Online supermarket Ocado has seen its revenue surge over 40 per cent this quarter, as locked-down Britons get their shopping delivered to their doors. The grocer said its decision to stop people ordering bottled mineral water helped it complete 6,000 extra orders a week. Across all its operations and partnerships, Ocado claimed it was enabling … Read more
Ocado faces shareholder revolt over fat cat pay with chairman questioned over his independence By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 22:54 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 23:40 BST, 5 May 2020 Ocado is facing a shareholder revolt today over ‘excessive’ pay as its chairman is questioned over his independence. The online grocer … Read more
M&S launches home-delivery service from 142 UK stores on Deliveroo today – before its £750m Ocado deal is due to begin in September M&S have made more than 130 food and household items available on Deliveroo There is a £4.99 delivery charge but all other costs remain the same as in store M&S will also … Read more
Ocado admirers deliver a near £10bn valuation following its supply agreement with M&S M&S agreed in February to replace Waitrose as its main delivery partner in 2020 The company’s share price closed at a peak of £14.35 on Wednesday The shares settled back to £13.96 on Friday evening By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday … Read more
You don’t have to be a financial genius to notice that while there are many economic losers from the current situation, there are winners as well. With more than half the world currently under some form of lockdown due to Covid-19, the businesses that are still able to serve our needs are reporting increased profits … Read more
Ocado accused of ‘profiteering’ from the coronavirus crisis by hiking prices and axing discounts as demand for deliveries soars By Hugo Duncan and Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 22 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 22 April 2020 Ocado has been accused of ‘profiteering’ from the coronavirus crisis by axing discounts … Read more
Online supermarket Ocado has removed bottled water from its deliveries to make space for other products. The grocer said banning the heavy and bulky item from home deliveries will allow them to deliver to up to 6,000 extra homes a week. The company said: ‘During the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve stopped selling bulky, heavy bottled water. … Read more
Ocado bans bottled water from its deliveries that will allow them to deliver to up to 6,000 extra homes a week The move comes as many retailers desperately try to adapt to feed the public The online supermarket delivered to 250,000 homes across the UK last week Ocado has also stopped selling flowers as they … Read more
Customers vent anger at Ocado meltdown with complaints about delayed deliveries and product substitutions By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:05 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 2 April 2020 Ocado’s customer service ratings have collapsed in the last month Ocado’s customer service ratings have collapsed in the past month as … Read more
Supermarket website chaos as websites crash and delivery slots are booked solid for WEEKS after Boris Johnson tells Britons to avoid going to stores and shop online Tesco and Asda delivery slots unavailable until April as websites go down Ocado and Sainsbury’s are not taking deliveries from newly registered accounts It comes as Boris Johnson … Read more