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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Williams

2,300 staff affected by Ocado plan to shut warehouse

PA Wire

Online grocer Ocado has announced plans to shut its oldest distribution centre as it shifts towards robotic warehouses, in a move that will affect around 2,300 workers.

The group said it will close the site in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, which accounts for about a fifth of its customer orders each week, later this year.

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