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Ocado’s chairman has urged the British public not to “panic” over potential food shortages as it pauses its guaranteed “reserved” delivery service.

Ocado shuts down mobile app and turns away new orders as demand pushes it to breaking point

March 18, 2020

Delivery / Supply Chain, Ecommerce, Industry

Amazon, Coronavirus, grocery, Morrisons, Ocado, Online Delivery, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Waitrose

Ocado has been forced to shut down its mobile app and begin turning away new orders as unprecedented demand for online food orders pushes it to breaking point. The online…

Ocado and Waitrose face backlog of online orders

March 17, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Ecommerce

Coronavirus, COVID 19, customer, demand, ecommerce, Ocado, online, order, Shopping, Waitrose

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Unprecedented levels of customers deciding to carry out their shop online instead of visiting the supermarket have left the UK’s online retailers backlogged with orders. Ocado has been resorting to…

Ocado could reach £100 a share by 2030, according to analysts

March 13, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

Companies, Ecommerce

Bernstein, grocer, Marks & Spencer, Ocado, online, Shares, stocks, supermarket, Waitrose

Shares in online-only grocer Ocado Group Plc could rise tenfold by 2030, according to analysts at Bernstein. As the supermarket prepares for a new joint venture with Marks & Spencer…

Waitrose has told customers that it is “still happy to deliver” to them if they are self-isolating due to coronavirus.

Waitrose says it’s “still happy to deliver” to customers self-isolating due to coronavirus

March 5, 2020

Ben Stevens

Delivery / Supply Chain, Ecommerce, News

Coronavirus, COVID19, Delivery, Ocado, Self-isolating, Waitrose

Waitrose has told customers that it is “still happy to deliver” to them if they are self-isolating due to coronavirus. The grocer is the first to directly address the issue…

Waitrose “investing heavily” to expand online delivery ahead of Ocado split

March 2, 2020

Ben Stevens

Delivery / Supply Chain, Ecommerce, News

grocery, Ocado, Online Delivery, Waitrose

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Waitrose is expanding its online delivery service to dozens more stores “strategically placed” to deal with the fallout from its upcoming divorce from Ocado. Waitrose.com’s online delivery service will be…

Ocado voted Which? best online supermarket for second year running

February 24, 2020

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Industry, News

Ocado, Online Grocer, Waitrose, Which?

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Ocado has been voted the top supermarket for online grocery shopping by consumer watchdog Which? for the second year running. According to a survey of over 14,000 people Ocado rated…

Sustainability initiatives have become more of a priority to retailers now that the majority of shoppers say they would prioritise retailers who show consistent efforts to be sustainable. Here are our top five retailers who are currently using or set to use sustainable technology within their businesses.

Top 5 retailers using sustainable technology

February 19, 2020

Georgia Wright

Features, News, Sustainable Tech

3D design technology, AirDoor, Censuswide, Charging point, EDF Renewables, Electric Vehicles, EV, Ikea, Ingka Group, Lidl, Optoro, solar power, Tesco, Tommy Hilfiger, Waitrose, Wirth Research

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“In effect, consumers are adopting something of a ‘post-war’ mindset in that they are now making far more considered purchases.” According to recent research over half of shoppers would now…

Waitrose to launch 5000 new products as Ocado swaps to M&S

February 10, 2020

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Industry, News

M&S, Marks & Spencer, Ocado, Today Development Partners, Waitrose

Waitrose is planning to launch 5000 new products in the next few months in a scramble to retain its online customers as its Ocado partnership draws to a close. Online…

John Lewis and Waitrose are offering shoppers DNA tests in two London stores which will enable users to determine which foods are genetically suited to them.

Waitrose launches DNA test pop-ups offering shoppers personal genetic health advice

December 3, 2019

Ben Stevens

News

DNA, DnaBand, DnaNudge, John Lewis, Waitrose

John Lewis and Waitrose are offering shoppers DNA tests in two London stores which will enable users to determine which foods are genetically suited to them. DnaNudge pop-ups launched in…

Black plastic will be entirely removed from the shelves of Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Asda by the end of the year.

UK’s biggest supermarkets to ban black plastic by end of 2019

November 19, 2019

Ben Stevens

Industry, News, Sustainable Tech

Asda, Black Plastic, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Waitrose

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Black plastic will be entirely removed from the shelves of Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Asda by the end of the year. Morrisons announced last week that it had banned all…

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Ocado shuts down mobile app and turns away new orders as demand pushes it to breaking point

Ocado and Waitrose face backlog of online orders

Ocado could reach £100 a share by 2030, according to analysts

Waitrose says it’s “still happy to deliver” to customers self-isolating due to coronavirus

Waitrose “investing heavily” to expand online delivery ahead of Ocado split

Ocado voted Which? best online supermarket for second year running

Top 5 retailers using sustainable technology

Waitrose to launch 5000 new products as Ocado swaps to M&S

Waitrose launches DNA test pop-ups offering shoppers personal genetic health advice

UK’s biggest supermarkets to ban black plastic by end of 2019

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