The boss of Ocado said it has ‘hit the ground running’ this year as it was named the fastest growing supermarket in Britain. Hannah Gibson, chief executive of the online grocer’s joint venture with Marks & Spencer, said it made a ‘strong start to the year’ as price cuts and an expanded range enticed middle-class shoppers back. Delivering the goods: …
As Britain started to emerge from lockdowns in the middle of 2021, Ocado was riding high. The grocery sector was changed “for good” by the pandemic, boasted the online supermarket’s chief executive, Tim Steiner. Not only were at-home deliveries more convenient, but Steiner believed they were also safer as customers shopping online were less likely to catch “anything nasty”, even …
