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Did You Know?... 20 July 2021

By Donna Ahern
Did You Know?... 20 July 2021

Did you know?... Shares in Ocado were 3% lower on Monday after the British online supermarket and technology group's largest automated warehouse suffered a fire, halting the fulfilment of customer orders from the site.The blaze at its centre at Erith, south east London, on Friday was the second major fire at the group in the past three years. Ocado said on Saturday the fire appeared to have been caused by the collision of three robots on the warehouse's grid system.

Did you know?... Donegal-based seafood producer, Island Seafoods Ltd has announced it has achieved carbon neutrality. The family-run business based in Killybegs, is now generating its own green electricity powering its entire production facility, after becoming one of the first Irish food businesses to install its own wind turbine, the company said.

Did you know?... SPAR Hungary has announced that it has invested approximately €5.3 million in four projects involving the expansion of its network in the country.The retailer has used the amount to open two new stores in residential areas in Budapest and Sopron and renovate two stores in Mosonmagyaróvár and Szentlőrinc

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