Ocado Purfleet CFC goes live as M&S celebrates one year of online deliveries
Today marks one year since Marks and Spencer went live on Ocado.
The move saw the latter begin to sell and deliver food from M&S rather than Waitrose, after M&S splashed out £750 million to acquire a 50% stake in Ocado’s retail business.
“With operations commencing at Ocado's latest fulfilment centre in Purfleet, capacity will soon increase to 600,000 (from around 356,000) orders a week,” M&S tweeted this morning.
The Purfleet site is Ocado’s third customer fulfilment centre (CFC) to launch this year, and up to 1,500 people could work there once it is at full capacity.
It will be the company’s second biggest CFC, behind one in Erith.
Kroger
Kroger recently opened a CFC in Groveland, Florida, powered by Ocado Group technology.
This marked Kroger's entry into the Florida market with an e-commerce delivery service that features vertical integration, machine learning, and robotics.
The CFC is the result of an exclusive US partnership, formed in 2018, between Kroger and Ocado.
It measures 375,000 square feet, carries thousands of grocery products, and represents one of the models engineered for the Kroger Delivery network, which will also include smaller automated facilities and spoke locations.
"The Kroger Delivery network combines the efficiency of technology with the experience of our associates to deliver fresh, affordable food, and a consistent and rewarding customer experience," said Gabriel Arreaga, Kroger's Chief Supply Chain Officer.
"We're proud to launch Kroger Delivery in Florida, a new geography for Kroger and a milestone moment in our history to further build on our success as one of America's leading retailers and e-commerce companies."
