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Ocado Partner Kroger Orders New Automated Technologies
Date: 2024-07-23 09:33:27
British online supermarket and technology group Ocado has said that its US partner Kroger has placed an order for a wide range of new automated technologies to roll out in...
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Is orange wine the ‘drink of the summer’?
Date: 2024-07-01 09:13:34
An explosion of posts on TikTok has shown a profound appetite for orange wine with some dubbing it the ‘drink of the summer’. It looks as though Generation Z and...
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Food e-commerce isn’t for everyone (yet)
Date: 2024-06-20 11:20:33
The democratisation of online grocery shopping is taking longer than initially expected given the worldwide hype around e-commerce. Persistent cost inflation has forced retailers to launch initiatives to curb staff...
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Kroger to close 3 e-commerce facilities
Date: 2024-04-02 09:42:03
The grocer said it will shutter one spoke warehouse in South Florida and two others in Texas in late May. Kroger’s decision to close delivery facilities in two key states...
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Ocado launches ‘fine dining’ frozen food range for pets
Date: 2024-02-20 09:58:21
Ocado is to offer a ‘fine dining’ frozen food range for pets in a bid to appeal to more “younger, urban, mindful owners”. Pet food brand Ted’s Bowl range is...
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Redefine Meat Enters Europe With UK, Dutch Launch
Date: 2023-12-04 09:36:20
Redefine Meat has announced its entry into the European retail market, rolling out plant-based products with Ocado in the UK and Albert Heijn and Crisp in the Netherlands. The company,...
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Casino To Step Up Promotions As Cost-Of-Living Crisis Weighs On French Sales
Date: 2023-02-28 09:36:20
French retailer Casino vowed on Tuesday to spend more on promotions this quarter to help cash-strapped shoppers after sales at its Géant hypermarkets in France fell sharply in the fourth...
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Ocado: Brits stocking up on fermented foods for 2023
Date: 2023-01-20 09:16:07
Brits are stocking up on fermented foods such as kimchi, miso and kombucha, new sales data from online retailer Ocado has found. According to the research, searches for ‘fermented food’...
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UK: Aldi crowned cheapest supermarket in 2022
Date: 2023-01-10 09:47:07
Aldi has been named the cheapest supermarket for a basket of 48 groceries in 2022, costing £81.63 last month. According to data from consumer watchdog Which?, the discount grocer was...
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Lidl achieves ‘new record’ market share
Date: 2022-12-06 09:40:31
Lidl has achieved a new record market share of 7.4%, while Aldi remains the fastest growing retailer with sales up 24.4%, according to new data by Kantar. Lidl reported a...
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Ocado Partners With Lotte Shopping In South Korea
Date: 2022-11-03 09:05:34
Online supermarket and technology group Ocado has announced a partnership with South Korean retailer Lotte Shopping, which will see the Ocado Smart Platform rolled out in the country. As part...
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Groupe Casino and Ocado extend partnership
Date: 2022-05-23 10:06:38
Groupe Casino and Ocado Group plan to develop several e-commerce logistics centres for retailers all over France. Ocado will also introduce its in-store fulfilment solution across the French company’s Monoprix...
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Ocado launches free Disney cooking course for Easter
Date: 2022-04-13 08:10:50
Ocado will be launching a specially designed Disney-themed cookery course during the Easter holidays. The School of Magical Mealtimes, which will be open from 11 April to 14 April in...
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Ocado launches private label household and drug product range
Date: 2021-11-08 17:10:58
Ocado Retail has rolled out a new range of private label household products, offering more than 70 household essentials – from bin liners and foil to laundry and household cleaning...
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Ocado to eliminate 27 tonnes of plastic waste a year from its private label range
Date: 2021-04-28 14:53:11
Ocado is reviewing its private label product range. Ocado is revamping its 530-item product range to make its products and branding appear more appealing on screens. In addition to the...
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Barilla acquires British fresh pasta maker Pasta Evangelists
Date: 2021-01-25 18:35:16
Via its BLU1877 business Barilla has acquired a majority share in Britain’s Pasta Evangelists, reentering the fresh pasta market and boosting its digital offering. The two companies did not disclose...
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Magazine: The world has turned upside down: How has the pandemic affected consumer behaviour?
Date: 2020-07-30 07:04:24
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been different on different types of retailers. Obviously the operators of physical stores suffered a drastic sales loss, while those with an online...
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Kroger plans three more Ocado automated warehouses
Date: 2020-06-15 08:30:29
The Kroger Co. plans to build three new Ocado-powered automated warehouses in the Great Lakes, Pacific Northwest and West regions. Kroger didn’t yet disclose the specific locations of the robotics-driven...
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Waitrose to double online capacity with new fulfilment centre
Date: 2020-05-15 14:08:22
On 7 May Waitrose opened a 6-acre customer fulfilment centre in London in a bid to double its online grocery orders by September. The centre created 370 jobs, which will...
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Ocado buys 100,000 Covid-19 test kits to ensure ‘safety for all’
Date: 2020-04-01 08:10:10
Food delivery company Ocado has said its decision to order 100,000 Covid-19 testing kits for staff would help keep grocery supplies flowing and protect both staff and the public –...
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Nobody Will Starve In Coronavirus Crisis, Says Ocado
Date: 2020-03-26 08:50:22
There is no shortage of food in Britain and nobody will starve during the coronavirus emergency, said the chairman of online supermarket Ocado who believes he himself has been infected....
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Waitrose: 24 more stores in the online delivery network
Date: 2020-03-15 19:29:35
UK retailer Waitrose & Partners intends to add 24 stores to its online delivery service network in the next few months. Presently, customers can ask for home delivery of online orders...
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Ocado invests in indoor farm management
Date: 2019-07-11 11:02:07
The Ocado online grocery store invests 17 million pounds (6.1 billion forints) in the farm sector – origo wrote. The advantage of indoor farms is that more plants can be...
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M&S targets doubling of food business after Ocado deal
Date: 2019-07-10 08:50:32
British retailer Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) is targeting a doubling of its 6 billion pound ($7.5 billion) food business, driven by its new joint venture with online supermarket Ocado. M&S...
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