Oda has released its annual group-level financial results for 2025 with an improvement of over SEK 1.1 billion compared to the previous year. This development is driven by strong growth in the Norwegian market and the successful restructuring of Mathem in Sweden.
Read articleA grocery logistics operation running at genuine peak performance looks, from the outside, almost boring. Orders come in, products are picked and packed, orders are delivered, customers receive exactly what they expected, when they expected it. The temptation, watching it work, is to think there isn't much going on.
Read articleIn a well-designed fulfillment center, a visitor with no warehouse experience should be able to step into the picking loop within minutes and contribute to real orders.
Read articleBefore a single item is picked or a route is planned, your customer is already working. They're checking the fridge, thinking through the week, planning meals for days they can't fully predict, all because the economics of online grocery incentivize consolidation, and consolidation requires planning.
Read articleEfficiency, sustainability, and a great customer experience don’t have to be competing priorities in online grocery. In practice, they tend to rise or fall together.
Read articleProfitability in online grocery often shifts with customer expectations and the realities of last-mile delivery. Many factors influence delivery performance, but two metrics consistently shape how cost and capacity behave in practice: Drops Per Car (DPC) and Stops Per On-Road Hour (SPORH). Together, they make it easier to see where the system is working well and where small adjustments can deliver meaningful gains.
Read articleOnline grocery is one of the most demanding logistics challenges, and for many retailers, profitability remains elusive. It’s still a young business model in much of the world, where strategies are often guided more by opinion than by data.
Read articleIn online grocery, operations teams often face a frustrating dilemma: pursue high efficiency to control low cost, or focus on customer experience with fast, accurate, fresh delivery. Achieving both can feel impossible.
Read articleOnline grocery is one of the toughest fulfillment challenges out there. Orders are larger, products are temperature-sensitive, demand fluctuates wildly, and customers expect precise delivery windows. It’s a delicate balance between service quality and operational efficiency, and every decision affects cost.
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