More shoppers help British online supermarket Ocado return to growth for items sold

Britain’s Ocado Retail returned to growth in the number of items sold for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic in the last month of its latest quarter, as it gained more customers who shopped more regularly at the online supermarket.

The volume growth helped the 50/50 joint venture between Ocado Group and Marks & Spencer report a 7.2% rise in revenue to 570 million pounds ($705 million) in its third quarter to Aug. 27, up from 5% growth in the first half.