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 migrating to new marketplace platform
Mirakl’s marketplace tech is the same used by B&Q, Carrefour and Superdrug
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NewsItsu teams up with Bakkavor to launch chilled meals in Tesco
The meals are inspired by Itsu’s popular restaurant dishes
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NewsBooker performs ‘ahead of expectations’ as core retail drives sales
Booker added 257 net new retail partners in the first half of 2025
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NewsYeo Valley expands Little Yeos range with Yoghurt & Oat pots
The pots are made with British organic oats, British organic whole milk and fruit purée of strawberries and peaches
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NewsTesco share price gathers momentum as supermarket enters golden quarter from position of strength
Shares shot up 4.5% today to a near-12-year high of 449.2p as markets lapped up a bullish statement by CEO Ken Murphy asserting that the supermarket had built on already strong momentum in the first half to 23 August
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NewsTesco CEO Ken Murphy hits out at rivals’ irrational price cuts
‘Some competitors went pretty strong at the start of the year with their statement of intent and they’ve acted on that,’ said Murphy. ‘It doesn’t feel that rational from where I’m sitting’
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NewsBosh launches vegan ready meals and pizzas into Tesco
The vegan cookery brand has sold over one million cookbooks
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NewsTesco raises profit guidance after strong summer sales
Britain’s biggest supermarket cut its profit guidance earlier this year due to a looming price war
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NewsLower-carbon broccoli hits Tesco shelves
Up to 50 tonnes of the crop, cultivated at a Lincolnshire farm, hit shelves this week
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NewsPlant-based meals more affordable as meat prices soar, new research finds
Independent think tank the Green Alliance investigated the prices of a selection of meat and plant-based products from Tesco’s online store in its Recipe for Resilience: The Benefits of a Thriving Plant-based Protein Sector report
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NewsKitchen assistant app launches RemyCoin to ‘turn sustainability into a game’
Remy – which claims to be ‘Europe’s first AI Kitchen Assistant’ – has launched RemyCoin
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NewsTesco fuels truck fleet with waste to cut CO2 emissions by 83%
Powered by biomethane produced from animal and food waste, the trucks will save up to 6,473 tonnes of CO2e each year
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NewsKerry-owned Smug scraps blended oat-dairy lines
The Smug brand was launched in March 2024 as a ‘category first’ oat and dairy blended product range
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Comment & OpinionGoodbye Dubai? Why the pistachio chocolate trend is here to stay
The proliferation of Dubai-style innovation chocolate has served as a platform to introduce pistachio as a core flavour in confectionery
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NewsTesco to push ahead with robotic warehouse system trial despite creator Attabotics’ demise
The supermarket said it would work with the buyer of Canadian warehouse tech company Attabotics to evaluate an automated storage and retrieval system called The Studio
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NewsM&S new store plans being held up by objections from Tesco
Six planned new M&S Foodhalls are currently delayed after Tesco lodged objections, with two of them subject to a judicial review requested by the supermarket
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NewsTesco launches ‘thousands of extra delivery slots’ in run-up to Christmas
Tesco is urging customers to sign up for a Delivery Saver plan to secure early access
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NewsBearfields scores Tesco listing for premium ham trio free from nitrites
The three-strong lineup features Carved Deli Ham, Carved Honey Roast Deli Ham, and Carved Breaded Deli Ham
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NewsFinnebrogue extends Guinness partnership with bacon and sausage SKUs
The manufacturer holds the sole UK producer licence to craft sausages, burgers and bacon with the Guinness stout flavour and launched Guinness Premium Beef Burgers into Sainsbury’s earlier this year
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NewsLindt Dubai-style chocolate bars reduced to clear in Tesco
Lindt recently expanded the range with white and dark chocolate variants