Tesco news and analysis – Page 309

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    Anger at February cut price Carlsberg

    2002-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Tesco's decision to slash the price of Carlsberg this week brought angry reactions from the trade. It offered a short-term deal on 24-packs of Carlsberg Lager 440ml cans which cut the price from £15.75 to £9.95, the same level as the cutthroat...

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    Tesco Extra brings on the chart acts

    2002-02-23T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is to increase its music offer and is inviting pop acts to perform in its growing network of Extra stores. The chain increased its music sales by 31% in 2001 and says the number of fixtures dedicated to selling albums will double in the...

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    Tesco link with suppliers for personalised online appeal

    2002-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is linking up with suppliers to send out personalised promotional e-mails to its home shoppers and it is considering altering the range in stores to give home shoppers more choice. The promotional e-mails will use information gleaned from...

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    n Tesco.com is streets ahead of rivals and already flexing t

    2002-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Can anyone stop the inexorable rise of Tesco.com? Although its store sales appear to be faltering slightly, there's no let-up in the retailer's relentless advance into shoppers' homes. It now covers 95% of the population, using 273 stores, and...

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    Amoy Soy Sauce 150ml Save one third Shared gondola end

    2002-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Amoy Straight To Wok Egg Noodles Save one third Gondola end Sainsbury Birds Eye Alphabites Bogof Shared gondola end Sainsbury Coke 2 litre Bogof ...

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    Tesco begins Malaysian growth

    2002-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has secured sites for its first stores in Malaysia as it starts its aggressive expansion plan in the country. Under a deal signed with joint venture partner Sime Darby last year, Tesco will invest £215m to build at least 15 hypermarkets...

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    Tesco has announced that it will sell cars if expected chang

    2002-02-09T00:00:00Z

    I hear you might be selling cars soon? Nothing's finalised but I think that's the plan, yes. Keep an eye on the press about it. Will it just be Smart cars or all different sizes? Oh, I think it'll be all kinds of cars, all sorts of ...

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    Tesco adds Zest to Batemans' growth

    2002-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Batemans' rapid growth in the off-trade will be given a boost this year by an exclusive 36-week listing in Tesco for a new beer. The listing is its prize for winning the big brewer category in the multiple's spring Beer Challenge. The new brew,...

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    Zipfer into Tesco

    2002-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Scottish Courage has won widespread listings for Austrian premium lager Zipfer less than a year after launching it in the UK. Tesco is the latest multiple to list it and it is already stocked by Sainsbury, Safeway, Asda, Morrisons, Booker and...

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    Tesco takes a proactive recruitment line

    2002-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has stepped up its recruitment strategy with the introduction of a talent planning approach. David Fairhurst, the multiple's group resourcing director, said: "Tesco already has a widely respected talent spotting programme. What's changed is...

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    Tesco sets up regional teams in bid to boost local sourcing

    2002-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is to boost local food sourcing by opening regional buying offices in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and has upped its spend on UK organics. The multiple said the Welsh buying office was almost ready to begin running under Welsh...

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    Label rebuke for Moy Park

    2002-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has withdrawn Finest free range chickens after supplier Moy Park was caught using the Freedom Food brand without licence. Spot checks at Tesco stores by RSPCA subsidiary Freedom Food revealed the misuse, caused by what Moy Park is calling an...

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    Soya integrity hinders pledge on pork

    2002-01-19T00:00:00Z

    A year after Tesco and Asda pledged to source all chicken and pork from animals fed non-GM diets, they have failed to meet their targets on pork. Although they attribute the delay to foot and mouth disease, industry sources say the multiples are...

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    Tesco struggles to grow market share

    2002-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Further proof that the Tesco grocery juggernaut may finally be slowing comes this week with the first publication of The Grocer's TradeTrak market share figures in association with ACNielsen. For the 12-week period ending December 29, Tesco's share...

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    Supplier consternation at ex-factory gate plans

    2002-01-19T00:00:00Z

    The Grocer's exclusive report that Sainsbury and Tesco are planning to introduce ex-factory gate pricing across all categories (The Grocer, November 3) has sparked a frenzy among suppliers. The IGD has been inundated with questions as it prepares...

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    Tesco has bought United Co-op's Hindley superstore near Wiga

    2002-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Boots said early results of its standalone operations at six Sainsbury supermarkets were encouraging as it delivered better-than-expected sales figures for autumn and Christmas. Independent cashpoint provider Moneybox is to put its cashpoints on...

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    TESCO: CR steams ahead in phase two

    2002-01-19T00:00:00Z

    Tesco says it has been delighted by ongoing success with CR as fresh produce joined the fray last year says Sarah Hardcastle T esco has fully implemented the second phase of its continuous replenishment programme, a ground-breaking distribution...

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    Tesco inconsistent on multi-buys

    2002-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Sir; Residing in Northampton and working in Luton, Bedfordshire, I visit and shop at both Tesco in Weston Favel shopping centre in Northampton, and Tesco in the Arndale shopping centre in Luton. The Tesco Northampton is an Extra format and the...

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    TESCO FIGHTS ON OVER LEVI'S

    2002-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is continuing its legal fight to sell cheaper, grey market Levi's jeans in the UK. The European Court of Justice in Strasbourg ruled last month that the multiple could not source Levi's jeans from outside the EU without the brand owner's...

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    Tesco goes poaching as Asda@tHome converts

    2002-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Asda is planning a counterattack as Tesco launches a bid to poach Asda@tHome customers in the south east with an offer of 500 Clubcard points, the equivalent of £5. The move comes at the start of a three-month disruption for the Asda@tHome ...