Tesco news and analysis – Page 326
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News analysis: Christmas period trading figures
The also-rans were... Tesco, of course, was number one. But it wasn't a bad end of year for the multiples fighting to recover. John Wood reports The UK grocery sector could be excused for feeling smug this week as they compared their impressive...
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The Grocer focus on logistics: availability: CR's hour has
Tesco's continuous replenishment drive will create a distribution system second to none says Sarah Hardcastle On shelf availability of 99% is the aim of Tesco's continuous replenishment (CR) distribution operation for food and drink which the...
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Ireland: Fruit and veg is sold too cheap'
A fresh confrontation is looming in the Irish Republic between food producers and multiples over the latest price war initiated by Tesco. After a battle over cut-price milk (which they lost) and over frozen New Zealand lamb (which they won), Irish...
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Retail spotlight: Tesco Extra hypermarket Kingston Park, New
Tesco Extra helpings Theyr’e big spenders at Kingston Park and staff at the purpose-built hypermarket give them every encouragement, as Elaine Watson finds out With almost 100,000 sq ft, 55 tills and its own railway station, Tesco Extra …
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The Grocer focus on logistics: partnerships: the way forward
In Holland they do the unthinkable grocery retailers and suppliers share a £25m cold store where automation yields big savings. Sarah Hardcastle reports Imagine Tesco, Sainsbury and Birds Eye Wall's sharing a cold store to benefit from goods...
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Tesco tackles Levi Strauss
Tesco is confident of victory in its legal battle with designer jeans firm Levi Strauss over the right to sell imported designer clothes at discount prices. Lawyers representing Tesco and warehouse club operator Costco went head to head with the...
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Republic of Ireland: Tesco stokes Irish price war with 18% c
Tesco set off a fresh supermarket price war in the Irish Republic with reductions which it claims average 18% on a range of more than 50 items. Superquinn, the smallest of the major chains, hit back immediately with matching price cuts. "We never...
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The Grocer focus on jams, spreads & honey
Brand Ranking (based on value) 1 Hartley's Pure Fruit Jam 2 Robertson's Standard Jam 3 Robertson's Golden Shred 4 Tesco Standard Jam ...
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Tesco takes a long lead in the push for market share
Tesco has emerged as the multiple with the biggest share of the magazines market from July to September. According to Seymour's December Monitor, Tesco had a market share of 7.4%, almost twice that of its nearest rival Sainsbury at 4%. Seymour's...
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Republic of Ireland: Dublin the exception as Irish ban large
The Irish government has rubberstamped temporary planning guidelines banning large retail developments in the Republic, scuppering any lingering hopes harboured by Dunnes and Tesco of building market share through big out of town superstores. ...
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TESCO CHOOSES ORANGE RIVER PRODUCERS
As the South African seedless grape season in the Orange River region gets into full swing, Tesco has awarded its Nature's Choice accreditation to four major producers, Peu Bezuidenhout, Brennie Wiehahn, RK Oosthuizen & Sons and the Karsten Group....
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Internet shopping: Tesco pulls in girl power through iVillag
Venture set to generate profits in about three years; Tesco looks to Korea and US Tesco.com chief John Browett expects traffic at the new women's online portal iVillage.co.uk will "run into millions". Launching the UK version of leading US women's...
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Pricing: Retailers prefer promotions to EDLP
Every Day Low Pricing has been less obvious in UK stores during the last six months, with only Tesco fully embracing the concept, according to Taylor Nelson Sofres research. TNS Superpanel account director Michael Hawkins said Tesco had halved the...
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Tesco impresses in Asia
Brokers have been busily upgrading Tesco stock following an investor relations trip to the retailer's Asian stores. Describing Tesco as a "strong international challenger," Goldman Sachs and Lehman Bros have raised their price targets for its...
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Republic of Ireland: Quinn hits out at Foley fears of big th
The three big players in the Irish retail market Tesco, Dunnes and Superquinn have been shown the yellow card by Consumer Affairs Director Carmel Foley, who has accused them of matching each other's prices. Foley has asked the Competition...
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Home shopping: Non-food is key in Asda's online battle with
Asda's late entry into on-line shopping needn't condemn it to playing second fiddle to Tesco, says market researcher Verdict. And non food could prove to be the key factor in the race for cybersupremacy, it says. Asda has announced plans to roll...
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Hungary: Carrefour pulls out but Tesco digs in
Carrefour has pulled the plug on its Hungarian operations and turned its attention towards Romania and China. Describing the trading environment in Hungary as “incredibly tough”, the head of Carrefour’s Hungarian subsidiary Alain Bonnefin said the…
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Retail spotlight: Forecourt vehicles
Sainsbury's Local has pulled into the filling station. Anne Bruce sees what's on offer and compares it to Tesco's Express Sainsbury has joined its multiple rivals on the forecourts with the unveiling of its first collaboration with Shell in...
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Republic of Ireland: Multiples' pricing parity sparks watchd
A prices survey now under way could lead to an investigation of the two largest chains in the Irish market, Tesco and Dunnes Stores. The four month survey, which will conclude in December, is monitoring the price of 35 branded products, from...
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SIAL show review: Also seen in Paris this week...
A range of organic chicken nuggets on the Moy Park stand attracted interest from continental buyers. The product, which has been added to Tesco's newly expanded range of organics, is available in both 250g and 500g pack sizes. Pudding fans were...