Ocado
This coverage analyses Ocado’s performance and strategy within the UK retail and grocery sector, focusing on its technology-driven fulfilment operations, partnerships, financial results, leadership changes, and innovations in online retailing. Reporting helps retail managers and executives assess how Ocado’s model and decisions influence the broader grocery and e-commerce landscape.
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Jan- 2025 -14 JanuaryOnline & Digital
Ocado retail revenues rise 17% amid boost in active customers
Ocado has revealed that its retail revenue rose 17.5% to £715.8m for the 13 weeks ended 1 December 2024. Alongside this, the joint venture between Ocado Group and M&S revealed that its active customers rose 12.1% to 1.12m. Ocado stated that it delivered another record-breaking Christmas, with its highest ever…
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7 JanuarySupermarkets
Average household supermarket spend hit £460 this Christmas, Kantar finds
Household spending on take-home groceries hit a record high this Christmas at £460 on average, according to the latest data from Kantar. Overall take-home sales at the grocers rose by 2.1% over the four weeks to 29 December compared with last year. It comes as Katar found that people were…
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2 JanuaryNews
Ocado Retail partners with Holland and Barrett
Ocado Retail is expanding its health and wellness offering by launching a new partnership with Holland and Barrett, the UK’s leading wellness retailer. This is the first time that a mainstream high street retailer, apart from M&S, will be available on Ocado’s website. From today, Ocado will be adding hundreds…
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Dec- 2024 -24 DecemberSupermarkets
Ocado customers missing Christmas items amid warehouse malfunction
Hundreds of Ocado orders have been delivered with missing items after a malfunction at one of its Customer Fulfilment Centre’s (CFC). Some customers said their orders were missing chilled and frozen products, with others claiming to be without dozens of items, according to reports from Mail Online. It is understood…
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10 DecemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-10/12/24
Supermarket sales are set to surpass £13bn in December for the first time, boosted by festive spending and rising grocery prices. Data from Kantar reveals take-home grocery sales climbed 2.5% in the four weeks to 1 December. The average Christmas dinner for four has risen 6.5% to £32.57, largely due…
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10 DecemberSupermarkets
Supermarket sales to hit £13bn over Christmas
Supermarket sales are expected to exceed £13bn over the four weeks of December for the first time ever, according to the latest data from Kantar. The news comes as take-home sales at the grocers increased by 2.5% over the four weeks to 1 December 2024 as shoppers get ready for…
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Nov- 2024 -28 NovemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief-28/11/24
Consumer confidence remains subdued as the festive season nears, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). While personal retail spending rose slightly to +3 in November from +2 in October, and overall spending expectations stayed at +17, worries about the broader economy persist. Financial expectations improved marginally to -3, but…
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28 NovemberNews
Morrisons to cease deliveries from Ocado’s Erith centre
Morrisons has announced that it will gradually cease deliveries from Ocado’s Erith Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC). Ocado has said that the decision comes as Morrisons has decided to process a greater share of its online deliveries through Dordon CFC and with in-store fulfilment. This also means that Ocado Retail will…
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13 NovemberSupermarkets
Asda sales lag behind other major supermarkets, new data finds
Asda was found to trail behind all other major UK supermarkets with a 3.5% decline in sales and a 1% fall in market share over the year, new data from NIQ has revealed. It comes as supermarket sales have slowed in the four weeks to 2 November to 4% year-on-year,…
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12 NovemberSupermarkets
Supermarket sales hit 2024 high as shoppers ready for Christmas
Take-home sales at the grocers increased by 2.0% over the four weeks to 3 November 2024 to reach £11.6bn, making this the biggest sales month of the year so far, according to the latest data from Kantar. The take-home sales rise coincided with a jump in the number of shopping…
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