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Ocado has reported its first ever annual fall in grocery sales as the cost-of-living crisis forced shoppers to put fewer items in their baskets. The online supermarket’s average basket value slipped 1.3pc to £117, despite inflation putting up prices, as customers bought fewer items and shopping less frequently. Hannah Gibson, chief executive of Ocado Retail, said customers were buying more …
London CNN Business — One of Britain’s biggest supermarket chains is closing its meat, fish and deli counters permanently as the coronavirus pandemic accelerates changes in shopping habits. The average online basket size increased 17% in the 28 weeks to September 19 compared with the same period a year earlier, Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts said on an earnings call. The …
