Tesco news and analysis – Page 194
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CAT tipped to cut £10m Tesco price-fixing fine
As Tesco gears up to challenge the OFT in the dairy price-fixing case next month, lawyers are saying the retailer stands a good chance of seeing its £10m fine reduced.
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Comment & Opinion
Retailers need alternatives to price cuts
If the supermarket price wars have taught us one lesson, it is that low prices are no longer enough.
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Tesco rolls out green team to 'put the pride back in fresh produce'
Teams of green-fleeced Tesco fresh produce staff are to become a familiar site patrolling the aisles in more than 700 Tesco stores.
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NewsNew tenants signing up for Haldanes sites
Half of the 21 Haldanes stores that shut last summer have new tenants.
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Analysis & FeaturesCheap at twice the price
The packaging is awful. They look and taste terrible. They’re so unloved by the multiples that they hide them away on the bottom shelf where they sell for mere pennies.
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NewsTesco: '20,000 new jobs will make customer king again'
Tesco has vowed to create 20,000 new jobs in the UK over the next two years in a bid to improve customer service.
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Comment & Opinion
It's remarkable that Tesco's £40bn supertanker can turn so quickly and simply
Little details really do count in retail. And they can turn around the performance of a £40bn sales supertanker in a matter of weeks…
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NewsAnimée beer is slow to win over the ladies
Sales of Animée, the lager for ladies, have reached just £300,000 in its first four months on supermarket shelves.
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NewsTesco calls back Wood to head up marketing
Tesco has turned to an fmcg marketing veteran amid accusations that it has been consistently outgunned by its rivals in recent months.
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NewsMore prices up than down before the Drop
As Tesco kicked off the fourth wave of its Price Drop campaign, an investigation by The Grocer has revealed that it has put up prices on three products for every two that it lowered in the past six weeks.
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Comment & Opinion
Is the tunnel in sight, if not the light?
The new year has brought disappointment in financial markets with downgrades to profit expectations - not just for Tesco…
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NewsTesco exec blasts ‘red’ South Korean policies
Tesco’s boss in South Korea has ignited a political storm after blasting lawmakers in the key Asian market as “red”.
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NewsTesco asks Wood to spearhead UK marketing revamp
Tesco has launched a shake-up of its marketing team, turning to former Kraft and Unilever marketing supremo David Wood to spearhead a fresh assault on its rivals.
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NewsTesco slides again in latest Kantar rankings
Tesco’s market share has slid to a new seven-year low in the latest rankings from Kantar Worldpanel.
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Analysis & FeaturesA year on, is Clarke getting Tesco back on track?
He’s had a rough ride in his first 12 months, but the CEO could soon appease his critics with a raft of measures for the UK.
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco ramps up promos... but still lags behind big four rivals
Entering the final furlong of its financial year, Tesco has turbo-charged its promotions - compared with last February anyway.
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NewsTesco blames ‘misunderstanding’ amid anger over workfare placement scheme
Tesco has urged the government to change its policy over unpaid workers, after finding itself at the centre of a row over complaints of low wages and allegations of “slave labour”.
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NewsWas £15.79... still £15.79. Study finds 80 Tesco.com errors
Tesco bamboozled online shoppers with at least 80 contradictory promotions in a single day, a study by online price monitor Profitero has revealed.
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Tesco complains about 'avoidable damage' of late deliveries
Tesco has accused its suppliers of costing it millions in lost sales after imposing a new system of fines to tackle availability problems.
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Tesco's Thai takeaway be appetising to investors?
It’s Tesco’s first major property deal outside the UK and the outlook for Lotus is buoyant, but Thailand’s volatility could sour prospects.