Tesco news and analysis
Tesco is the largest supermarket in the UK. With more than 3,000 retail stores in Britain, it operates across Extra hypermarkets, supermarkets and in the convenience space, with the Express format. It also runs the market-leading customer loyalty programme Tesco Clubcard. Online business, Tesco.com, offers home delivery and click & collect services. The Grocer runs Tesco news, analysis, insight and opinion.
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Partner FeaturesSix ways to slash your carbon emissions at source
How manufacturers can slash emissions from food – starting with the soil.
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NewsQuality Street paper tubs scrapped by Nestlé and Tesco after two-year trial
Paper tubs for Quality Street were first seen in Tesco in October 2024
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NewsShoppers stock up on canned goods after government advice
Total till sales grew by 3.2% in the four weeks to 31 October thanks to a boost from Halloween, school half term and stocking up on essential goods in preparation for unseen emergencies
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NewsBio&Me and Pip & Nut team up for peanut butter granola launch
The granola was designed to make it ‘easy for consumers’ to add more plant diversity to their breakfast
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Analysis & FeaturesChristmas ads 2026: which of this year’s batch can impress our experts?
From Lidl’s ‘Barrioke’ offering to John Lewis’ ungrateful grandkids, the first batch of 2026 Christmas ads are in. Who’s done it best so far?
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Grocer 33Huge Tesco store is Milton Keynes’ best supermarket
Our shopper found the Tesco store’s scale ‘impressive’ if ‘slightly overwhelming at first’ but ultimately praised ‘how easy and enjoyable the shop was to use’
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Grocer 33Tesco Milton Keynes store manager on preparing for the golden quarter
As he steers his busy hub of a store through a hectic golden quarter, Stephen Craig-Richardson is caught up in the thick of things in the prosperous but surprisingly diverse area of Milton Keynes
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NewsEgg prices rise as agflation weighs on supply chain
Analysis by The Grocer of Assosia data [52 w/e 2 November 2026] showed that lines have increased by as much as 19.2% since 5 October
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NewsOne Stop doubles down on franchises as company-owned estate shrinks
According to its latest accounts at Companies House for the year ending 28 February 2026, the convenience retailer expanded its franchise arm from 354 to 385 stores
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does David Potts need to do to turn Asda around?
Can former Morrisons and Tesco veteran work his magic at Asda?
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NewsTesco drivers decry new Christmas ad for ‘acting like this isn’t a sackable offence’
Real Tesco workers have taken to Reddit to point out the litany of company policy breaches depicted in the ad
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NewsArla and Tesco suspend farms for animal welfare violations
The dairy supplier had launched an “urgent investigation” into the farms featured in the footage, which was covertly filmed at several of its British farms
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Comment & OpinionCan ‘fantastic operator’ David Potts pull off Asda’s turnaround?
The return of the former Tesco and Morrisons boss to the grocery fold will be one of the most fascinating aspects to the evolving supermarket power battle
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NewsTesco launches Winter Food Collection to help food banks
Now in its 14th year, the Tesco Winter Food Collection is taking place in all large Tesco stores from 26-28 November
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NewsThe Laughing Cow launches Creamery range into Tesco
Dubbed ‘The Laughing Cow Creamery’, it includes Creamery Spread, Creamery Skyr and Creamery Whipped
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NewsRoisin Conaty and Anna Maxwell Martin star in Tesco Christmas advert 2026
The ad stars comedian Roisin Conaty and actor Anna Maxwell Martin as two old school friends unexpectedly reunited by a festive grocery delivery gone wrong
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NewsTesco flogs Czech and Slovak operation to Ahold Delhaize for £1bn
The sale does not include the business in Hungary, which continues to be owned by Tesco
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NewsTesco targets ‘smaller appetites’ diet boom with nutrient dense range
The Plentifuel range comes with supermarkets responding to the challenge of growth in the use of weight-loss medications
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Partner FeaturesOpen the door to sustainable savings
Everyday supermarket infrastructure can hold the secrets to high-profile energy savings in-store.
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NewsTesco food MD Gordon Gafa to leave retailer at Christmas
Gafa’s departure was announced to staff by Tesco UK CEO Ashwin Prasad in a note today