Published January 6, 2021
Ocado & Online Grocery Economics
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Executive Bio
Marc de Speville
Founder of Strategic Food Retail and Partner at The Partnering Group
Why is this interview interesting?
- History of Morrisons working with Ocado
- Comparison between US and UK picking efficiency and margin
- The economics of Ocado’s solution and store deleveraging
- Why micro-fulfilment could be a superior option versus Ocado
- Cost comparison for grocers adopting Ocado OSP vs Micro-fulfillment or in-store picking
- Why UK grocers do all their own picking in-house but US grocers do not
- Challenges for Instacart as US grocers pick more in-store
Interview Transcript
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