Technology
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AnalysisAnalysis: Ocado co-founders square up for online delivery battle
Waitrose has come out fighting in the looming online grocery battle with M S by linking with an unknown tech start-up launched by Ocado co-founder Jonathan Faiman. Will it give Waitrose the punching power to upset its soon-to-be ex-partner?
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Analysis
Analysis: How to survive the 'high velocity retail' world
“The customer is no longer king. The customer is now master of the universe.”
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News
Ocado boss: Kroger will be number one in ecommerce
Ocado boss Tim Steiner believes its partnership with Kroger will transform the American grocer into “the number one player in ecommerce in the US”.
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Waitrose reveals Ocado successor and £1bn online target
Waitrose has struck a deal with ecommerce platform TDP to succeed its Ocado partnership and plans to treble the size of its online business over the next three years.
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JD.com exec Ling on the future of 'boundless retail'
JD.com executive Chenkai Ling believes retail will evolve into a “boundless” sector as new shopping channels emerge and combine.
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Opinion
Opinion: Don't believe the hysteria over till-free stores
We all know it’s only a matter of time before Amazon Go reaches UK shores. Trademarks have long been registered, the rumours have been flying and, having debuted in New York City earlier this month, it’s fair to say that Amazon has an appetite for urban expansion.
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Google launches tool to help retailers boost customer experience
Google has launched a new online tool aimed at helping retailers improve their customer experience across channels.
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M&S seeks to end ‘it doesn’t fit’ worries with digital investment
Marks Spencer has taken a stake in a specialist clothes-fitting technology company as part of its drive to enhance its digital capabilities and bolster its appeal to fashion shoppers, Retail Week can reveal.
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Ocado takes stake in 'game-changer' robotics start-up
Ocado has acquired a minority stake in a robotics start-up it says has the “potential to revolutionise” the preparation of ready-to-eat meals.
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Morrisons' Potts eyes 'next-meal' delivery market
Morrisons boss David Potts has hinted that the grocer could partner with the likes of Deliveroo and JustEat as it targets the “next-meal” delivery market.
