Tim Steiner news, comment and analysis – Page 8
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NewsMedia Bites 23 Sep: Ocado/TDS, Sainsbury’s, M&S
Some of the biggest names in retail have become embroiled in an extraordinary legal row involving allegations of corporate espionage and conspiracy in a legal battle between Ocado and Today Development Partners.
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NewsCity snapshot: Bank holiday sun helps grocery market back into growth
The grocery market has returned to growth with a 0.5% uplift in value sales, the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show. Plus, Ocado Retail grows third quarter revenues by 11.4%, plus all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 6 August: Tesco, M&S/Ocado, Takeaway.com/Just Eat
Usdaw said its Tesco members were ”shocked and dismayed”
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado completes JV with M&S
Ocado has completed its arrangements for a joint-venture with Marks & Spencer
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Comment & OpinionThere is no such thing as a ‘Tesco shopper’ or 'Ocado shopper'
Or an Ocado or M&S shopper, for that matter, says Kantar’s Fraser McKevitt. Brands and retailers must look beyond their existing shopper base to thrive
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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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Analysis & FeaturesIs vertical farming the future of food?
The popularity of vertical farming is on the rise. Can it grow from a niche to a major source of food?
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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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NewsMedia Bites 30 May: Grocery market share, Ocado, M&S
None of the UK’s “big four” supermarkets managed to grow their sales in the last 12 weeks, the first time in almost three years that they have all failed to do so.
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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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NewsMedia Bites 14 May: Impossible Foods, UK retail shares, Boots
Plant-based meat company Impossible Foods has raised $300m in its latest funding round to increase its value by two-thirds to $2bn.
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NewsMorrisons' retail growth slows as Ocado deal renegotiated
Morrisons has posted a 2.3% rise in like for like first quarter sales as it has announced a temporary suspension of its use of online partner Ocado’s Erith customer fulfilment centre and an end to the exclusivity of their partnership.
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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 & OpinionOcado Zoom looks to be an on-demand model that works
Picking and dispatching small baskets on demand is expensive and the charges needed to make it profitable are not attracti…
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Analysis & FeaturesOcado Zooms ahead in rapid delivery service comparison
How the services compare on a shop-for-tonight 12-item mission
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NewsMedia Bites 29 March: Dave Lewis, Brexit, Ocado
The boss of Tesco has criticised those who look down on shop jobs, accusing ministers of sidelining the retail industry and prioritising car and steel manufacturers.