- Reuters
Ocado's Canadian partner Sobeys pauses opening of Vancouver warehouse
Ocado stock was down 12% in early afternoon trading after Sobeys said it would not open a customer fulfilment centre (CFC), as Ocado calls its automated warehouses, in Vancouver. The British firm said it and Sobeys would now focus on driving order and sales volumes across the three existing CFCs in Toronto, Montreal, and Calgary, along with manual fulfilment solutions in nearly 100 stores. Ocado and Sobeys have also agreed to end terms related to mutual exclusivity, which means they can seek o
- Reuters
Poland likely to sign another arms deal with S.Korea, minister says
Poland will probably sign a contract with South Korea in September for the delivery of more arms, in particular K2 tanks, Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz was quoted as saying on Thursday by the state news agency PAP. Poland's previous government signed arms deals with South Korea as part of a drive to build up its military in response to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, but there were issues with financing the contracts. The new deal will involve mostly the supply of 180 K2 tanks,
- The Weather Network
Soaring temperatures on the East Coast fuel scattered storm risk
The East Coast is in the midst of a prolonged period of hot and humid weather, as well as a threat for isolated thunderstorms to develop in some areas on Thursday. Stay weather-aware
- The Independent
Sir Ian McKellen will miss rest of London play’s dates following fall
Sir Ian McKellen will miss the remainder of his dates in London play Player Kings to recover from a fall. Earlier this week, the Lord of the Rings star was hospitalised after falling off stage during a performance of Player Kings at a theatre in London. The 85-year-old actor was in a fight scene when he slipped and fell from the stage of the Noël Coward theatre.
- The Independent
BBC reminds TV presenters of rules after Gary Lineker ‘breach’
The presenter ‘wore items from his Next range’ during England’s opening Euro 2024 game
- The Independent
England v Denmark LIVE: Team news and predicted line-ups as questions linger over Foden and Alexander-Arnold
Will England get the win they need to secure a place in the last 16 or can Denmark get their revenge on their Euro 2020 semi-final defeat? Follow all the latest updates from Frankfurt
- Insider Monkey
Will Wingstop (WING) Face Challenges of Rising Costs and Competition?
TimesSquare Capital Management, an equity investment management company, released its “U.S. Small Cap Growth Strategy” first-quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the quarter the fund returned 5.77% (net), compared to a 7.58% return for the Russell 2000 Growth Index. Despite a decline in many equity markets in […]