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Ocado Group PLC
12 December 2019
OCADO GROUP PLC
12 December 2019
Ocado Retail Q4 Trading Statement
Preparing to deliver our best Christmas to date
Ocado Retail Ltd ("Ocado"), a joint venture between Ocado Group
plc ("Ocado Group") and Marks & Spencer Group plc ("M&S"),
today announces its trading statement for the 13 weeks to 1
December 2019.
Highlights
-- Growth in Retail Revenue of 10.8%, in line with our guidance
-- Growth in Average orders per week of 10.4%
-- Average order size stable
-- Range review completed, confirming that M&S has
substitutes at the same price or lower, and of the same quality or
better, for the majority of those currently supplied by Waitrose
(which represent just over 4,000 products out of the current total
range of over 55,000). We also anticipate adding many more
additional M&S lines to the range
-- Erith CFC continues to ramp and ended the period at over
70,000 orders per week with efficiency better than Hatfield CFC
Key financials
13 weeks to 13 weeks to Growth(4)
1 December 2019 2 December 2018
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Retail Revenue(1) GBP429.1m GBP387.2m 10.8%
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Average orders
per week(2) 350,000 317,000 10.4%
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Average order size(3) GBP104.9 GBP104.9 -
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Melanie Smith, Ocado Retail's Chief Executive Officer, said:
"I am pleased to report further progress in bringing the Ocado
offer to an ever increasing number of customers in the U.K. Another
strong quarter for customer orders means that we remain the fastest
growing grocer in the country. The collaboration between M&S
and Ocado Group is working well.
We have made good progress preparing for switchover date in
September 2020, when the M&S food range will be available
online for the first time. We are also planning fresh capacity, to
offer customers more availability, and have new customer fulfilment
facilities in Bristol and Purfleet, and a rebuilt state of the art
facility at Andover, on the way. As a team, we could not be more
excited".
Ocado Group, on behalf of the joint-venture, will be hosting an
analyst conference call at 7.30am today. Dial in details are
08003589473 (toll-free), +44 3333000804 (toll), participant pin
code 99409078#. A replay facility can be accessed on 0800 358 2049,
with the following conference pin required: 301306512# for 90 days
following the announcement.
Future event
Ocado Group will be hosting a seminar on IFRS 16 and other
accounting topics on 22nd January 2020, 2-3.30pm. The event will be
webcast.
Contacts
-- Duncan Tatton-Brown, Chief Financial Officer, Ocado Group plc, on 01707 228 000
-- David Shriver, Director of Communications, Ocado Group plc, on 01707 228 000
-- Fraser Ramzan, Head of Investor Relations, Marks and Spencer Group plc, on 0203884 7080
-- Martin Robinson at Tulchan Communications on 020 7353 4200
About Ocado Retail
Online supermarket Ocado.com was established in 2000 and is one
of Britain's leading online retailers, now a 50:50 joint venture
between Ocado Group and Marks & Spencer Group plc. Covering
geographies comprising over 74% of UK households, every shopping
bag is carefully packed in one of three distribution centres using
market leading software and technology. Shopping is then delivered
direct to customers using a network of regional spokes in
brightly-coloured vans. With award-winning mobile apps, Ocado
Retail delivers over 55,000 products, including big-name brands, a
range of Ocado own brand products and a growing non-food selection.
Thoughtful service features such as colour-coded bags, digital
receipts provided in date order, reminder texts with your driver's
name, along with convenient hourly delivery slots complementing
award-winning customer service on email, phone and social
media.
Notes
1. Retail revenue comprises revenues from Ocado.com, Fetch, and Ocado Zoom.
2. Average orders per week refers to results of Ocado.com and Fetch.
3. Average order size refers to results of Ocado.com and Fetch.
4. Growth percentage calculated on a rounded basis.
5. The figures used in this announcement are unaudited.
6. A copy of this trading update is available on www.ocadogroup.com and www.corporate.marksandspencer.com.
Cautionary statement
Certain statements made in this announcement are forward-looking
statements. Such statements are based on current expectations and
assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from
any expected future events or results expressed or implied in these
forward-looking statements. Persons receiving this announcement
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
Unless otherwise required by applicable law, regulation or
accounting standard, Ocado does not undertake to update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future developments or otherwise.
Person responsible for arranging release of this
announcement:
Neill Abrams
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary
Ocado Group plc
Buildings One & Two Trident Place
Mosquito Way
Hatfield
Hertfordshire
AL10 9UL
email: company.secretary@ocado.com
LEI: 213800LO8F61YB8MBC74
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