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- 3y agoOCDO-GB.FTSEAMZNMKS-GBOcado shares jump more than 40% on speculation of Amazon takeoverCNBCThe report suggests that big technology players could be weighing up their options with regards to Ocado and picks out Amazon as a potentially interested party.
- 3y agoROO-GBTKWY-NLDARK-GBOCDO-GBUK pulls plug on top tech incubator after setting out to become 'world’s next Silicon Valley'CNBCThe U.K. government diverted grant funding for the program to the startup incubation arm of Barclays Bank.
- 4y agoOCDO-GBAMZNKRCO-FROcado unveils lighter robots to help grocery giants like Kroger take on AmazonCNBCThe U.K. company sells its retail automation technology to top retailers including Kroger, Britain's Morrisons and France's Casino.
- 4y agoVORBMSFTOCDO-GBAutonomous driving start-up Wayve bags $200 million from Microsoft, Virgin and Baillie GiffordCNBCLondon-based Wayve has been backed by a host of big name investors in a funding round that brings total investment in the company up to $258 million.
- 5y agoOCDO-GBKRHere's how Kroger is using robots to get groceries to customers' doorsCNBCThe supermarket operator is opening automated warehouses with U.K.-based Ocado to build a larger and more profitable e-commerce business.
- 5y agoKROCDO-GBAMZNWMT+5Kroger is taking on Publix in Florida without opening a single grocery store — and building a blueprint for its futureCNBCThe automated warehouses are a key part of Kroger's strategy as it tries to turn e-commerce into a larger and more profitable part of its business.
- 5y agoMCDGISKRLEVI+8Four ways consumer spending will change once more people are vaccinatedCNBCEven as store traffic and vaccinations pick up, the global health crisis will continue to shape consumers' mindset and their purchases.
- 5y agoLSEG-GBHFG-DEOCDO-GBTKWY-NL+4Deliveroo shares push higher as retail investors start tradingCNBCShares of Amazon-backed food delivery firm Deliveroo climbed by around 3% on Wednesday morning as retail investors started trading the company's stock.
- 5y agoHFG-DEDHER-DETKWY-NLLSEG-GB+1Food delivery stocks are sliding in Europe — here's whyCNBCJust Eat Takeaway, Ocado, Delivery Hero and HelloFresh all saw their share prices fall on European stock markets on Tuesday.
- 5y agoOCDO-GB9988-HKSIEMENS-INBBY+1SoftBank has invested $2.8 billion in Norwegian robotics firm AutoStoreCNBCJapanese tech conglomerate SoftBank has acquired 40% of Norwegian warehouse automation firm AutoStore for $2.8 billion.
- 5y agoWMTOCDO-GBKRKroger looks to make online shopping more profitable as digital sales set to double by 2023CNBCCompany leaders said the supermarket operator will grow its ads business to drive an alternate stream of revenue and fulfill online orders more efficiently.
- 5y agoUBEROCDO-GBHow smartphones and algorithms could transform the maintenance of city streetsCNBCTechnology has a role to play when it comes to identifying where road repairs are needed, which could help authorities to save money.
- 6y agoOCDO-GBBT.A-GBRR.-GBAIR-FR+8The gadgets and software that could help us return to the officeCNBCTech firms big and small have been developing everything from wearable devices to thermal imaging cameras to help businesses equip their office spaces for the future.
- 6y agoWMTTGTKROCDO-GBGrocers urgently need to fix broken online business model, as pandemic shifts more to web, report saysCNBCThe pandemic has laid bare the broken business model for online grocery shopping and created new urgency for grocers to fix it, a Bain report said.
- 6y agoKRWMTAMZNOCDO-GB+2Kroger stuns with 92% e-commerce gain, but it has to prove it's not a coronavirus blipCNBCKroger has struggled to keep up as the world of grocery shopping has transformed, but digital sales during the pandemic could give it a boost.