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Tesco news and analysis – Page 302
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INK-JET RECYCLING AT TESCO
Tesco has set up a charity recycling scheme for inkjet printer cartridges following the success of its mobile phone recycling initiative. It is making freepost envelopes available at the checkout of all Tesco stores, except Tesco Express. It has...
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Tesco.com DELAYS PEAK DECISION
Tesco.com is delaying a decision on whether to introduce premium rate charges for peak time deliveries until mid-September. It had been expected to announce nationwide implementation of three-tier delivery charges this week following trials in...
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Tesco ups ante with Finest
Tesco has extended its Finest brand into heath and beauty as it stretches the premium range better to rival Sainsbury's Taste the Difference. The first three Finest beauty products to go on sale were Silk Creme Bath, Smoothing Body Polish and...
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Tesco falls to the Co-op after coming a cropper on spuds
The United Co-op's refurbished store at Wollaton in Nottingham had this week's cheapest basket at £40.05, beating off competition from Somerfield in Norfolk and Safeway in Glasgow. Our shopper found the busy Co-op clean and tidy, with smartly...
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Tesco plans Euro action
Branded goods manufacturers are on alert for further supermarket-led legal offensives on grey market trading after the High Court threw out Tesco and Costco's case against the Levi Strauss group this week. British Brands Group director John Noble...
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Tesco welcomes planning proposals
Tesco has welcomed government changes to proposed planning rules which could speed up retailers' applications for building projects and cut development costs. Deputy pm John Prescott issued the White Paper, Modernising Company Law, in response to...
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New Tesco team tackles availability headaches
Julian Hunt Tesco has set up a new team to look at ways of improving availability in its stores. The team is believed to comprise executives drawn from across different business functions. Tesco is playing down the news. A spokesman for the...
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Mr Morrison regrets he's unable to pack any more
Tesco at Coatbridge, in Strathclyde, beat off competition from Asda, Morrisons and Safeway to claim this week's cheapest full basket at £37.09. The Tesco team north of the border clocked up full marks on their operational duties, and provided the...
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Tesco is to open a standalone Express c-store in East Witter
Sainsbury is launching a car insurance product as it powers up its financial services to ward off competitors such as Tesco, Asda and Marks and Spencer. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs committee has criticised DEFRA management as incapable...
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Ariel 1.1kg 3 for 2 Gondola end Morrisons
Ariel Tablets 32 Price promotion £2.41 Gondola end Sainsbury Carlsberg 4 x 500ml 2 for £5 Floor stack Morrisons Coca-Cola 2l 2 for £2.09 ...
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Tesco motors with RFID tags on high value lines
Anne Bruce Tesco will work out an implementation programme for radio frequency source tagging through trials of the various technologies from supplier to store and in stores over the next 12 months. It has been negotiating details of its...
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DON'T GIVE IN YET
Sir; You have a given a lot of coverage recently to Tesco's expansion plans for its Express stores, but while it will undoubtedly mean more competition for c-stores, I don't think independent retailers should give in just yet. During my 62 years as...
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Tesco execs visit Baltic's VP Market
Tesco has played down reports it is planning a move into the Baltic after it emerged executives had paid a visit to the region's largest supermarket chain, VP Market. VP, which owns 153 stores in Lithuania and 29 stores in Latvia, has been looking...
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WHAT THE RETAILERS SAY....
TESCO has held auctions via the WWRE e-marketplace for more than a year. Director of supply chain development Barry Knichel reckons at least 10% of procurement could ultimately be e-tendered: "It's a more disciplined way of doing business."...
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In the Express lane
The idea that any retailer can conjure up 1,000 sites on which to open convenience stores seems wildly optimistic even if the retailer concerned is Tesco. But don't dismiss the idea out of hand, because Tesco is deadly serious about this. In...
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Banrock Station extends new style after Tesco trial
Wine drinkers are giving the thumbs up to BRL Hardy's latest single varietal addition to its Banrock Station range. The leading Australian wine company's new Petit Verdot style has been on test in Tesco for the past eight weeks and the results have...
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HI-TECH IN HUNGARY
Tesco has opened a state of the art distribution centre in Hercegahlom, Hungary, that will handle over 80% of its goods centrally. Featuring a radio frequency, paperless picking system and fully computerised cross docking, the facility is the most...
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Multiples warned of deep cuts destruction to Stella
Tim Palmer Multiple buyers have been warned they will destroy the value of Britain's best selling alcoholic drink if they continue their ruthless price war on cases of Stella Artois. Both Sainsbury and Tesco have been using the brand to attract...
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Jaffa Cakes get on a roll with extension to rival Cadbury
McVitie's Cake Company is putting its cake superstar Jaffa Cakes up against the mighty Cadbury's cake brand with the launch of Jaffa Cake Mini Rolls. Available this week in Tesco and rolling out gradually to other outlets, the newcomers consist of...