All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 185
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Tesco to use Vines in St Valentine's social media campaign
Tesco has turned to online comedy for the first time as it ramps up its use of six-second Vine video content…
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Campaigners to launch shock sugar ads across social media
Health officials have vowed to “carpet bomb” the fizzy drinks industry with a new shock advertising campaign
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Analysis and Features
How safe is it for Tacon to strongarm Tesco's suppliers?
Christine Tacon has stated she will force suppliers to come forward and give evidence, but can this process be considered fair to suppliers, even if they want to complain?
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Healthy promos as common as junk food ones... but not as popular
Promotions on food classified as unhealthy had more impact on sales because they tended to be non-perishable products and were more likely to be stockpiled
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Ones to watch: MPs who'll decide food and drink future
Bookies make it odds-on for a hung parliament, and only the brave would forecast who will be in the driving seat come 8 Ma…
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Christophe Roussel & Mike McNamara bid farewell to Tesco
The shake-up of senior management at Tesco stepped up this week as the names of two senior executives leaving…
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Jebb warns Labour its obesity plans are 'too narrow'
The professor spearheading the DH’s Responsibility Deal has slammed Labour’s plans for a crackdown on ads aimed at kids…
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Daffodils are a danger warns Public Health England
Supermarkets have been warned the spring tradition of stocking daffodils at the front of stores is putting customers at ri…
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Tacon 'will force suppliers to give evidence against Tesco'
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon said this week she would not hesitate to force suppliers to give evidence again…
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Review of unhealthy ads targeted at children is relaunched after failing to reach conclusion
Committee of Advertising Practice has to start again after months of research reveal nothing
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Adjudicator Tacon announces Tesco inquiry
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon launches first ever inquiry after receiving evidence relating to Tesco’s dealings with suppliers
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Comment and Opinion
Is Tesco really a national disgrace?
Much hand-wringing has occurred at Tesco’s closures and abandonments, but can the supermarket fairly be blamed?
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Sugar: taxpayer to fund Aussie-style 'shock' ads
Anti-sugar campaigners are set to launch a wave of shock adverts, funded by the taxpayer…
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Analysis and Features
Tesco price cuts put Asda and even Aldi in its sights
In September 2011, then Tesco UK boss Richard Brasher announced a £500m onslaught against its rivals, which he claimed…
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Tesco starts cull of management and head office staff
Thousands of Tesco head office staff began finding out their fate as Tesco pushed ahead with a major cull of management…
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Tacon feared being left 'toothless' without powers to fine
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon has admitted she had begun to fear she may never get the firepower needed…
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Tesco calls in management consultants BCG to oversee drastic range review
Ailing giant calls in Boston Consulting Group to make huge SKU cuts, which will be finalised by the end of August
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Adjudicator Tacon will get power to fine supermarkets 1% of turnover
Government move to push powers through parliament comes just days after call in PMQs
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Comment and Opinion
Is this the end of Tesco's store closures?
What Goldman Sachs called “capacity exit” has come to pass, but the question remains, has Tesco done enough?
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Tesco closures: the full list
The specifics of which 43 Tesco stores are to close come out, with comment from Dave Lewis