Tesco news and analysis – Page 253

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    Pomegranate gets all Bullish

    2007-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Red Bull UK is aiming to capitalise on pomegranate juice's UK popularity by adding the flavour to its Sabai range in April. Tesco is to list the newcomer in a four-pack retailing at £4.99 from May. There was a 300% increase in...

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    Six of the Best: Yoghurt and pot desserts

    2007-02-03T00:00:00Z

    After university, Emma Dunlop secured a work placement with Corus UK, which helped her get on Tesco's graduate scheme. Her first role with Tesco was as a frozen food buyer. She joined Sainsbury's eight months ago and has taken to the role with...

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    Fear of price-flexing if multiples enter Jersey

    2007-02-03T00:00:00Z

    The entrance of Tesco, Sainsbury's or Asda to Jersey would not necessarily lead to falling grocery prices - because they could fix prices artifically high, business leaders on the island have warned. Entry by one of the big three is...

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    Hot Reads

    2007-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Brands dominate many supermarket aisles but worldwide giants such as Tesco, Carrefour and Ikea have created a huge market for own-label products. It has forced consumers to reappraise what they look for when making a purchase. In their...

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    Price Survey

    2007-02-03T00:00:00Z

    It was all change this week in The Grocer 33, with Tesco being crowned the cheapest retailer and Asda dropping to fourth-cheapest. For the past four weeks running Tesco has been the fourth-cheapest retailer in The Grocer 33 survey as a...

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    Asda launches electricals website

    2007-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Asda is aiming to control 5% of the online electricals market by 2012. The retailer is taking on Tesco with the launch of a new electricals website selling thousands of electrical products including televisions, washing machines and fridges....

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    Government action needed

    2007-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Sir; At long last British retailers appear to be waking up to the huge threat posed by climate change. Last week Tesco was the latest store bidding to become Britain's 'greenest' grocer. Friends of the Earth welcomes the growing...

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    This week a year ago the winner was...

    2007-01-27T00:00:00Z

    This time last year our Top Store award went to Tesco manager Ricky Wheeler for his Amersham store, which not only provided a full basket, but ticked every box on our shopper’s list. Ricky said he was able to spend more time on the shop floor…

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    Tesco stunt generates bumper Tuffins debut

    2007-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Controversy stirred up by a predatory pricing row led to a bumper opening week for Harry Tuffins' new Ludlow store - but question marks remain over the timing of a price promotion in the town by Tesco. Tuffins MD Paul Delves said despite...

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    Maltesers and Milky Way get in with the cool

    2007-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Maltesers and Milky Way are the latest confectionery lines to hit ice cream cabinets. Tubs of Maltesers Ice Cream Bites - available exclusively in Tesco for £2.99 - consist of 15 bites of ice cream dipped in milk or white and dark...

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    At last tesco gets IIP

    2007-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Tesco's national customer care centre in Dundee has achieved Investors in People status - becoming the first part of the retail giant to gain recognition. Pictured are head of customer service Ian Naylor (left), personnel manager...

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    Letter of the week

    2007-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Principle sustainability adviser, Forum for the Future. The announcements last week from Marks & Spencer and Tesco reveal a new arena of competition between the food retailers - the race towards sustainability. But will these announcements...

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    The new order is values-for-money

    2007-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Listening to Sir Terry Leahy's speech last week on reducing carbon emissions, I pinched myself. A few years ago industry leaders ignored, dismissed or downplayed the urgency of the environmental case. Others just saw an opportunity to flog a few...

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    Price Survey

    2007-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is lagging further behind Asda than ever in The Grocer 33 shop having this week recorded the fourth-cheapest basket for the fourth week in a row. Once again Asda was the cheapest, with a basket cost of £39.78,...

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    Top-Up shop

    2007-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Who we visited. Tesco Express Hookwood, Surrey. Welcome Horsham, West Sussex. SMILE LOCAL North Street, Bristol. Nisa Brixton, South London. Bp shop Dorking, Surrey How they performed The BP...

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    Tesco opens own-brand store in China

    2007-01-26T08:12:00Z

    Tesco has opened its first store in China using its own fascia.The retailer currently operates 50 stores in the country through a partnership with Ting Hsin, which operates Hymall stores. The partnership has been running for three...

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    Will punters be neutral about carbon footprints?

    2007-01-20T00:00:00Z

    Low carb finally shed its fad diet connotations this week as retailers vied for the moral highground in the battle against climate change. First Marks & Spencer and then Tesco launched dramatic eco-plans covering all areas of their...

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    Retailers go it alone with produce drives

    2007-01-20T00:00:00Z

    The government's 5-a-day campaign has lost out as supermarkets start the year with a blaze of fruit and veg promotions. Tesco and Sainsbury's are both pumping millions into free or cut-price produce, and Waitrose is also running a citrus...

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    Team up to save planet says Asda

    2007-01-20T00:00:00Z

    Asda has pleaded for more collaboration between retailers to help save the planet in the wake of huge media announcements on the environment from its rivals. On Thursday Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy unveiled far-reaching plans to...

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    Tesco 'sabotage' blasted

    2007-01-20T00:00:00Z

    A leading independent retailer is accusing Tesco of bully-boy tactics - just days before the Competition Commission publishes its emerging thinking document on the grocery sector. Powys-based retailer Harry Tuffins claimed Tesco was...