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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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Sainsbury drives on with instore eating
Sainsbury is developing its instore eating offer with the roll out of Starbucks concessions and a Comfortable Café concept. It plans to open Starbucks coffee concessions at 20 more stores after its initial introduction into 30 stores. And...
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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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M&S sales drop
Marks and Spencer posted a drop in quarterly food sales which it blamed on the late fall of Easter. For the 11 weeks to March 29 food sales rose 2.6% down from 4% in the 15 weeks to January 11.The retailer said that the impact of “no...
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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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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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Peas square up to April 1 fun
Waitrose and Sainsbury took a step back from the hard grind of modern supermarketing and enjoyed a civilised round of April Fool's japery this year. Waitrose was fooling no-one with a fishy story about Atlantic red herrings due to go into its...
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Bogofs work for Princes
Asda continues at the top of the fascia chart this week with a wide variety of multibuy offers and price promotions. Sainsbury improves its position, moving up to number two and forcing Morrisons down by one place. Sainsbury also makes...
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When the founder of modern meteorology Professor Irving Kric
As the DIY chains frantically marked down their barbecues last June in a bid to shift stock after a dismal May, bosses at Asda held firm, and waited for the sun to come out again. Which it did, exactly when they predicted it would, thanks to...
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Quantum leap for CRTG with ranging software
Elaine Watson A major upgrade of space-planning software across almost 2,500 stores in the Co-op's CRTG buying group has just been completed. The new user-friendly software from Galleria enables merchandisers to generate electronic...
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Raise a glass to them!
The key qualities that the six best beer and cider buyers have in common are their accessibility and passion for the category. Fiona Bayley from Sainsbury was praised by suppliers both big and small for her approachability, fairness and...
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Sainsbury and Carphone Warehouse engage
Sainsbury has confirmed it has struck a deal with Carphone Warehouse to offer cut-price calls from fixed line phones. Under the deal – which builds on Sainsbury’s current mobile phone offering – Carphone Warehouse will be responsible for all...
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M&S adds new software to food division
Marks and Spencer has introduced a food innovation and database system to get new products on shelf faster, react quicker to product queries as well offering up-to-the-minute product information.The software to manage new product development...
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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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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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Asda plays at leapfrog
In the retailer chart this week the top two have swapped positions, so Asda tops the chart and Morrisons is in second place. The shift continues Asda's increase in percentage points over the past couple of weeks. Positions three to six...