Tesco news and analysis – Page 264
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Gunning for supremacy
The non food pricing battle is intensifying, says Gaelle WalkerHowever, Tesco achieves lowest pricing when looking at the broader category of home entertainment, which includes electrical products such as DVD players, batteries and...
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Express empire will double
Tesco has revealed plans to double the size of its burgeoning Express empire within 10 years.Lucy Neville-Rolfe, company secretary, made the admission as she defended Tesco’s dominant market position at the final hearing of the All Party...
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In Profile: Hamish Renton, MD, Paignton desserts unit, Uniq Prepared Foods
The birth of former Tesco health guru Hamish Renton’s son two years ago inadvertently led to the creation of one of the supermarket’s biggest initiatives. The...
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Tesco colossus enters the mix
Tesco is planning its biggest-ever mixed use development at a site in London that will create an entire community with 835 flats and be the biggest sustainable development of its kind in the country.The brownfield development in Tolworth, which...
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Who’s best in the beer price battle?
The drinks price war in the run-up to Christmas is heating up, with both Sainsbury and Tesco undercutting Asda on beer.Sainsbury is offering two cases of beer for £18, covering Guinness, Stella Artois, San Miguel, Carlsberg and Foster’s, until...
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A bit of a bad apple
A poorly timed Tesco ad has infuriated English apple growers. Richard Clarke raises a few core issues about advertising etiquette
When Tesco’s creatives dreamt up the idea of using a Granny Smith in a press ad, they could hardly have… -
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Tesco, Dunnes Stores fall foul of Irish order
In a case that may earn a footnote in the history of Irish retailing, Tesco and Dunnes Stores have each been fined e500 for selling bottles of Coca-Cola below cost.The footnote is likely to record that it was the last such prosecution taken...
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Tesco seeks to placate drivers
Tesco is hoping to fend off a driver revolt after hundreds of complaints were made by truckers about poor facilities and treatment at its depots.The row revolves around the length of time taken to turn around vehicles, the poor facilities on...
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Tesco to take on its critics
Tesco is to launch a staunch defence of its trading practices at the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group’s evidence hearing next week at Parliament.The group is also expecting Asda to submit evidence to the High Street 2015 inquiry as the...
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Supermarket backlash: is it a worldwide trend?
Tesco and Wal-Mart are feeling the heat in Britain and in the US.Glynn Davis looks at the attitudes of consumers in other countriesTesco and Wal-Mart might be bitter rivals on the international grocery stage, but they share a common...
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Tesco pledges to save lost apples...
Hundreds of little-known and forgotten varieties of British apples have a secure future, according to Tesco.The retailer said this week it would sponsor Brogdale Horticultural Trust in Kent, dedicated to the conservation of fruit varieties in...
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Tesco announcement about US entry expected in December
Tesco is believed to be planning an announcement about its plans for the US in December, according to industry sources. The company has been eyeing Wal-Mart’s homeland for some time. In May, The Grocer revealed that former trading director for...
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Tesco and Asda take on the designers
Tesco and Asda are looking to take on designer labels with new cut-price jeans.Both chains have launched designer inspired denims for less than £20. A Tesco spokeswoman said that its new Cherokee jeans range is the clothing equivalent of its...
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Tesco's BP/Safeway deal cleared
The Office of Fair Trading has waved through Tesco’s acquisition of 21 former BP/Safeway petrol stations from Morrisons.The retailer has announced plans to convert the stores to its Express convenience format. The deal originally involved 30...
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Tesco Considers Non food Catalogue
Tesco is considering the launch of a non food catalogue in its stores in a move that would issue a direct challenge to retailers such as Argos.The reports follow the trial of internet kiosks in 90 stores, which boosted sales across a wide...
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Supplier Spotlight
Four years ago, Kent fruit grower Adrian Scripps switched from supplying several retailers with its apples and pears to being totally dedicated to Tesco.Instead of being a risk, it has brought benefits, says MD James Simpson, who argues that...
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The space race
Tesco may appear to dominate the grocery landscape, but research shows pockets of opportunity, says Liz HamsonAnd it’s not just the big four that are are showing their mettle. Somerfield has managed to get its name on the map for...
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Star order:Tesco
>>Smooth ORDERING; FULL DELIVERYFor the second online shop in succession Tesco has left its rivals in its wake. If the world of online retailing is not to follow the same route as the supermarket industry, the other leading...
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Losing? Whose fault is that?
Mason warns that there will be little let up in Tesco’s expansionRival retailers have only themselves to blame for not managing to keep up with Tesco, Tim Mason, the retailer’s marketing director, hinted at this year’s IGD Convention.Mason...