Grocery Automation Is Back on Retailers’ Radar with Ocado CEO Tim Steiner | WRC 2026
In this Omni Talk Retail interview, recorded live from World Retail Congress 2026 in Berlin, Chris Walton connects with Tim Steiner, CEO of Ocado, to discuss the rapidly evolving future of grocery ecommerce, fulfillment, and retail automation.
Drawing from Ocado’s work with retailers across global markets, Tim explains why grocery ecommerce continues to operate so differently market by market, from the UK’s delivery-led ecosystem to France’s pickup dominance and the increasingly hybrid US landscape. The conversation explores how local consumer behavior, labor economics, and store…
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