Ocado lets Marks & Spencer off hook in £190m payout dispute Retail Ocado has quietly let Marks & Spencer off the hook in a long-running £190m dispute over its home delivery joint venture. FTSE-250 Ocado has dropped its pursuit of the payout from M&S, which it believed it was owed as part of the business they run together, Morning Wire understands. The two companies took a 50-50 [...]
Ocado boss Steiner ‘energised about future’ despite succession battle Retail Ocado boss Tim Steiner has insisted he is “as excited and energised” about the firm’s future following a battle over his succession which will see him depart in around 18 months. The co-founder and chief executive of the FTSE 250 firm is expected to step back from his current role as soon as December 2027 [...]
Ocado founder Steiner set to quit as boss after board coup Retail Ocado chief executive Tim Steiner will quit the business he founded as part of a replacement plan masterminded by chairman Adam Warby. The FTSE 250 firm, which offers online shopping and warehouse automation services, said on Monday that Steiner will depart at the start of its 2028 financial year. Ocado’s share price fell nearly five [...]
Mark Kleinman: Share price slump moves Steiner closer to Ocado checkout June 25, 2026 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his Morning Wire column Share price slump moves Steiner closer to Ocado checkout Five words might have given it away: “Ocado confirms that the CEO and the board continually engage in long-term succession planning and regularly engage with potential candidates,” said the somewhat [...]
Ocado to replace founder Steiner as shares plunge June 22, 2026 The board of Ocado is on the hunt for a successor to its founder and chief executive, Tim Steiner, as the e-commerce group faces up to a rapidly falling share price. The FTSE 250 firm, which offers online shopping and warehouse automation services, confirmed on Monday that it is putting together a succession plan for [...]
Ocado boss: We were naive to accept orders but US firms should have worked harder February 26, 2026 After its share price tumbled on Thursday morning, the boss of Ocado was given the chance to evade the blame for shuttered warehouses and job cuts. The retail tech group’s financial results set out easing losses and slowly climbing revenue. But it was the plans to cut 1,000 jobs – mostly at the company’s Hertfordshire [...]