanese products have been sold on Ocado
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s behind the Asda-Ocado tie-up and will it work?
Asda is to adopt Ocado’s Smart Platform technology. What does the deal entail and will the new partnership work?
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NewsAmazon customers can now add fresh groceries to same-day delivery orders
Previously, fresh food could only be bought and delivered as part of a separate basket via the Amazon Grocery section of the site and app.
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NewsAsda ‘broadly where expected’ as losses slow during first quarter
Asda now hoped to win back shoppers through its Take a Fresh Look campaign and new partnership with Ocado, chairman Allan Leighton said
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NewsAsda signs up Ocado to overhaul online shopping
Asda has signed a deal with Ocado Group to completely overhaul its online shopping business
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NewsOcado launches rewards programme for Smart Pass holders
Customers can choose as many offers as they like from a selection of 15 featured deals that are on offer at any one time
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Grocer 33Ocado supply chain director Tim Walker on same-day delivery and dynamic aisles
‘We’re finding an increasing number of shopping missions need to be supported in different ways’
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Grocer 33Ocado bests rivals in online Liverpool mystery shop
Our shopper rates Ocado as ‘my favourite’ thanks to the ‘high-quality items’ and because ‘they have real-time availability’
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InterviewsModern Milkman Simon Mellin on delivering value internationally
Simon Mellin founded Modern Milkman with a battered old milk float in a Lancashire town. Now he is taking its ‘waste not, want not’ mission to the US
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NewsOcado signs exclusivity deal with Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm
As part of the deal, both Ocado and Diddly Squat are making a commitment to co-fund outdoor learning and land-based skills via the Ernest Cook Trust.
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NewsAsian condiment challenger Mei Mei Goods lands grocery debut in Ocado
Mei Mei Goods was co-founded by Michelin-starred chef Elizabeth Haigh and former Google head of retail Renée St John
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NewsOcado launches sustainability focused ‘Future of Food’ aisle
Each product in the aisle – developed in partnership with not-for-profit platform Future of Food – has been assessed against three criteria, and verified by Ocado Retail and Provenance
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NewsShot brand Unrooted eyes fibremaxxing trend with new baobab powder sachets
Functional shot brand Unrooted has launched 100% baobab fruit powder sachets
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NewsOle & Steen launches bakery selection on Ocado to reach customers nationwide
It marks the first time the vast majority of UK households will have access to Ole & Steen’s bakery range