Ocado warns of sales fall as shoppers cut back in living costs crisis

Online grocer says people are putting less in their baskets and looking for cheaper products

Ocado has warned that annual sales will drop because customers are trading down to value products and buying less overall amid a worsening cost-of-living crisis.

The online grocer, which is owned partly by Marks & Spencer, said sales rose 2.7% from a year ago in the 13 weeks to 28 August, an improvement from the drop in the previous quarter.