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We’ve got rather a reputation for being passionate, maybe even outspoken, about what we do. Not just about making our business (even) greener, but about all the other things we do too, like offering great value, more choice, better service…
Our blog is one way in which we can share our thoughts and opinions with you, and hopefully give you an insight into what makes Ocado tick. We hope you find it interesting, informative… and perhaps even entertaining!
The Big Garden Birdwatch
26th January 2012
This weekend (28th-29th January) is the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch and, like many of us here, I’ll be perched (ahem) by the window to complete their survey.
Posted by Angela, Marketing
Take care with Dove Spa
16th December 2011
This time of year, moisture-sapping cold winds and central heating mean we should be taking more care of our skin. But somewhere between gift shopping and party planning, looking after yourself gets forgotten.
Posted by Rachel, Buying Manager
What lies beneath
9th December 2011
I just want to take a moment to introduce you to the lovely Figleaves range we’ve recently launched.
Posted by Rachel, Buying Manager
On board the Rainbow Warrior
11th November 2011
A few days ago, I was lucky enough to attend the inaugural Captain’s Dinner aboard Rainbow Warrior III.
Posted by Jason Gissing, Ocado Co-Founder
Amelia and Dan's trek to the North Pole
8th November 2011
I just want to say a big ‘thanks’ to Amelia Russell and Dan Darley for coming in to talk to us about their trek to the geographic North Pole. (i.e. 90˚ North, on the Earth’s axis. Not to be confused with the magnetic North Pole which is, confusingly, further south and closer to the trip’s Canadian starting point.)
Posted by Jason Gissing, Ocado Co-Founder
Gifts for Christmas
3rd November 2011
Can’t quite believe it’s November already? I know how you feel. But it’s time to get your gift list underway if you’re going to avoid the traditional last-minute panic.
Posted by Laura Phillips, Head of Product Management (Non Food)
Down on the farm
21st October 2011
It’s so rare that our passions in life come together. Imagine my excitement then when, a few weeks ago, I had the opportunity of combining Formula 1 racing with top-notch organic food. Exactly!
Posted by Tony Rivenell, Head of Brand and Customer Experience
Driver of the Year 2011
11th October 2011
Last Thursday we celebrated our annual Driver of the Year awards at the famous Rockingham Raceway in Northamptonshire.
Posted by Ben, Senior Communications Manager
Back of the net
19th September 2011
Last weekend, 21 teams from across Ocado came together for the Ocado Football Tournament 2011.
Posted by Ben, Senior Communications Manager
A visit from Jeremy
5th September 2011
Last Thursday my good friend Jeremy Gilley, founder of Peace One Day, stopped by Ocado HQ to talk to us about what the charity’s been up to.
Posted by Jason Gissing, Ocado Co-Founder
Our new farmshop
2nd September 2011
With a lot of excitement (and watering mouths!) we’ve just opened our Daylesford Organic farmshop.
Posted by Ben, Senior Communications Manager
Sunday best
30th August 2011
For many people, Sunday is a day of rest. But not for us. After a lot of planning and effort behind the scenes, we're delighted to announce that we've become the first online supermarket to offer a full Sunday service.
Posted by Matt Knight, Head of Marketing, Insight and Communication
Window shopping
22nd August 2011
In a UK first, we’re opening a virtual pop-up ‘shop’ where you can pick up your weekly groceries (plus treats…) with a few taps of our Ocado on the Go app.
Posted by Ben, Senior Communications Manager
Having a ball
17th August 2011
Another day, another fabulous fundraiser. Last Tuesday we held the first Ocado Summer Ball in aid of our charity of the year, Macmillan Cancer Support.
Posted by Sam Vince, Ocado Own Brand Product Manager
Ocado Fun Day 2011
29th July 2011
Last Sunday we opened up our warehouse (aka CFC or Customer Fulfilment Centre) to Ocado employees and their families for our annual Fun Day.
Posted by Sam Vince, Ocado Own Brand Product Manager
Reflets de France launch party
13th July 2011
We hosted an intimate soirée in London on Monday to celebrate the launch of the tasty Reflets de France range at Ocado.
Read the full entryPosted by Jason Gissing, Ocado Co-Founder
Japan appeal - what happened next
13th July 2011
It's four months since we launched the Ocado Japan appeal and together we've raised over £250,000, a staggering amount considering the average donation was less than £20.
Posted by Jason Gissing, Ocado Co-Founder
You spoke. We listened...
