Archive of all Tesco articles – Page 183
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NewsTesco unveils £3.60 school uniforms
Tesco has kicked off the new back-to-school season with the launch of its cheapest school uniform yet.
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NewsTesco blames price of petrol for latest like-for-like dip
Tesco has laid the blame for its latest drop in UK like-for-like sales on high petrol costs hitting consumer spending.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe great supermarket sell-off
Tesco and Sainsbury’s are generating big bucks from sale and leasebacks – but could the Southern Cross débâcle and proposed new accounting rules spoil the party? Simon Creasey investigates
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NewsMultiples follow Tesco milk increase
Sainsbury's and Waitrose have followed Tesco's lead and increased the price of four pints of milk to £1.49 [BrandView.co.uk]. As in Tesco, the 24p rise applies to whole, skimmed and semi-skimmed variants of Sainsbury's and Waitrose's...
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London HDC for expanding Tesco.com
Tesco has opened a multimillion-pound home delivery distibution centre in North London as it continues to expand its online business. The 150,000 sq ft facility in Enfield will act as a combined home delivery centre and a logistics hub...
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NewsTesco lines help serve up a hero’s breakfast
Tesco is bringing together egg, bacon and sausage makers for a seven-week fundraising campaign in support of the Help for Heroes charity this summer. The campaign, which kicks off on 26 June, involves brands that already have close links...
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Comment & Opinion
Mutiny-proofing
Where Tesco leads, others follow. Marks & Spencer might be a very different business but the high street giant has followed Tesco’s example with a shake-up of the pay for its top bosses.
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NewsTrust is key to ‘new retailing’ says Tesco boss Clarke
Philip Clarke has set out his vision of a “new retailing” based on consumer trust, where technology removes the boundaries between online and in-store shopping.
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Comment & Opinion
2011: a floorspace odyssey
Arthur C Clarke always said he was an optimist. Not for him the rainy, oppressive dystopia of 1984 or Bladerunner.
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Comment & Opinion
Southern's cross to bear
There’s a piece in today’s Financial Times taking a look at how sale and leaseback deals have both helped and hindered UK businesses.
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NewsOnline wine growth set to outstrip food – Tesco
Online sales of wine at Tesco are predicted to grow faster than the retailer's online grocery and non-food sales over the next four years. Tesco BWS director Dan Jago said the "elastic walls and shelves" of Tesco's online business ...
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Focus On Scotland: Thumbs down to salmond’s ‘Tesco tax’
Scotland can be a minefield for retailers more accustomed to operating south of the border. The Scottish government's new majority status is set to reignite the debate over minimum alcohol pricing, for instance.
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Krispy Kreme set to double UK presence
Krispy Kreme is set to open 10 new stores a year over the next five years doubling its UK presence.The doughnut maker entered the UK market in 2003 and now has 47 branches as well as concessions in 200 Tesco stores. It reported a 12.6%...
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NewsSainsbury’s pipped by Tesco in grapple over British apples
Tesco has lauded its British credentials after overtaking Sainsbury's as the UK's biggest seller of homegrown apples and pears. Tesco has sold 31,408 tonnes of its British-grown fruit this season 35.4% more than in 2009-2010, while...
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco's money-go-round
At the start of his reign Philip Clarke said Tesco would not be going all “touchy-feely” on us. But he did promise a change in tone, including a vow to make the leadership of the business more transparent than it had been.
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NewsWas Tesco hoping to follow Yoo with MU?
Was Tesco planning to follow the launch of its successful Yoo yoghurts with a new tertiary Cheddar brand called MU? That is the question being asked after cheesemaker Adams Foods applied to register a trademark for MU Cheddar "exclusive...
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NewsTesco: Euro supply shake-up is carrot as well as stick
Tesco is conducting a major shake-up of its supply chain across central Europe. The retailer revealed to The Grocer this week that it was hoping to establish an international distribution hub in the region most likely in Slovakia and...
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NewsTesco powers ahead to hit store total of 3,153
Tesco has lived up to its pledge to step up its expansion programme, adding 188 new stores last year. The retail giant laid out plans in its 2010 annual report to plough £1.6bn of capital into the UK economy through new store openings.
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Tesco puts new quality logo on fresh food range
Tesco has rolled out a new logo across its fresh foods lines in a bid to ramp up its quality credentials.The Quality & Freshness Guaranteed logo started going on fruit & veg as well as salads and a number of meat and fish…
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocery Retail Structure 2011: Multiple retailer swap shop sees Tesco swell its numbers
Tesco and Booker have increased their estates this year, while the Co-op Group and Spar were among those reducing numbers. Beth Phillips reports