Ocado launches £500 million bond issue to fund robotic warehouse deals

LONDON (Reuters) - British online grocer and technology company Ocado has launched a 500 million pound bond issue, partly to fund its construction of robotic warehouses for overseas partners, it said on Monday.While Ocado's retail business has only a 1.4% share of Britain's grocery market, its state-of-the-art technology has enabled it to win partnership deals with supermarket groups around the world, including Kroger in the United States, Casino in France and most recently Aeon in..