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Ocado is suing its co-founder Jonathan Faiman while his new company Today Development Partners (TDP) issues a counterclaim worth “hundreds of millions” amid an escalating legal battle.

Ocado and M&S’ new joint venture enjoys double-digit growth

September 17, 2019

Automation, Companies, Delivery / Supply Chain, News

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Ocado Retail has enjoyed double-digit growth over the third quarter, marking the first set of results since the launch of its £1.5 billion joint venture with Marks & Spencer. M&S…

Ocado reports major losses as it reveals £100m cost of fire

July 9, 2019

Ben Stevens

Automation, Companies, News

Andover, Fire, Half year, Ocado, Tim Steiner

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Ocado has reported a half year loss of £43 million as it revealed the extend of the damage to its operations caused by a fire at its fulfilment centre earlier…

Co-op Food given go-ahead for new “future-proof” distribution centre

May 21, 2019

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Automation, Delivery / Supply Chain, News

Andover, Andy Perry, Biggleswade, Co-op, Co-op Food, distribution centre, Ocado, supermarket, supply chain

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Co-op Food supermarket has been approved planning consent to build a brand new regional distribution centre in the south as the retailer looks to “future proof” its operations. The new…

400 jobs at risk at Ocado as it scraps search for Andover replacement

May 20, 2019

Ben Stevens

Automation, News

Andover, fulfillment centre, Ocado

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400 Ocado picking and packing staff are facing redundancy after the online grocer admitted its search for a new warehouse premises was unsuccessful. Hundreds of staff working at Ocado’s high-tech…

Morrisons and Amazon have today announced a further extension of their partnership which will see one-hour grocery deliveries available “in even more cities across the UK over the coming years”.

Morrisons could expand partnership with Amazon as it scales back Ocado contract

May 10, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Delivery / Supply Chain, News

Amazon, Andover, Automated Warehouse, Erith, Morrisons, Ocado

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Morrisons has revised its partnership with online grocer Ocado, which will allow it to reach out to other companies to expand its online operations. The UK’s fourth largest supermarket originally…

Ocado says devastating Andover fire started by robot battery charging station

April 29, 2019

Ben Stevens

Automation, Companies

Andover, Automation, FM Global, Ocado

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Ocado has said that the devastating blaze which destroyed its high-tech distribution centre in Andover was caused by an electrical fault in one of the centres’ 1000 plus robots. In…

Ocado to resume operations in fire-damaged Andover centre by end of the month

April 17, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Delivery / Supply Chain, Ecommerce, News

Andover, Andover Advertiser, fulfillment centre, Kit Malthouse, Ocado

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Ocado is aiming to begin resuming deliveries from its high-tech warehouse in Andover after it was ravaged by a fire by the end of the month. According to the Andover…

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Ocado and M&S’ new joint venture enjoys double-digit growth

Ocado reports major losses as it reveals £100m cost of fire

Co-op Food given go-ahead for new “future-proof” distribution centre

400 jobs at risk at Ocado as it scraps search for Andover replacement

Morrisons could expand partnership with Amazon as it scales back Ocado contract

Ocado says devastating Andover fire started by robot battery charging station

Ocado to resume operations in fire-damaged Andover centre by end of the month

Behind the scenes at Amazon’s robotic fulfilment centre

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