Japan's Aeon ropes in UK's Ocado to expand online grocery service

Japan's Aeon ropes in UK's Ocado to expand online grocery service

A woman holds shopping basket at Aeon Style store in Chiba, Japan November 3, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Files

Japan’s biggest supermarket operator, Aeon Co Ltd, hired British online grocer Ocado Group on Thursday to expand in e-commerce, hoping to fend off rivals such as Amazon, as more customers buy groceries online.

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