Tesco news and analysis – Page 288
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Tesco challenge to Boots
Tesco is to launch a £70m price-cutting campaign to focus mainly on its health and beauty range. The UK’s leading grocer said it would lower the price of more than 600 health, beauty and baby products, such as toothpaste, medicines and baby...
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Snacks join the party
Tesco moves up to the top of the chart this week, forcing Sainsbury down to second place although there are fewer than two percentage points between them. Both retailers are really strong on promotions on alcoholic drinks with price promotions...
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join the club
n Tesco has global ambitions for its data warehouse giving suppliers access to critical marketing information says Ed Bedington Tesco's understanding of its customer has been a key factor in the retailer's meteoric rise. But can the use of the same...
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Tesco starts chewing at Wrigley
Tesco is aiming to chew a strip off Wrigley by launching its own chewing gum range and even an own label version of new fad breath freshening strips.Britain’s top retailer is aiming to muscle in on the £269m gum category [ACNielsen] with the...
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New year brings new battles
Most food retailers have taken the windfall sales opportunities that Christmas offers. As ACNielsen has indicated since summer, there has been a momentum building within Tesco, Asda and latterly Morrisons that takes these retailers into 2004 with a...
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JS leads cuts with Courage
Sainsbury has fired the latest salvo in the Christmas beer pricing war with big cuts across Scottish Courage brands.In an attempt to differentiate itself from Asda and Tesco, both using Stella and Carlsberg as their lead deals, the retailer has...
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Non-food is pivotal
Tis the season to be merry for Tesco and Asda whose superior non-food offers will give them the edge, says Sean McAllisterThe City and retail analysts are predicting both Tesco and Asda will have a bumper Christmas. In fact both...
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Superquinn.ie motors
Turnover at Superquinn’s online shopping portal Superquinn.ie is approaching 5% of the chain’s annual sales.The anchor tenant in the Irish virtual shopping precinct www.Buy4Now.ie, Superquinn’s site was set up in autumn 2000 before Tesco’s...
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Tesco tills will be a’ jingling
Exclusive research for The Grocer reveals how consumers will be spending their money this Christmas. Liz Hamson reportsShoppers plan to spend just as much this Christmas as they did last yuletide and Tesco is their number one...
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The who, why, what and when of the nation’s multi-million pound Christmas shopping spree
>>Key findingsTesco 3133Asda2020Sainsbury1725Morrisons810Safeway719Co-op323Kwik Save39Somerfield211Waitrose 16Other928Tesco31Asda...
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Tesco to fore at Christmas
Tesco looks set to win the battle of the supermarkets this Christmas, according to an exclusive survey of consumers’ spending plans for the festive season carried out for The Grocer.Almost a third of consumers who are not regular Tesco shoppers...
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Tesco gets back on top
Tesco re-establishes itself at the top of the chart this week, moving up from number four. The retailer is now particularly strong on confectionery and health and beauty and has a number of multibuy offers situated on gondola ends. The upward...
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Tesco’s Finest hour
The premium label has entered a new phase in its journey across Tesco ranges. Elaine Watson asks how much further it can goHow long does it take to build a billion pound brand? In the case of Tesco Finest, about six years if growth...
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Hi-tech boost to availability
Tesco claims it has seen a 1-2% improvement in on-shelf availability through the rollout of wireless technology in its stores and supply chain. Replenishment at Tesco now goes through a single system, which store staff can tap into at the...
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Tesco 55% at factory gate
Tesco has negotiated factory gate pricing contracts with more than 1,000 suppliers making up 55% of its volumes.Distribution director John Boulter said he was confident of substantial progress in 2004.He dismissed suggestions Tesco had...
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Tesco adds to Finest
Tesco will tomorrow issue a trading statement to report third quarter sales and plans for its Finest brand.Analysts are expecting 4% growth in the quarter, against weak competition and strong food price inflation. The group’s UK food sales...
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RFID welcome but Eas stays important
from Neil Matthews, MD, Checkpoint Systems UKSir; I was pleased to see the announcements by Tesco and Wal-Mart with reference to the move into RFID-tagging of cases and pallets by their key suppliers over the next two to thee years....
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JS climbs on drinks
Sainsbury jumps from number three to take the number one spot, ousting Tesco after just one week dominating the chart.Sainsbury is particularly strong on alcoholic drinks with a wide range of products featured on multiple gondola ends...
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Drinks show some spirit
Tesco moves up the chart for the second consecutive week to secure the number one position just ahead of Asda which has leapt up the chart by three places. While Asda is particularly strong on confectionery, Tesco has a number of strong...
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Grampian buys St Merryn Food
Grampian has ramped up its red meat operation with the purchase of St Merryn Food Group, one of the UK’s leading processors and a major supplier to Tesco.The move, which ends months of speculation, puts Grampian at the top of the red meat...