Ocado

Ocado to close Hatfield warehouse, putting 2,300 jobs at risk
Online retailer to open new site in Luton but sales have fallen back after Covid lockdowns
Sarah Butler
25, Apr, 2023 @8:16 AM

The long term seems to be getting longer for online grocer Ocado | Nils Pratley
International adventures will be the crucial contributor but the UK operation is not irrelevant to the wider story
Nils Pratley
28, Feb, 2023 @5:48 PM

Better than 50/50 chance government will extend energy bill support, says Martin Lewis – as it happened
Money saving expert predicts government could decide not to lift average energy bills to £3,000 per year in April, after pressure
Graeme Wearden
28, Feb, 2023 @3:59 PM

Ocado pauses building new warehouses as annual losses balloon to £500m
Decline in retail sales at online supermarket blamed on customers buying fewer items
Sarah Butler and Julia Kollewe
28, Feb, 2023 @8:21 AM

Ocado has record Christmas sales but people are buying fewer items
Online grocer’s shares dive 5% on Tuesday morning as it says basket volumes fell down 8.3% on last year
Julia Kollewe
17, Jan, 2023 @10:09 AM

M&S faces ‘gathering storm’ as profits plunge by 24%
Marks & Spencer says clothing, food and international sales fared well but ‘cost of doing business’ is affecting performance
Sarah Butler
09, Nov, 2022 @12:13 PM

Ocado shares soar as it signs deal with South Korean retailer
Online grocer to build robotic warehouses for Lotte Shopping in boost after slowing sales
Julia Kollewe
01, Nov, 2022 @12:31 PM

Peanut butter pasta could be this year’s ‘Nigella effect’ dish
Budget-friendly recipe is dividing the nation with its energy-efficient ‘steaming’ method for the pasta
Morwenna Ferrier
28, Oct, 2022 @11:50 AM

Peanut butter pasta dish among Nigella Lawson’s £1.25-a-portion budget recipes
Budget dishes created by celebrity cook include peanut butter pasta and feta, black bean and clementine couscous
Sarah Butler
26, Oct, 2022 @5:00 AM

Shares slide as UK retailers join households facing a grim winter
Businesses from bars to shops are buckling under the strain of energy bills and damage to trade and staffing
Julia Kollewe
20, Sep, 2022 @12:51 PM

Faith in Ocado’s global revolution feels increasingly fragile | Nils Pratley
Having had too little capacity during the Covid crisis, the business now has too much
Nils Pratley
13, Sep, 2022 @5:29 PM

Ocado warns of sales fall as shoppers cut back in living costs crisis
Online grocer says people are putting less in their baskets and looking for cheaper products
Julia Kollewe
13, Sep, 2022 @6:52 AM
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