Tesco is to improve ranging in Express stores and give smaller suppliers more access to buyers, it told a gathering of hundreds of suppliers.
It also told them to speed up new product development and improve order fulfilment to keep Tesco ahead of its rivals.
The comments came as Tesco revealed this week that like-for-like sales excluding petrol for the 13 weeks to 27 May had increased by 4.5%. Total UK sales were up 9%, while group sales increased by 10.4% and international sales by 15.1%.
Senior Tesco directors admitted to the audience at the IGD trade briefing last week that its c-store range was not always appropriate to the local area and vowed to do more demographic studies in a bid to make sure products were relevant to consumers. They also stressed the need for suppliers to come up with more user-friendly shelf-ready packaging and to use space more effectively.
Commercial director Steve Ager said there were too few local products in Tesco stores and that it wanted to make them more visible. He admitted that smaller manufacturers could find it hard to get through to buyers, but said it would try to make them more accessible and urged suppliers to keep trying.
It also told them to speed up new product development and improve order fulfilment to keep Tesco ahead of its rivals.
The comments came as Tesco revealed this week that like-for-like sales excluding petrol for the 13 weeks to 27 May had increased by 4.5%. Total UK sales were up 9%, while group sales increased by 10.4% and international sales by 15.1%.
Senior Tesco directors admitted to the audience at the IGD trade briefing last week that its c-store range was not always appropriate to the local area and vowed to do more demographic studies in a bid to make sure products were relevant to consumers. They also stressed the need for suppliers to come up with more user-friendly shelf-ready packaging and to use space more effectively.
Commercial director Steve Ager said there were too few local products in Tesco stores and that it wanted to make them more visible. He admitted that smaller manufacturers could find it hard to get through to buyers, but said it would try to make them more accessible and urged suppliers to keep trying.
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