Tesco news and analysis – Page 290

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Opinion

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

Sainsbury's bid to convince shareholders, City analysts and sceptical financial writers that it is making progress in the battle to regain the marketing high ground from Tesco was reflected on two fronts this week. The multiple sent more than a...
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Opinion

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>independents can prosper as well as tesco...get real about kids...Some of the most startling figures in this week’s magazine can be found in our lead story where we report that in the four weeks leading up to Christmas, 53% of...
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Opinion

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>> Tesco bids for adminstore; rivals warn of dire consequencesAs I suggested in this column before Christmas, anything is now possible in grocery retailing. And, as if to prove my point, up pops Tesco with the sort of audacious...
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Opinion

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

Why tesco’s dominance might just prove its downfallSir Terry Leahy is a man of few words but he may come to rue his comments this week that Tesco is through the period of greatest risk, during which Wal-Mart entered the UK and the...
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Opinion

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>tesco becomes a force in china; we’ve not seen the last of greenIn recent years I have been fortunate enough to have visited China a couple of times. It’s an amazing place; a country that’s hustling, bustling, booming. And...
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Online services move up a gear

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

Tesco has scored a double victory by delivering a full basket in both The Grocer 33 main shop and its online counterpart. It is the first time a retailer has achieved this twin triumph since The Grocer launched its shopping basket...
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The Saturday Essay

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

A year ago this month, Tesco launched a ground-breaking supply chain initiative. The move towards 'primary distribution' was a major - but logical - next step in the development of the company's supply chain. The aims were to make life simpler for...
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The Saturday Essay

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>An industry mantra that smacks of Ratner…Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy, City UniversityBit by bit, the enormity of the obesity problem is being realised in Britain. Last week retailers, including Tesco and Asda, were up...
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Early days of a new medium

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

Tesco has much work to do to create a convincing case to suppliers for its instore digital media, says Siân HarringtonThe jury’s out on Tesco’s screen advertising network trial. This week the Tesco board weighs up the evidence to...
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Multibuys come good

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

Morrisons moves one place to reclaim its position at the top of the chart closely followed by Tesco and Safeway, both of which also move up one place. Buy-one-get-one-free offers and other multibuy deals feature heavily across the two...
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Lidl in court action over ads

2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

Discount chain Lidl has started legal proceedings against Tesco in the Irish courts over “misleading” price comparison ads that it claims are damaging its business.It has asked the High Court in Dublin to order that Tesco cease an...
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JS sets out top fruit ambitions

2003-07-22T00:00:00Z

Sainsbury is aiming to take the top spot from Tesco when it comes to English top fruit. Marcus Hoggarth, senior buyer for apples and pears, said the multiple was aiming for significant growth: "I'd like to see us stuff Tesco and get the number one...
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A Yiddish word for it

2003-07-19T00:00:00Z

Suppliers often complain about supermarkets squeezing them for cash, but now City analysts have found themselves at the receiving end, courtesy of Tesco. An outraged note from Seymour Pierce says Tesco wanted a "contribution" per analyst to...
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Suck with Natalie

2003-07-19T00:00:00Z

While the grocery industry is immersed in Safeway, obesity and the GM debate, the folk at Tesco's press office had something more important to discuss at their summer party in London last week: Tim Tams. The retailer has begun stocking...
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Year-round continuity

2003-07-19T00:00:00Z

A leading potato packer has managed to ensure year-round UK supply for main crop potatoes. Tesco supplier Branston potatoes has already begun lifting Marfona three weeks earlier than usual thanks to improved techniques. Field director David Nelson...
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Tesco's refurbishment of its Catford store in south-east Lon

2003-07-19T00:00:00Z

Tesco states that the store refurbishment incorporates an improved fresh food and non-food offer as well as general improvements to the facilities and the shopping experience. These improvements are likely to result in the store attaining the...
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Tesco's refurbishment of its Catford store in south-east Lon

2003-07-19T00:00:00Z

Tesco states that the store refurbishment incorporates an improved fresh food and non-food offer as well as general improvements to the facilities and the shopping experience. These improvements are likely to result in the store attaining the...
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House that Tesco built

2003-07-19T00:00:00Z

It's not just mortgages that shoppers can buy from the supermarket multiples these days. They can also buy homes. The last few months have seen a rash of residential development from the supermarkets as they try to sweeten their planning...
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House that Tesco built

2003-07-19T00:00:00Z

It's not just mortgages that shoppers can buy from the supermarket multiples these days. They can also buy homes. The last few months have seen a rash of residential development from the supermarkets as they try to sweeten their planning...
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Chiefs: no GM appetite

2003-07-19T00:00:00Z

Bosses at Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury and Safeway have told the government that there is no real appetite for putting GM foods back on the shelves. In a meeting held at DEFRA on Wednesday, chief executives at the top four multiples told DEFRA secretary...