Tesco news and analysis – Page 280
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Battle of the bottle
Chris Walkland looks at what’s happening to the 3.5ppl milk price rises and why some farmers might not get a fair shareThe fight to raise milk prices took several weeks, but, against the odds, the battle was won – Asda and Tesco...
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Tesco hits 30% share of total till
The slowdown in consumer spending is beginning to impact on food retailing. The topline market growths for food, drink and non-foods in supermarkets in the four weeks to March 19 were a strong 5.6%. However, other than the hypermarket channel,...
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Bakery group up for sale
Rathbones Bakeries, the bakery group with 1,550 employees, went into administration yesterday after weak sales following a fire at one of its factories in February this year.The company, which had sales of £100m last year and supplies Tesco...
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Retailer probe is smoke and mirrors
from C John Smith, chairman and managing director, GreyfriarsSir; Following the publication of the Office of Fair Trading report on the supermarkets code of practice, Tesco’s appointment of a code compliance officer and the...
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Multiples cash in on office supplies
Tesco and Asda are vying with specialist stationers in supplying home and basic office supplies, finds Rod AddyIt may be smaller than some non-food categories, but sales of home office supplies are growing rapidly in supermarkets....
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Irish call on chains to disclose profits
Tesco may be among a number of retailers forced to disclose how much profit they make in the Irish Republic, under new proposals aimed at finding out if consumers get a fair deal.In a report to government, a parliamentary committee...
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Tesco overriders under fire
The head of one of the UK’s largest mushroom packers, Greyfriars, has threatened to launch scathing public attacks on Tesco unless it abandons its policy on overriders.C John Smith said he is planning to use articles in the press to embarrass...
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Sir Leslie dies at 84
Former Tesco chairman Sir Leslie Porter died on Sunday, aged 84. The husband of Dame Shirley Porter, former Tory leader of Westminster Council and daughter of Tesco founder Sir Jack Cohen, he chaired the multiple from 1973 to 1985. During his...
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Kinnerton confectionery sold to investment firm
UK confectionery company, Kinnerton, has been sold to investment firm Zetar for £32m.Kinnerton, which supplies Asda, Co-Op and Tesco, among others, specialises in confectionery and chocolate, particularly those which contain toys and popular...
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Supermarket domination is unhealthy
from Bilal Bhatti, Financial Services Group, Deloitte & Touche LLPWar on red tape requires investmentfrom John Bowden, chief executive, WCTASir; As the Tesco Express juggernauts its way into the...
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Wake up call for province
Tesco has warned suppliers in Northern Ireland that they compete in a global marketplace so must become more efficient as well improve quality.Cliff Kells, commercial manager for Tesco, told suppliers in the province that they were no longer...
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Supplier Spotlight
Fresh produce packing company Greyfriars experienced a rollercoaster year in 2004. Within days of being awarded Packer of the Year at the Re:fresh 2004 industry awards it was dumped by one of its major clients, Tesco, whom it supplied with...
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Tesco’s control complete
Tesco has decimated the competition over the last 12 months, stealing £1bn of business from rivals and picking up the lion’s share of lost trade from Sainsbury, Marks and Spencer and Morrisons/Safeway, according to new switching data from...
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Bananas get caged
Tesco has implemented a new logistics and point of sale solution for its bananas.Developed by retail equipment supplier Wanzl, the wheeled Banana Cage is designed to keep fruit moving through the supply chain with minimal handling.The...
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Call for price rise across dairy
Sainsbury and Morrisons this week increased the retail price of their milk by 2p a pint to 32p, following a similar move by Tesco and Asda last week.The upward shift has delighted farmers, who will now try to secure increases across the cheese...
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Tipperary fights Tesco and Dunnes
An Irish town has revolted over a bid to prevent new supermarkets being built by Tesco and Dunnes, the two big players in the grocery sector.Tipperary Town Council had granted planning permission for the developments on the outskirts of the...
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Tesco Computer for Schools claims down
Schools are claiming less equipment through Tesco’s Computers for School promotions that they did six years ago, according to an analysis by The Guardian.The amount of schools collecting the vouchers has risen to over 24,000 in the last few...
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Walking with Tesco
Meat processor St Merryn Foods and Tesco teamed up last week to convince farmers of the merits of supplying the UK’s number one retailer.At a ‘walk the chain’ event in South Wales, red meat producers heard how Tesco was developing its British...
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stores’ fair trade initiatives welcome
from Stuart Palmer, marketing director, TraidcraftSir; Thanks for highlighting the fact that the UK is now the world’s largest fair trade market (‘Tradecraft in Tesco attack’, The Grocer, February 19, p6). Traidcraft welcomes the...