Tesco - Latest News and Analysis – Page 175

  • RODDAS-MILK
    News

    Rodda’s gets its first Tesco milk listing

    2011-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Cornish dairy Rodda's has won Tesco listings in Devon and Cornwall for its range of branded milk. Rodda's semi-skimmed, sold under the 'Rodda's the locals' milk' brand, went on sale in 10 Cornish and two Devon Tescos last week. The milk...

  • CHOKABLOK
    News

    Chokablok demand forces Tesco to take its ice cream offline

    2011-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Strong sales of Tesco venture brand Chokablok ice cream forced the retailer to pull the brand from its website last week after supplies ran low. All five variants of the brand, launched last month, were removed from tesco.com in some...

  • News

    Tesco launches site selling high-end beauty products

    2011-07-16T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has launched a website selling high-end beauty products including a ­collagen drink and a £91 moisturiser. Nutribeautyproducts.com offers products and supplements from more than 50 brands including Dr Hauschka, Weleda and Neal's...

  • PARIOLI
    News

    Tesco’s latest venture delivers a taste of Italy

    2011-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has ramped up its branded activity this week with the launch of a range of Italian products. The Parioli line-up, rolling out to stores now, includes pasta, cooking sauces, olive oil and tinned tomatoes, but industry insiders have…

  • Comment and Opinion

    Bratislavans want bargains, too

    2011-07-09T00:00:00Z

    That’s why Tesco is shipping from the UK rather than paying Continental prices, says Dr Clive Black

  • MILK-SPLASH
    News

    Asda filtered milk follows Tesco’s lead

    2011-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Asda has followed in Tesco's footsteps and launched own-label filtered milk, it has emerged. Asda Fresher for Longer is produced by Cravendale owner Arla Foods, and started going onto shelves at the end of May. It is available in...

  • WINE-AISLE
    News

    New-look wine aisle and Finest line-up for Tesco

    2011-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is overhauling its wine aisle layout next month and adding 150 new lines to its range. The retailer, which claims to sell one in every four bottles of wine bought in the UK, is broadening its selection and introducing a new look...

  • Comment and Opinion

    Advertisers let off the hook by News of the World's swift demise

    2011-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Blimey, what a day! Just a few short hours ago, we were questioning how many retailers would follow The Co-op’s lead in pulling advertising from the News of the World.

  • MALCOLM-WATSON
    Grocer 33

    Tesco Lockerbie

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.

  • Comment and Opinion

    Weathering the Twitter storm

    2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has lost at least one customer as a result of the News of the World scandal: Labour MP Chris Bryant won’t be shopping there this evening.

  • Comment and Opinion

    Balancing hacked

    2011-07-05T00:00:00Z

    Many of us will have woken up this morning to news of the latest depressing twist in the tragic story of Milly Dowler.

  • Comment and Opinion

    Tesco has run rings round Premier’s flabby conglomerate strategy

    2011-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Here’s a ‘Great Little Idea’ for you. Buy a bunch of tired old brands. Pay a premium for them. Add a ton of debt to the balance sheet.

  • News

    New code of practice for Tesco dairy farms

    2011-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has introduced a new code of practice for its dairy group farmers ahead of a planned drive to communicate the group's work to consumers later this year.The code, which lays down new environmental, animal welfare and health...

  • News

    Tesco brings healthy Goodness kids’ meals brand over from US

    2011-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is rolling out a brand of kids’ foods originally developed for the US market and sold through the retailer’s Fresh & Easy stores.

    Launching this month, the Goodness range of more than 70 healthy eating products includes snacks,…

  • News

    Jug It milk bag jugs get Tesco listing

    2011-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Jug It, the reusable milk bag jug from Dairy Crest, has been listed in 270 Tesco stores following a 10-store trial.

    The jugs along with Country Life milk bags started rolling out into Tesco stores at the end of June. Jug It is already…

  • OXO OUT OF STOCK
    News

    Tesco's Premier cull: the delisted products in full

    2011-07-01T16:02:32.693Z

    Below is a full list of the products delisted by Tesco in its recent spat over pricing with Premier Foods. Read about how the spat occurred here, while Adam Leyland offers his take on how Tesco "ran rings" around Premier in his Editor's Comment.

  • YOO TESCO YOGHURT
    News

    Tesco: supplier cull to benefit ‘power brands’

    2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has revealed plans to slash its number of suppliers and replace their products with its own brands and "power brands" produced by its key strategic partners in its central European stores, and experts are predicting it could provide a model...

  • OXO OUT OF STOCK
    News

    Delistings by Tesco push Premier into profit alert

    2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

    A Grocer investigation into a pricing row that saw Tesco delist a quarter of its branded Premier Foods products prompted the supplier to issue a shock profit warning yesterday, admitting the dispute had cost it £10m.

  • Comment and Opinion

    Premier's price of success

    2011-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Bad news travels fast. This week The Grocer has been investigating reports that one of the major supermarkets has de-listed a raft of Premier Foods products.

  • SAINSBURYS NEW
    News

    Sainsbury’s plans its own offensive in the price-matching wars

    2011-06-27T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's is considering launching a price-matching voucher scheme to rival Asda's Price Guarantee and Tesco's Price Check. The supermarket chain has been canvassing opinion via a survey on whether shoppers would welcome a scheme that...