FILE PHOTO: A man walks from the main reception of the Ocado CFC (Customer Fulfilment Centre) in Andover, Britain May 1, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

LONDON (Reuters) - British online grocer Ocado OCDO.L has signed a technology partnership with Japan's Aeon 8267.T to help the retailer establish an online business, its first deal in Asia.

Ocado has signed a string of deals with supermarket groups around the world to sell its software and hardware, including Kroger KR.N in the United States.

The deal will see Aeon establish a national fulfilment network to serve the whole of the Japanese market.