Ocado Exclusivity with Most Foreign Retailers Ends, Paving Way to New Partners

Ocado exclusivity with most foreign retailers ends, paving way to new partners

Ocado said on Tuesday the exclusivity of its agreements to provide retailers including U.S. grocery chain Kroger with pickup and dispatch technology has ended in most markets as previously signalled, allowing it to sign on more partners.

Ocado Ends Exclusivity Terms After Setbacks to Kroger Deal

The move means Ocado can sell more of its technology to other retailers around the world, according to a statement Dec. 30.

Ocado ends exclusivity with foreign retailers

Ocado said the exclusivity of its agreements to provide retailers including US grocery chain Kroger with pickup and dispatch technology has ended in most markets as previously signalled, allowing it to sign on more partners.

Ocado plans global retail tech sales push after exclusivity deals end

The London-listed firm said in July it was set to roll off mutual exclusivity contracts by the end of the year with most retail partners worldwide.

Ocado to Offer Grocery Tech to More Customers After Exclusivity Deals End

Ocado Group is set to offer its grocery technology to more potential customers after its mutual exclusivity arrangements ended with retailers in most of the markets in which it operates, including Kroger in the United States. The company expects to add new partners in several international grocery markets while continuing to work with its existing partners, it said in a Tuesday (Dec. 30) press release. Ocado Group CEO Tim Steiner said …

UK's Ocado says exclusivity with most international retailers ends