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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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
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Range PreviewGunpowder chicken wings and Guinness Christmas pudding: Tesco Christmas 2026
Tesco’s Christmas range includes Finest Salt-Aged Pork Loin Joint, Nduja Pigs in Blankets with Hot Honey Sauce and Black Forest Highwall Cheesecake
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NewsFormer FreislandCampina boss launches energy shake dairy brand
The brand has made its retail debut with a three-strong range of energy shakes in Smooth Chocolate, Caramel Latte and Velvety Vanilla variants
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Comment & OpinionTesco needs to show its workings on additives
Tesco wouldn’t say which additives it had banned, which it was restricting, how it had decided on what to include in its list, where it was on the journey or, crucially, how long it would all take
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NewsThree in 10 Tesco own-label products contain ‘high-risk’ additives despite crackdown
Exclusive Yuka analysis for The Grocer finds 30.6% of Tesco own-label products contain at least one high-risk additive, raising questions about the retailer’s recent claim to have banned or restricted 114 additives.
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NewsOne Stop slashes prices on 37 everyday lines in new value push
Dubbed ‘Prices Kept Low’, the campaign is cutting the price of 37 everyday lines by up to 17%
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NewsTesco launches Scottish Finest Steakhouse range
It has 11 products including Tesco Finest Wagyu Ribeye Steak, Wagyu Rump Steak, Wagyu Sirloin Steak and Wagyu Fillet Steak
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NewsHappy Egg Co launches four SKU chilled range
Developed in collaboration with Tesco and available since 12 October, it comprises Mozzarella & Tomato Egg Bites, Ham Hock with Sweet Potato Frittata Slices and Boiled Eggs
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NewsEasyGroup launches marketplace ‘set to rival Amazon’
The online marketplace has launched across 21 European countries, including the UK, today.
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Food On-The-Go: 21 November
Retailers and high-street outlets are revamping their breakfast offers – so how are consumers responding?
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NewsBosses of major supermarkets meet Healey with budget demands
Executives will tell John Healey that ‘choices he makes at the end of month will determine whether more shops open or close, whether retail jobs grow or decline and whether prices rise faster or slower’
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NewsWorldpanel: Asda’s return to growth proves short-lived
The latest data also tells of subdued grocery sales elsewhere as consumers spend cautiously ahead of the autumn budget
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NewsCautious shoppers constrain supermarket growth, NIQ figures show
Supermarket sales growth has slowed as consumers continue to keep a close watch on household budgets
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NewsEaten Alive lands first supermarket listing in 521 Tesco stores
Eaten Alive also supplies to restaurants including Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, Leon, Gail’s, Wagamama and Tortilla
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NewsTesco targets more than 28,000 temps in festive recruitment drive
The roles will mainly involve working in the supermarket giant’s Extra superstores and Express convenience stores
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s confidence rests on more than just market share
In a grocery market where growth is increasingly hard won, Tesco is demonstrating it has more tricks up its sleeve
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NewsBooker in ‘very healthy place’ despite sales fall, says Tesco CFO
Tesco blamed the ongoing decline in tobacco sales and lapping ‘exceptionally’ strong growth in foodservice last year for Booker’s results