Solutions News - Ocado reboots

Ocado, the online grocer partly owned by John Lewis Partnership, saw mounting losses last year. The company filed pre-tax losses of£39.1 million in 2002, an increase of nearly£6 million on the previous year. The e-tailer still attracts funding and has raised£45 million over the past 18 months.

Sound delivery The Sainsbury's to You home-delivery service has invested in Dolphin Networked Radio, a two-way radio service between drivers and the distribution centre. The retailer hopes the network will reduce costs, because it only pays a flat rate of£25 per unit per month.