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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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
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NewsKen Murphy defends Tesco’s CPI negotiations stance
Tesco is determined to prevent ‘unjustified’ cost price increases
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NewsTesco nudges profit guidance higher despite ‘uncertain backdrop’
UK like-for-like sales slowed from 1.8% in the first quarter to grow just 1.5% in the first half
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NewsSausage brand Triples launches ‘Porky’ sausages
Available in ‘Porky’ flavour, the high-protein (29g per pack) and ‘natural gluten-free’ sausages contain 85% British, Red Tractor assured pork
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s, Morrisons, Tesco & Majestic: inside grocery’s consolidation rush
Sainsbury’s explored a Morrisons merger before walking away and Tesco is circling Majestic Wine. What does it tell us about where the grocery sector is heading?
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NewsTesco tech boss Guus Dekkers announces retirement
Tech boss Dekkers is to retire from the supermarket at the end of the year
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NewsTesco Lincoln store handed one-star hygiene rating after food waste left rotting
Inspectors from City of Lincoln Council visited the Tesco Extra store on Wragby Road on 15 July after receiving complaints
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NewsTesco in the race to buy Majestic Wine
The UK’s biggest retailer is among a list of bidders weighing up an offer in an auction of Majestic, according to Sky News this weekend