All articles by Ian Quinn – Page 192
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The Big Interview
Munish Datta: M&S eco-stores could be green game-changer
The head of Plan A and facilities management at M&S says its eco-stores are not just a question of principle…
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News
Tesco admits McIlwee not in charge of finance for five months
Tesco faced yet more questions over its financial management today after it admitted it had effectively been without a director in charge of finance for the past five months.
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News
Tesco store openings on hold as part of plans to cut capital expenditure
Tesco has started boarding up new stores under development, as part of its drive to slash capital expenditure.
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News
Tesco's new CFO Alan Stewart joins crisis-hit retailer a month early
Tesco’s new chief financial officer Alan Stewart has been parachuted in more than a month ahead of schedule in the wake of yesterday’s shock announcement of a £250m overstatement of profits.
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Comment and Opinion
How could Tesco lose £250m?
Tesco is coming dangerously close to a management meltdown, just weeks into new CEO Dave Lewis’ reign
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News
Tesco chairman Sir Richard Broadbent under fire over accounting mess
The position of Tesco chairman Sir Richard Broadbent is coming under fierce scrutiny after the latest events to hit the retailer rocked the City.
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News
Tesco shock profit warning: the City reacts
Tesco shocked the City today by announcing it had discovered it had overstated its profits by £250m. Here’s our round-up of how leading City and industry analysts reacted to the news.
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News
Robin Terrell to lead Tesco UK as investigation into £250m profit hole kicks off
Tesco head of online operations Robin Terrell is to lead the retailer’s UK business as it kicks off an urgent investigation into how its half-year profit guidance ended up being overstated by £250m.
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News
Tesco's Lewis tells managers 'put more staff on shop floor'
Tesco’s new CEO Dave Lewis has given the green light for store managers to put more staff hours on the shop floor…
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News
Penny Mordaunt calls for 'fundamental' business rates reform
The government’s new high streets minister has acknowledged there has to be “fundamental reform of business rates”…
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News
Tesco health 'hackathon' won by app that beats pester power
An app that flips pester power on its head and encourages children to demand healthier food has won a Tesco competition…
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News
Tesco backs Responsibility Deal's 2017 salt reduction pledges
All of the major supermarkets are now backing latest measures on salt after Tesco signed up to the 2017 salt reduction targets under the Responsibility Deal.
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News
5-a-day would cost average family an extra £810 a year
UK families would have to spend more than half their current average annual food bill on fruit & veg to hit 5 a-day target…
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News
Action on Sugar hits out at ‘flawed’ data on UK sugar intake
Action on Sugar (AOS) has accused experts leading the government’s planned crackdown on sugar of ignoring major flaws in the data used to draw up the proposals.
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News
Tesco teams up with Diabetes UK and BHF on obesity campaign
Tesco is joining forces with Diabetes UK and the British Heart Foundation in a “ground-breaking” partnership to tackle obesity.
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News
Tesco shelves Hudl smartphone plan
Tesco has shelved plans to launch its own 4G smartphone after deciding the mobile market was too crowded.
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News
Sugar crisis blamed on The Great British Bake Off
The popularity of TV show The Great British Bake Off has been blamed for contributing towards the sugar crisis…
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News
Aldi taps subconscious to win British hearts
Aldi’s “simple”, “honest” virtues contrast with Tesco’s “annoying” habits in word association research…
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News
Responsibility Deal crunch talks held by DH minister Ellison
The government held talks with the food industry this week in a bid to breathe life into its troubled Responsibility Deal…