All Ocado articles
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AnalysisAnalysis: Has online grocery missed its golden opportunity?
As the demand for online grocery deliveries rocketed over the past few weeks, many supermarkets buckled under the pressure. Retail Week looks at whether the inability to meet demand will cause long-term damage to grocery ecommerce.
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Analysis
Data: Supply chain challenges start to ease as grocers step up to feed the nation
The enormous efforts made by grocers and their supply chain partners over the past week are helping to bring stock levels under control. Over the last two to three days in particular, the situation has shown signs of easing, according to the latest availability figures from Edge by Ascential.
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News
Ocado’s first international depot goes live in France
Ocado’s first international customer fulfilment centre (CFC) has today gone live for French supermarket giant Casino.
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Coronavirus: Ocado alters website algorithm to make deliveries ‘fairer’
Ocado says it closed its website yesterday for the first time ever so it could begin making changes to its algorithm to make deliveries “fairer” for would-be customers.
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Ocado posts sales rise but warns of coronavirus ‘disruptions’
Ocado Retail has posted a rise in sales during its first quarter but warned that the coronavirus pandemic could cause “further disruptions” to the business.
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Coronavirus: Ocado temporarily shuts website due to ‘staggering’ demand
Ecommerce grocer Ocado has been forced to temporarily close access to its website and stopped accepting new deliveries as it struggles to deal with “staggering” levels of demand.
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Opinion
Opinion: Coronavirus – what retailers do now will define them in the future
As 21st-century consumers, we’ve gotten used to having the world at our fingertips. Then seemingly overnight, all the stuff we take for granted is in question – access to healthcare; groceries on shelves; the ability to travel, go to school, socialise with friends.
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Opinion
Opinion: Retail’s star quality shines through
Now more than ever, with retail facing some of the most challenging conditions it has ever known, we should take time to celebrate the accomplishments of this brilliant industry.
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Analysis
Interview: How Tim Steiner’s ‘never satisfied’ attitude has shaped Ocado
Ocado boss Tim Steiner’s ‘never satisfied’ attitude has driven the business on to great success, making him a worthy winner of the Clarity Retail Leader of the Year.
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Retail Week Awards 2020: The winners
Tesco boss Dave Lewis and Ocado chief executive Tim Steiner were among the winners of the Retail Week Awards 2020 sponsored by Salesforce.
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Waitrose expands online delivery network in preparation for Ocado split
Waitrose has expanded online delivery fulfilment to more stores in its estate around the country as it prepares for the end of its partnership with Ocado in September.
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Analysis
Urban logistics: Will Ocado eco backlash kibosh city deliveries?
As Ocado finds itself embroiled in a battle with north London parents over its new urban delivery centre, Retail Week looks into the growing trend for city centre logistics.
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Analysis
Analysis: Will 2020 be Ocado’s year?
Despite presenting a set of financial results that showed spiralling losses before tax and a significant dip in EBITDA, Ocado’s chiefs are convinced 2020 will be the year its investment in technology is vindicated. Retail Week looks at whether their optimism is justified.
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Ocado posts full-year earnings fall as sales surge
Online retailer and tech platform Ocado has reported a slide in full-year earnings, affected by factors such as the fire last year at its Andover depot.
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Waitrose launches product overhaul in fightback against Ocado and M&S
Waitrose will launch thousands of new and revamped products as it bids to keep its online shoppers out of the clutches and Ocado and Marks Spencer.
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Ocado developing driverless delivery vehicles as it eyes new international partners
The boss of ecommerce grocery and technology business Ocado has said it is investing in research and development into driverless vehicles as it continues to seek new international partnerships.
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Analysis
Analysis: The six tech trends tipped to take off in 2020
What burgeoning technology will really take off in 2020 and what will it enable retailers to do? We put the question to a panel of tech experts.
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Analysis
The nine most jaw-dropping retail moments of 2019
The retail industry has experienced many twists and turns this year. Retail Week picks nine truly jaw-dropping moments from 2019.
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Analysis
Smashing it: Nine retailers that powered ahead in 2019
Torrid trading conditions meant retail casualties made headlines throughout 2019. Sometimes it appeared that the entire retail industry was in the emergency ward, but that’s not so. Here we take a look at some of the successful retailers that smashed it out of the park this year.
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Analysis
Happy Christmas from retail – 12 gifts from retailers to society in 2019
It may have been a tough year for retail, but that didn’t stop the industry from playing its part as a good corporate citizen and helping those in need, from the homeless to refugees. These initiatives are just the tip of the iceberg of retail’s engagement with the wider community. ...
