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Ocado

Ocado Group plc is a British business based in Hatfield, England, which licenses grocery technology.[4] It also owns a 50% share in the UK grocery retail business Ocado.com (the other 50% is owned by UK retailer Marks & Spencer).[5] The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

Formerly

Ocado Group Limited (2009–2010)[1]

Public

LSE: OCDO

Internet retail

April 2000 (2000-04)[2]

Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK

United Kingdom

Increase £2,825.0 million (2023)[3]

Increase £(351.0) million (2023)[3]

Increase £(387.0) million (2023)[3]

ocadogroup.com

Name[edit]

Jez Frampton, CEO of Interbrand and non-executive director of Ocado, claims the name "Ocado" is "a made-up word, intended to evoke fresh fruit". Neil Taylor, an Interbrand consultant, stated that the name was derived from avocado.[32]

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Official website