Tesco - Latest News and Analysis – Page 181
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Grocer 33Tesco, Maryhill, Glasgow
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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Comment and Opinion
Above the argy-bargy
Sometimes it’s better to rise above it. The unseemly spat over pricing between some of the UK’s largest supermarkets rolled on this week, with Tesco unveiling new press ads having a pop at Asda’s 10% price guarantee.
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NewsTesco to open 70 beauty salons this year
Tesco has revealed plans to open 70 in-store beauty salons by the end of 2011. The beauty market in the UK is estimated to be worth in the region of £5bn a year.
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Comment and Opinion
Unhappy Mondays
Today is Blue Monday. That’s the most depressing day of the year, if you believe ‘research’ paid for by online travel agents that want you to book some winter sun. Perhaps that explains the tetchiness in the weekend’s exchanges between Tesco and Asda over the latter’s 10% pledge.
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NewsWaitrose is the worst for coupon misredemption
Tesco attracts the most criticism, but it's actually Waitrose that's the worst offender when comes to coupon misredemption, a mystery shopping survey has revealed. Waitrose pledged last January to "eradicate" misredemption, but shoppers...
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NewsDuerr’s jam appeals to a new generation
Duerr's aims to entice younger consumers to its brand with a new range of modern-looking jams. The five-strong line-up is available from Tesco now and will hit Nisa-Today's shortly, lining up alongside existing Duerr's lines. Containing...
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NewsOFT must block Tesco’s Mills deal, says ACS
The Association of Convenience Stores has called on the Office of Fair Trading to block Tesco’s acquisition of Mills Group.
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Comment and Opinion
Saturday Essay: Tesco should face tough questions from the OFT
Its acquisition of Mills shouldn’t be waved through simply because it plans to use One Stop name, says James Lowman
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NewsWelsh creamery will vote on strike action
One of Tesco's Welsh-based cheese suppliers, South Caernarfon Creameries, could face employee strikes if a Unite ballot of worker-members is returned in favour of action. Unite has balloted its 70 members part of a 160-strong workforce...
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Grocer 33Tesco Leighton Buzzard
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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NewsTesco turns pawnbroker with cash-for-gold service
Tesco is taking on the pawnbrokers after launching a gold-buying service that lets shoppers raise cash by selling their family jewellery.
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NewsTesco ups bogof dairy deals despite promise
Tesco has increased the number of bogof deals it runs on dairy products by almost a third despite a pledge to cut down on such deals to tackle food waste. According to Assosia, the chain has run 404 bogof deals across the chilled dairy...
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News
ACS: Tesco should face scrutiny over Mills buy
The ACS is calling on the competition authorities to closely scrutinise Tesco's acquisition of the CTN and c-store business of independent retailer Mills Group.
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NewsTesco grows One Stop with swoop for northeast indie Mills Group
Tesco’s convenience chain, One Stop, has acquired northeast independent retailer Mills Group for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsSupplier alarm over whistleblowing line
Suppliers are up in arms after Tesco rolled out a confidential whistleblower scheme calling on their staff to report any concerns they have over product quality or safety directly to the retailer.
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NewsTesco promises milk price review for TSDG
Tesco has committed to review the price it pays its dedicated dairy farmer group after an "exceptional" rise in on-farm costs. The price Tesco pays its Tesco Sustainable Dairy Group farmers for their milk is usually set bi-annually in...
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NewsX Factor Mary is bloodied but unbowed
So, the dream is over and the plucky underdog has been kicked off The X Factor. That's Tesco, obviously, the little supermarket with the can-do attitude that dreamed of getting free publicity on every single episode of the karaoke...
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NewsSales are great, but will Fresh & Easy really break even by 2013?
Sales at Tesco’s US chain are growing. So why do experts maintain it doesn’t have a future unless it undergoes dramatic change, asks Liz Hamson
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NewsTesco upbeat on UK recovery as like-for-likes rise 1.5%
Tesco admitted that sales have suffered in the past few days due to the severe weather but insisted that its UK performance had gained momentum over the past quarter.
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Second Opinion: Tesco’s second engine powers up
Major retail and property developments in Asia will deliver years of growth, says Clive Black