Tesco news and analysis – Page 306
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Tesco hits out at Irish protectionism'
Tesco Ireland chief executive Gordon Fryett has accused independents' lobby group RGDATA of attempting to block his company's expansion through planning objections. "I always find it a bit strange," said Fryett, "when RGDATA objects to us...
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Better availability key driver of Tesco record
John Wood Improved availability was one of the key drivers pushing Tesco's UK profits and sales to record levels, according to chief executive Sir Terry Leahy. Speaking at the publication of Tesco's annual results, Sir Terry said the...
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Pork pushes at public's door
Ed Bedington Meat chiefs have teamed up with retailers to target one million households in a bid to boost sales of British pork. The Meat and Livestock Commission, along with Tesco, Sainsbury and, on a small scale, Morrisons, will be...
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Sir Terry Leahy might have stolen Malcolm Hepworth's thunder
While Tesco bosses faced a barrage of negative publicity about the devastation a pumped up Tesco Express could wreak on the independent sector, the man at the helm of the Co-operative Group's food retail business has been left to get on with...
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Tesco Hungary for more sales
Tesco’s Hungarian arm posted a 26% jump in 2002 sales and said it was planning further expansion in the region this year. For the year to December 31 Tesco Global Aruhazak net sales rose to 237bn forints from 188bn forints in...
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Budget news...preview
Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy has urged Chancellor Gordon Brown to lay off business in today’s Budget.Sir Terry told The Sun that the latest National Insurance tax rise will cost Tesco an extra £15m this year.Leahy said: “Apart from...
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Aconfused public is the last thing any government wants when
The DoH is proud of its 5-a-day campaign which is designed to encourage consumers to eat five 80g portions of fresh fruit and veg a day. However, Tesco, Sainsbury and Somerfield have all declined to use the government logo. Each is, instead,...
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Finance at Asda prices
Anne Bruce Asda claimed it was undercutting rivals, including Tesco, with its first move into financial services with "Asda price" insurance products underwritten by Norwich Union. Asda director of financial services, David Rutley, said...
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Tesco rolls out EAS
Tesco plans to roll out Electronic Article Surveillance systems across its portfolio apart from Express stores by Autumn. It has already has the security system in 300 stores, said a spokesman, and has "every confidence in it". But some...
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Wade through any article about Wal-Mart, and you won't get f
Plough through the 2000 Competition Commission report into the sector and there was little evidence that Asda's US parentage was securing it a better deal on a packet of biscuits, while Tesco's global sourcing efforts were initially focused on...
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What is your career background?
My first experience of retail was when I joined Tesco in 1990 as a training manager. A year later, I became a customer service manager and after that I switched focus to human resources and became a HR manager. I moved to become marketing...
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Tesco fever reaches Eastern Bloc
Tesco is preparing to make a major impact on the fledgling supermarket scene in Romania. That was the view of local food industry figures in the eastern European state as they gathered in the Carpathian mountains for Romanian grocery's major trade...
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In the blue corner we have Tesco.com sticking resolutely to
Although both can argue strongly for their respective strategies, they have their limitations. While Tesco.com may be slightly profitable, when volumes increase, the picking of goods instore will ultimately interfere with the day-to-day running of...
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Multiples defend DoH rebuff
Ed Bedington Tesco and Sainsbury are defending their refusal to sign up to the government's 5-a-day campaign. Neither retailer has agreed to adopt the Department of Health logo, but each insists it fully supports the aims of the government...
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Three go in Tesco's distribution shake-up
Rod Addy A radical shake-up in Tesco's supply chain operations has seen the departure of three key personnel. The merger of two supply chain divisions follows rumours that Tesco has been suffering distribution problems. Resignations came...
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For any suppliers still harbouring illusions about central E
When the Communists marched out, Tesco and Co marched in, and in the space of a decade they have transformed the grocery retail market almost beyond recognition. International giants such as Tesco, Carrefour, Ahold, Metro and Delhaize now control a...
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Price Launch for Tesco in Asia
Tesco has completed the roll out of a Price Launch initiative across its Asian operations. The initiative modelled on the retailer's famous We sell for less' activity in the UK highlights the amount of cash invested in permanently lowering...
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Irish butchers out of luck at Tesco
Some 300 butchers employed by Tesco Ireland are currently voting on a voluntary redundancy deal. Negotiations on new work practices for meat counter staff are understood also to be under way at Dunnes Stores, while a third multiple, Superquinn,...
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FWD conference to reveal OFT workings
Tesco has agreed to field a speaker at the Federation of Wholesale Distributors' annual conference. John Burry, Tesco's category director, convenience food, and a former Booker cash and carry buyer, will deliver a presentation on Tesco Express...
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Organic wine for Tesco
Kingsland Wines and Spirits has developed an organic own label wine range for Tesco.Due to appear in stores nationwide from May, it consists of an Australian organic red and a white sealed with screwcaps and priced at £4.99....