7th July 2011
We'd like to say thanks to everyone who took part in our survey back in March. It was our biggest ever - over 40,000 of you took the time to tell us what you think of us. We're really grateful, and thought you'd like to hear what you told us.
Posted by Matt Knight, Head of Marketing, Insight and Communication
Peace One Day
16th May 2011
I’d like to tell you about Ocado’s new partnership with non-profit organisation Peace One Day.
Posted by Jason Gissing, Ocado Co-Founder
Office food fest!
21st April 2011
It’s always nice when the first spring sunshine streams through the windows of Ocado HQ. But it’s even nicer when part of our Trading team puts on a spread of food for us to sample!
Posted by Ben, On behalf of the Ocado team
Delivering the goods
21th March 2011
Ocado deliveries have well and truly delivered according to Which? Magazine’s latest in-depth survey of online supermarkets.
Posted by Ben, On behalf of the Ocado team
A force for good
17th March 2011
Like many people, I was shocked by the utter devastation wreaked by the natural disasters in Japan last week. (In truth, I cried and cried but half my family is Japanese so I think I can be forgiven this display of emotion, even if it is not typically British or Japanese!) After speaking to friends and family both here and in Japan, I became aware that many people wanted to help but didn't know how to do so. I found myself in the same position.
Posted by Jason Gissing, Ocado Co-Founder
Go West
4th March 2011
Westward ho! Our new Bristol 'spoke' (distribution centre) opened this week, which means we're now delivering to front doorsteps, hallways and kitchen tables - whichever you'd prefer - in the West Country and South Wales areas.
Posted by Ben
Kiss 'n' kips
15th February 2011
Who said romance is dead? Certainly not Ocado customers, judging by orders in the run-up to Valentine’s Day! Predictably, traditional tools of romance – such as roses and champagne – went through the roof, with champagne sales soaring by 33%, roses by 18%, premium chocolate boxes by 21% and oysters by a swoon-inducing 79%.
Posted by Ben
Passed the test
1st February 2011
We did a vigorous jig around the office last week after the consumer champions at Which? magazine released their customer survey of Britain’s best supermarkets.
Posted by Ben
Introducing Pet Care
24th January 2011
Hi there. I'm Jo, the new pet care buyer for Ocado. I thought I'd muscle in on our regular bloggers to tell you that, in a couple of days, we'll be introducing our extra-special Pet Care microsite.
Posted by Jo Bayne
New Year Cheer....
10th January 2011
Another Christmas has zoomed by and so it’s on to cold, miserable January with all its cheery promise of frugal nights in front of the box, fitness DVDs for pets and sleety rain…. Happy New Year!
Posted by Ben, On behalf of the Ocado team
A new look for the New Year
31st December 2010
Welcome to the new-look Ocado website! You may have read my post about the first roll-out of our new design (see 'A new webshop') in November. Well, we spent the next few weeks fine-tuning, following loads of great feedback from the first set of customers to use the new website. Thank you to everyone who was involved and gave us feedback - we read every single email, tweet and post about the site as we developed it. And, excitingly, we rolled it out to everyone else earlier this week.
Posted by Jon, Head of Retail
Don't milk it
13th December 2010
The hot topic in the supermarket business at the moment is the proposed ‘mega-dairy’ in Nocton – the Lincolnshire location for a new dairy that’s designed to milk cows on a scale as yet unseen in the UK. For the past three months I’ve been talking to campaigners behind the scenes about the project, so I think it’s time I spoke up.
Posted by Jason Gissing, Ocado Co-Founder
Branching out
10th December 2010
The first snow of winter had just fallen and the ground was frozen, but last week 21 members of our HR team bravely ventured out into the (very) fresh air with one intention – to go plant some trees.
Posted by Serena Lydon, Head of Employee Engagement and Communications
Foul weather, food waste and FareShare
6rd December 2010
We had to cancel a number of orders last week due to severe weather, leaving us with a lot of undelivered groceries on our hands. Unfortunately, our Company shop - where we usually sell food that is still in date, but too close to its ‘use-by’ date to deliver to customers - was snowed in.
Posted by Jason Gissing, Ocado Co-Founder
Snow business
3rd December 2010
Just catching our breath to talk about what has been happening this week. In case you've been spared the worst of the snowy weather, some pretty horrendous conditions wrought havoc across large parts of the UK.
Posted by Jason Gissing, Ocado Co-Founder
