All Ocado articles – Page 40
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NewsSainsbury's poised to extend Brand Match across UK
Supermarket group Sainsbury’s is to launch its Brand Match price promise nationwide after testing the idea in Northern Ireland.
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NewsTesco’s Price Drop hits other grocers
Tesco’s share price rose in the week that it launched its Big Price Drop, but the move hit the value of its food retail rivals.
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NewsAndy Bond backs online food retailer
Former Asda boss Andy Bond is backing a new upmarket online food retailer.
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NewsOcado Saving Pass ups promotions ante
Ocado is wading into the grocery promotions war with the launch of a ‘Saving Pass’, which it claims could save customers over £100 a year.
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NewsOcado sales up 19.5% but warns margins expected to be lower
Ocado has reported gross sales up 19.5% to £444.6m in the 36 weeks to August 7, but warned that investment in customer service means full year margins are likely to be slightly lower than expected.
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NewsGeneral stores win out over the grocers
As hordes of shoppers flocked to the opening of Westfield Stratford City, showing that willingness to spend has not entirely evaporated, general retailers ended the week up overall.
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NewsBig names suffer amid tough trading concerns
Shop stocks were out of favour in the wake of a profit warning from Topps Tiles, with bearish notes on some of the sector’s biggest names and general heebie-jeebies about trading.
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NewsOcado urged to shelve plans for second fulfilment centre
Online grocer Ocado should abandon plans for a £210m second customer fulfilment centre until it proves that it has a viable business from its first, according to a leading broker.
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OpinionConfidence in our cities won’t return overnight
The launch of the High Street Fund to support small retailers affected by the riots is a welcome initiative.
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NewsWaitrose vows the worst of online problems are behind it
Online scope for Waitrose.com to become more personalised following overhaul, says ecommerce boss
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NewsTesco opens virtual store in South Korea
Tesco Homeplus in South Korea has opened what it claims is the world’s first virtual store in Seoul subway, following an initial trial in July.
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GalleryIn pictures: Ocado's virtual shopping wall goes live
The integrated window display at London’s One New Change shopping centre allows shoppers to purchase groceries on their mobile phones, then have them delivered to their door.
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NewsOcado launches 'shopping wall' at top shopping centre
Online grocer Ocado is to enable shoppers to order goods by scanning from a window display in an experimental venture reminiscent of an innovation tried by Tesco in Korea.
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NewsOcado’s lack of update raises City eyebrows
Broker Panmure has questioned why Ocado has not updated the City after the online grocer’s joint broker Goldman Sachs slashed its operating profit forecasts for the next three years.
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NewsOcado co-founder cuts stake in grocer
The co-founder of Ocado and his wife have sold some of its stake in the online grocer, despite shares trading at their lowest level since the group floated last July
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AnalysisCrunch time for the grocers
Shoppers have been cutting back on discretionary items but now even food volumes are declining. Jennifer Creevy reports on how supermarkets are having to adapt to this unfamiliar environment
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NewsStakebuilding raises Blacks’ share price
The market edged up over the week but retailers of all types were becalmed.
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NewsOcado launches Reflets de France range
Online grocer Ocado launched its Reflets de France range, supplied by Carrefour, with a 6ft Eiffel Tower.
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NewsOcado posts first interim pre-tax profit and strikes deal with Carrefour
Online grocer Ocado has reported pre-tax profitability in its first-half and struck a deal with French giant Carrefour to distribute selected goods in the UK.