Tesco news and analysis – Page 175
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Comment & OpinionTesco's Finest hour?
Tesco has relaunched its Finest range with a view to growing sales by double digits. Can it succeed?
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NewsTesco Finest relaunches with 400 new products and a makeover
Tesco’s Finest line has undergone a major overhaul, with the retailer introducing 400 new products and ditching a further 200 from the range.
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NewsGluten-free Udi’s range launches in Tesco as Boulder rolls into UK
US gluten-free foods giant Boulder Brands is today launching its Udi’s bakery range in up to 800 Tesco stores.
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco ups featured space promos by 10%
Tesco ramped up the number of featured space promotions by more than 10% in September compared with the previous month…
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InterviewsMac the Knife: Lord MacLaurin on Tesco, Sir Terry and Philip
At Tesco’s agm in June, Lord MacLaurin stunned shareholders by laying into Sir Terry Leahy, his protégé. He talks to The Grocer about his Tesco, Sir Terry, and Phil Clarke…
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NewsLord MacLaurin: 'I told Leahy Fresh & Easy was nuts'
Lord MacLaurin warned Sir Terry Leahy that he was “nuts” to launch the retailer’s ill-fated US venture Fresh & Easy…
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NewsTesco confirms joint venture with CRE in China
Tesco confirmed today it is entering a joint venture with China Resource Enterprise (CRE), which will see its Chinese stores combined with CRE’s Vanguard business.
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NewsTesco results: Progress in UK, but international picture worries
Progress on the home front, though slow, only partially offsets analysts’ concerns over Tesco’s international ventures.
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NewsTesco hits the accelerator on store revamps as sales drop
Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke has declared 2014 will be “the year of the hypermarket” as he revealed the retailer was planning a massive rollout of the pilots trialled in areas such as Watford.
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NewsTesco seeks 100 computer programmers for new technology hothouse
Tesco CEO Philip Clarke introduced the retailer’s new £119 computer tablet Hudl this week…
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NewsTesco's 'scale for good' slashes energy costs
Tesco has claimed massive reductions in its suuply chain energy footprint following a radical supply chain initiative…
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NewsFSA hygiene inspections review sparks food safety fears
As Tesco is hit with £45,000 ‘Supermouse’ fine, FSA hygiene inspections review sparks food safety fears…
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NewsTesco apologises for inflatable ‘gay best friend’ on website
One day after having to take a ‘psycho ward’ fancy dress costume off sale amid a public outcry, Tesco has been caught out by yet another rogue item on its Tesco Direct website – this time, an inflatable “gay best friend” doll.
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NewsPork supplier FA Gill in dialogue with Cranswick and Tesco
FA Gill, the slaughterhouse implicated in last week’s pork mislabelling row, says it is in “positive and ongoing dialogue” with other parties involved.
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NewsTesco and Asda apologise for ‘mental patient’ costumes
Tesco and Asda have apologised after it emerged they had been selling Halloween costumes depicting ‘mental health’ patients online.
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NewsTesco parts company with senior buyers Ewels and Grant
Steve Ewels is leaving after six years at the helm of Tesco’s ethnic foods buying and more than a decade based at Tesco’s Cheshunt HQ.
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NewsAldi chalks up record growth as grocery middle ground shrinks
Aldi has notched up record sales growth in the latest grocery market share data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsTesco's Hudl tablet: In pictures
Tesco’s Hudl tablet, launching on 30 September, is a 7-inch Android device with a 1.5GHz processor and 16GB of memory.
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NewsTesco’s Hudl tablet launches with discounts for Clubcard holders
Tesco is to launch a 7-inch tablet computer called Hudl, amid a major marketing drive that will allow Clubcard holders to get their hands on one of the devices for potentially just £60-worth of points.
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Comment & OpinionTesco has head start with Hudl
Like me, many of you have no doubt been glued to Robert Peston’s BBC series on the history of British retail…