Archive of all Tesco articles – Page 180
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NewsTesco in hot water over pig welfare claims
Tesco has been slammed by the advertising watchdog for misleading shoppers about the conditions in which pigs used for its Butcher's Choice sausages are reared.
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Food Doctor unveils new noodle pot
The Food Doctor is rolling out a new noodle pot snack to Tesco stores this week as the company seeks to attract female shoppers looking for a healthy twist on Pot Noodles. The snackpots (rsp: £1.39) are among 15 Food Doctor lines...
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Hughes heads ops at Dobbies Garden Centre
Michael Hughes has been appointed operations director of Tesco-owned Dobbies Garden Centre.
Hughes, who was placed by headhunters Anthony Gregg Partnership, was most recently general manager for central operations at Coles in Australia,… -
Analysis & FeaturesIs Tesco and Asda’s loss Aldi and Lidl’s gain? It looks like it
After the rollercoaster ride of 2008-2009, Aldi and Lidl are back on form – and this time it’s not about recession chic. James Halliwell reports
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NewsMaritime to supply Tesco with garlic
Maritime Food Group has won a new contract to supply own-label conventional garlic to Tesco. The new deal won through a recent annual tender process will see Maritime supply all Tesco stores from 11 September.
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco finds the market in the gap
Fresh & Easy got off to a sterile start. But now it’s getting its act together, says Dr Clive Black
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World News: 03/09/2011
JAPAN: Tesco is to pull out of Japan, admitting it "cannot build a sufficiently scalable business". The supermarket said it planned to sell its 129 convenience stores, focused around Tokyo, eight years after launching in the country. Nearly half...
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Tesco to quit Japan
Tesco is set to pull out of Japan admitting that it “cannot build a sufficiently scalable business”. The supermarket revealed today that it plans to sell its entire business in Japan, eight years after launching in the country.
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Comment & Opinion
Not so big in Japan
The principle of not losing face is deeply ingrained in Japanese culture. Luckily for Tesco it’s not such a problem for the Brits.
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Comment & Opinion
Batten down the hatches
In our current issue, we reveal how Tesco is ratcheting up the pressure in the supermarket milk wars by switching its Creamfields discount brand to semi-skimmed and whole milk for the first time.
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NewsHarvest Pale success leads to Tesco listing
Sales of Camra's 2010 supreme champion beer of Britain have doubled in the past 12 months and are predicted to double again following a national listing with Tesco. Sales of 4.3% abv pale ale Harvest Pale have risen to £500,000 since it...
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NewsTesco chops milk prices to counter discounters
Tesco has responded to the resurgence of the discounters by switching its Creamfields discount brand to semi-skimmed milk and whole milk for the first time. Following the move, four pints of semi-skimmed and whole milk will be available...
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NewsTesco racks up ‘fans’ on Facebook...but they’re not all happy
Supermarket giant Tesco has proved an unlikely hit with the Facebook generation, after more than 260,000 people joined its social network in the past three months. ChannelAdvisor revealed Tesco had one of the fastest-growing retail...
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Grocer 33Tesco Extra, Newtownbreda
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.
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NewsBiodegradable bags now ‘too weak’ for Tesco
Tesco has quietly ditched biodegradable carrier bags, citing customer concerns about the bags’ strength. The supermarket said it was switching from biodegradable bags to bags containing 15% recycled material. The changeover began earlier this year.
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NewsTesco eyes legal challenge to OFT price fixing fine
Tesco has vowed to battle the multimillion-pound fine it was handed yesterday by the Office of Fair Trading. The UK’s largest supermarket was fined £10.4m as the competition watchdog’s long-running probe into price fixing in the dairy trade finally drew to a close.
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NewsHe’s queasy, but Hugh lets Tesco off the hook
After years of hounding the nation’s biggest retailer, campaigning chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has finally buried the hatchet with Tesco and will instead focus his attention on John West when his Fish Fight returns to TV on Monday.
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NewsFresh & Easy wines hit the UK as Tesco shakes up sourcing
A Californian wine previously available only in Tesco's Fresh & Easy stores is going on sale in the UK as the retailer ramps up efforts to harmonise its international wine sourcing. WineWrights 2010 pinot noir, which has a 13.9% abv....
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NewsMarchant steps up in Tesco clothing shake-up
Tesco has reshuffled its clothing executive team. The retail giant has promoted UK buying director Jan Marchant to the role of design director for its F&F Europe clothing operation.
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NewsTesco backtracks over badger cull ‘boycott’ claim
Tesco has moved to clarify its policy on the planned badger cull in England, after one of its customer services managers mistakenly sent out a letter claiming it would not source from any suppliers involved in the cull.