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Alcampo Invests In Robotics And AI For Online Shopping

Spanish supermarket chain Alcampo has invested €19.4 million in a highly automated warehouse equipped with robots and AI to enhance its online shopping service. The company has unveiled its Customer...

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Ocado Partner Kroger Orders New Automated Technologies

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’?

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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’

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

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

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

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

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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