UK: Ocado stock plummets on John Lewis share sale
By: just-food.com | 11 February 2011
Shares in Ocado plummeted 17.2% this morning (11 February) on news that the John Lewis Partnership pension trust sold its remaining stake in the UK-based online grocer.
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Shares in Ocado plummeted 17.2% this morning (11 February) on news that the John Lewis Partnership pension trust sold its remaining stake in the UK-based online grocer.
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