(Dec 30): Ocado Group plc has ended exclusive arrangements to supply its automated grocery warehouse technology as investor pressure grows following setbacks to its partnership with Kroger Co in the US. The UK company said its exclusivity terms in deals with supermarkets in the US and elsewhere have expired. The move means Ocado can sell more of its technology to other retailers around the world, according to a statement on Tuesday. Last month the company said it still sees significant growth in the US market, even as it announced the Kroger warehouse closings. Ocado’s client in Canada, Sobeys, halted the planned launch of its automated warehouse in Vancouver last year, and both companies ended their exclusivity agreement at that time.

Source: The Edge Markets December 30, 2025 10:54 UTC