Ocado | Verdict Company Briefing

Summary
Ocado is the UK's only pureplay online grocery retailer. The retailer has a partnership with Waitrose which allows Ocado to source Waitrose branded and third party branded products.

Key Findings
- Benchmark your performance in food and grocery with detailed key performance indicators across sales and space data for Ocado

- As a wholesaler or supplier, identify the unique potential of Ocado as a new retail partner by understanding its specialist range strategy

- Assess the UK online grocery market by understanding the only pureplay operation competitng with the Big Four

Synopsis
Providing better service than its rivals remains, to a very great extent, Ocado's unique selling point. To maintain this, it will have to continue to invest to make sure its systems are better than its competitors and probably sacrifice some margin to make sure operating resources are available to maintain and improve delivery standards.

Reasons?To?Buy
- How will Ocado continue to grow sales as competition increases online

- What are the key threats and opportunities for this unique retailer

- How will Ocado's market share grow as CFC2 comes into operation

1 Outlook
1.1 Overview
1.2 Food and Grocery
1.2.1 Ocado's adapted operating model can drive profitable growth
1.2.2 Additional fulfilment options will boost customer numbers
1.2.3 Expanding its non-food offer will drive grocery sales growth
2 Company Overview
2.1 Overview
2.2 Company Information
2.3 Proposition
3 Recent Key Events
3.1 Overview
3.2 Company News
3.2.1 Ocado to create nearly 1,800 jobs before Christmas
3.2.2 Ocado moves toward overseas expansion deal
3.2.3 Ocado signs up for fourth customer fulfilment centre
3.2.4 Ocado to open Liverpool distribution centre
3.2.5 Ocado continues to launch specialist non-food websites
3.2.6 Co-founder Jason Gissing retires
3.3 Multichannel Developments
3.3.1 Ocado warns Morrisons about contract terms
3.3.2 Ocado developing pick and pack robots
3.3.3 Ocado launches a Scan and Shop app
3.3.4 Ocado to trial a click and collect service
4 Financial Performance
4.1 Overview
4.2 Current Trading
4.3 Five Year Key Statistics
5 Operating Performance
5.1 Overview
5.2 Sector Summary
5.2.1 Sales
6 Methodology
6.1 Methodology: Outlook
6.2 Methodology: Company Overview
6.3 Methodology: Recent Key Events
7 Appendix
7.1 About Verdict Retail
7.2 Disclaimer