Ocado raises its expected profit forecast again

Ocado hikes profit forecast again after record online grocery purchases during the pandemic Ocado’s retail revenues shot up by almost £150m to £579.6m during the quarter Its anticipated EBITDA for the 2020 financial year is now predicted to be £70m Market research agency Kantar estimates sales could reach £12bn this month  By Harry Wise For … Read more

Mother, 42, is left disgusted after Ocado delivered three carrier bags of URINE with shopping

Mother, 42, is left disgusted after Ocado delivered three carrier bags of URINE with shopping she bought for her birthday party Michelle Leonard, 42, threw all the food away after it was delivered to Islington Her son Alfie, 19, found the carrier bags of urine mixed in with £57 food shop  Ocado has apologised, sent … Read more

Ocado soars as second lockdown boosts demand for deliveries

Ocado soars as second lockdown boosts demand for deliveries: Profits forecast jumps 50% to £60m By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:52 GMT, 2 November 2020 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 2 November 2020 Ocado expects profits to hit £60m this year Ocado’s shares soared as the second wave of coronavirus boosted demand for … Read more

Ocado tie delivers as Marks & Spencer clothing slumps

Marks & Spencer set to reveal first signs of boost from its Ocado tie-up after major collapse in clothing sales By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 31 October 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 31 October 2020 Marks & Spencer is set to reveal the first signs of a boost from its … Read more

Ocado shoppers accuse online retailer of ‘inflating’ the prices of M&S in-store items

Ocado shoppers accuse online retailer of ‘inflating’ the prices of M&S in-store items by up to 25% since they joined forces on home deliveries last month One customer noticed the exact same kitchen towels sold for 20p more online Chopped Italian Tomatoes cost 5p more online; and Mexican rice is 15p more Another tweeted: ‘M&S store … Read more

Waitrose claims early victory against Ocado

Waitrose claims early victory against Ocado in race to woo middle class shoppers By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 4 October 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 4 October 2020 Waitrose has claimed an early victory against Ocado in the race to woo middle class shoppers.  Weekly orders have risen by 20 … Read more

Ocado says its not received court papers amid AutoStore legal battle

Ocado being sued by Norweigian firm AutoStore over alleged warehouse tech patent infringement – but online supermarket says it’s yet to receive any court papers Ocado says it has ‘not received any papers in relation to these claims’ to date  Online supermarket become bigger than Tesco on the stock market this week  Ocado’s share price … Read more

Ocado tell 200 call centre staff who worked through lockdown they must move 250 miles to keep jobs 

Up to 200 jobs are at risk in Ocado’s flagship call centre after the online supermarket announced staff will be expected to move to a new centre 250 miles away.  Staff at their Hatfield Centre in Hertfordshire are being asked to relocate to Sunderland in Tyne and Wear. Call centre workers claim they will either … Read more

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Percy Pig will deliver for Ocado

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Percy Pig will deliver for Ocado backers as online supermarket links up with High Street giant Marks & Spencer By Rosie Murray-west, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:53 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 19 September 2020 Back in the darkest days of lockdown, scoring an Ocado delivery slot was … Read more

Ocado warns it’s running out of delivery slots as second lockdown looms over Britain

Ocado and Sainsbury’s have warned they are running out of delivery slots and there are none available until Monday with Tesco and Asda – as a second lockdown looms over Britain. The online supermarkets pasted notices on their ‘pick a slot’ page warning customers the sites were experiencing high demand. Ocado’s read: ‘Delivery slots are … Read more