All Ocado articles – Page 19
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NewsIn quotes: Pennycook and Rose on Brexit and boardrooms
Retail chairmen relayed their concerns about immigration and prices post-Brexit in headhunter Korn Ferry’s 2017 survey. Here’s a selection of the issues that were front of mind.
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OpinionBlog: Why is DIY so behind the multichannel curve?
I’ve been having my bathroom renovated over the past couple of weeks, which has given me my first real taste of shopping DIY, and I’m not impressed.
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VideoStand up and be counted – why businesses must be vocal
Lord Stuart Rose was a vocal remainer during the Brexit referendum. In the aftermath, he encourages businesses to stand up and be heard in uncertain times.
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AnalysisOnline secret shopper: Is Ocado the Betamax of grocery?
Ecommerce expert James Hammersley puts the Ocado website through its paces to see if it can match the scale and breadth of the big four online supermarkets.
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OpinionBlog: Follow Ocado and make drivers brand ambassadors
Ask a retail chief executive what differentiates their business and nine times out of ten the response is service.
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AnalysisThe disruptors: The firms rebuilding the DIY sector
DIY is the focus of the first article of Retail Week’s new ‘The disruptors’ series, which looks at the businesses creating waves across retail.
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NewsToday in retail: Ocado shares rally on M&S speculation
Ocado’s share price has rallied today amid speculation that the online grocer could pen a deal with Marks & Spencer.
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NewsDobbies strikes deal with Ocado to bolster online offer
Garden centre retailer Dobbies has signed a five-year deal with Ocado to upgrade its online offer and launch nationwide delivery.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How can M&S make food online work?
Shoppers were rejoicing this morning with news that Marks & Spencer is set to start selling food online.
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NewsToday in retail: M&S eyes online as Debs bolsters team
Marks & Spencer was centre of attention today after declaring its intentions to finally board the online grocery train later this year.
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OpinionOpinion: Fran Minogue on the way we eat now
Did you grab a coffee and muffin on the way to work this morning? Do you often pop out to Pret, Eat or Leon at lunchtime? At the end of a long day, do you let the kids order Dominos, or go online to Just Eat or Deliveroo?
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AnalysisInternet of Things: supply chain’s great leap forward
The Internet of Things is dramatically reshaping how retail supply chains operate now and in the future. In the second part of our supply-chain series, Lindsay Clark explores the benefits it is unlocking for retailers.
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DataData: Top 20 retailers by UK online sales
Retail Week Prospect’s league table of the largest retailers by UK online sales does not throw up many surprises, with Amazon continuing to lead the way, well ahead of Tesco.
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AnalysisWho could help balance the French Connection board?
Some of French Connection’s biggest investors have piled further pressure on its boss under fire, Stephen Marks.
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OpinionOpinion: Reflections on Retail Week Live 2017
Billed as “unmissable”, Retail Week Live certainly lived up to expectations.
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NewsOcado CFO: We could get away with being more expensive
Ocado’s finance boss Duncan Tatton-Brown has shrugged off the prospect of food price inflation and insisted the etailer “could get away with being more expensive”.
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NewsOcado sales jump driven by increased order frequency
Ocado reported a leap in its first-quarter sales despite a dip in its average order value as customers chose to spend less more often.
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VideoWatch: Lord Rose tells retailers to speak up or shut up
Lord Stuart Rose joins Retail Week in the studio to discuss the fallout from the Brexit vote and the need for political engagement across the industry.
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DataInfographic: Key themes from the top 50 retailers ranking
The combined turnover of the UK’s top 50 retailers by sales for the 2015/16 financial year reaches £220bn, with the top 10 accounting for £151bn of that (68.6%).
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Agent Provocateur, Tesco and more
Retail news round-up: Agent Provocateur to head for administration, SecretSales directors exit and Tesco launches products in Pakistan