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Tesco news and analysis – Page 304
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Budweiser Ice 24 x 330ml Price promotion £11.99 Gondol
Cadbury's Crunchie/Flake 6pk 50% extra free Gondola end Asda Cadbury's Timeout Bars 14 Buy one get one half price Gondola end Tesco Carlsberg Export 24 x 250ml ...
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Tesco and Safeway take up Tia Lusso
New cream liqueur Tia Lusso is off to a flying start, according to brand owner Allied Domecq. The brand was unveiled at the end of April and is already on Tesco and Safeway shelves. Marketing director Cathryn Sleight said it was now rolling out...
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THE BEST approach
n They don't have to be tastier. Profitable premium products pull for other, subtler reasons. Steve Hemsley analyses their potential Whether it's Tesco's traditional Scottish smoked salmon, Safeway's roasted red pepper and goats cheese tartlets, or...
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Star turn for Tesco store as The Grocer 33 gains pluses
The Tesco store in Newton Abbot, Devon, managed by John Parker has been named as this week's star performing supermarket outlet in our Storewatch survey. Storewatch is one of the new features we have added to the well established Grocer 33...
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Naafi supply deal gives Tesco entry to Germany
Elaine Watson Tesco has gained a foothold in the German market through a supply deal with Naafi, the armed forces retailer. Tesco started shipping own label goods to the nine large Naafi Max stores in Germany last month, revealed Naafi operations...
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Tesco dismisses fears of red tape clamp
Tesco has played down reports that its progress in Thailand could be stymied by government restrictions on store opening hours and pricing policies. A spokesman confirmed Tesco and other foreign retailers had met deputy commerce minister Newin...
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Local sourcing is still preferred option
Forget the hype about global sourcing: food is still very much a local sourcing issue, according to supermarket executives speaking at the IGD global retail conference. Tesco's Paul House, commercial director of its Hungarian operation, said local...
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New Wal-Martian invasion?
Second only to the size of Sir Terry Leahy's pay packet, Wal-Mart's UK ambitions rate highly in the media's interest in UK Grocery plc. And this week, after a couple of barren years, the fertile shoots of a new crop of rumours surfaced to the...
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Good things stack up for alcoholic drinks as categories rema
Morrisons continues to lead the field in the fascia chart this week standing 15 percentage points ahead of Asda at number two. Safeway and Somerfield have each remained in the same positions as last week while Tesco moves up to number four, and...
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Tesco finally gets OK to go hyper
Tesco has won a five-year battle to obtain planning permission for the largest hypermarket in the Irish Republic. The retailer acquired a 12 acre site on Dublin's northside in 1996 with the intention of building a superstore, but then environment...
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Tesco gets on Cherokee trail for clothes
Tesco has upped the ante in the supermarket clothing stakes with the launch of a major new clothing range from across the Atlantic. A "substantial" number of lines from US casual clothing giant Cherokee will be introduced to at least 300 stores in...
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Tesco forges ahead in bid to attract more local sourcing
Elaine Watson Tesco has hosted its second major meet the buyer event in Thailand in a bid to boost its local sourcing credentials. More than 2,000 new suppliers attended Tesco's Vendor Open Day at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition...
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D emand for energy and sports drinks shows so sign of waning
But retailers still remain unprepared. Space hasn't been made available and lucrative sales have been lost. A Zenith survey in September 2001 found 62% of Tesco, 31% of Safeway, 18% of Sainsbury and 12% of Asda stores had shortages of brand leader...
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Clubcard takes to the internet as Tesco.com strives for perf
Anne Bruce Tesco.com customers will soon be able to spend Clubcard vouchers online in a new focus on quality, according to CEO John Browett. Trials of a modified web site are already under way in house, allowing staff to redeem Clubcard loyalty...
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Alcoholic drinks get high on floor stacks and household clea
Morrisons remains at the top of the fascia chart although Asda continues to close the gap, standing just two percentage points behind at number two. Tesco and Somerfield retain their positions from last week, while Safeway moves up the chart to...
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Today's Group md Rodney Hunt has taken over from Steve Parfe
Tesco says its sales of widescreen TVs are up 220% since Easter as shoppers prepare for a summer of sport. The supermarket is budgeting for a 500% year-on-year rise in widescreen TV sales in May. Londis has now converted 47 stores to its Genesis...
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Grape juice brand finds a UK launchpad at Tesco and JS
Leading US soft drink brand Welch's is aiming to squeeze itself a share of the UK market with its first launches on this side of the Atlantic. The $650m grape juice brand, which dates back to 1869 in the States, is rolling its first products out to...
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Skincare is at the frontline of the major retailers' battle
Tesco has made skincare a critical part of its non food strategy, says beauty team leader Kerry Robinson. "In the last 12 months we have taken the lead from Boots in toiletries and we're closing the gap in beauty overall," says Robinson. TNS figures...
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There's bunching in the field after Morrisons and drinks spr
Morrisons sits at the top of the fascia chart but again it's lead has been reduced as Asda moves up into second position followed by Sainsbury which comes in at number three. Tesco and Safeway have both moved down the chart, although there are...
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Scottish RDC is designed to spur Safeway to no 1
Anne Bruce Safeway plans to open a new regional distribution centre in its traditional Scottish stronghold as it vies with Tesco and Asda to be the region's number one food retailer. Safeway logistics director Lawrence Christensen said that...