Online retailers move to capture more market share 
While post-lockdown shoppers are returning to brick-and-mortar stores, Ocado, the UK’s on-line only grocer continues gain market (+1.8% in the four weeks to 9-Aug) and other retailers are adapting to cater for a longer term shift to on-line. Co-op has expanded its deal with Deliveroo to 400 stores and becoming the most widely available retailer on the app while Tesco’s is considering following Amazon’s lead offering Club Card Plus members free delivery.
In the 12 weeks ending 9th August take home grocery sales grew by 14.4%, according to Kantar. This was a slight slowdown compared to the 16.9% growth of the previous reporting period. Growth slowed as restrictions eased further and shoppers began to return to their normal habits, with average spend…