Archive of all Tesco articles – Page 185
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NewsClarke concedes ‘We must do better’ as Tesco falters in fourth quarter
Tesco has admitted it must do better in its home market after UK sales fell in the final three months of the year. Profits at the retail giant rose by more than 12% to a record £3.8bn in the year to 26 February. But Tesco again relied on its overseas business to drive much of the growth, with profits at its Asian business up 17%.
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Place your bets on what Tesco will do next
Tesco's surprise move into used cars this week has prompted bookmaker Paddy Power to offer odds on what the UK supermarket will attempt to sell next.The Irish bookie is offering novelty bets on pets at 33/1, lonely hearts at 25/1 and...
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NewsTesco chips in £20k to London drinking scheme
Tesco has ploughed £20,000 into a scheme designed to tackle underage drinking in central London. The supermarket has joined forces with Islington council, local police and other retailers in an initiative known as the Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP), which aims to crack down on crime and anti-social behaviour caused by ...
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NewsTesco moves into second-hand car trade
Tesco has started selling second-hand cars via a new website. The site, tescocars.com, offers thousands of used vehicles that can be collected or delivered to customers’ homes. Each purchase will earn 2,000 Clubcard points – the equivalent of spending £1,000 in-store.
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Denbies is first English wine in Tesco Finest range
England’s largest vineyard has produced a 2011 white wine exclusively for the Tesco Finest range marking the first time the retailer has selected an English wine to join the Finest line-up.
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Analysis & Features
Party is over, but what’s the damage to Tesco from Double the Difference?
As consumers fume amid a press furore, was Double the Difference just embarrassing for Tesco or does it reveal deeper problems?
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: I doubt Tesco’s new promotion mechanic, the BOGIFPC, is going to catch on
Have you read any of Philip Clarke's tweets (twitter.com/clarkepatesco)? In an otherwise low-key start for Tesco's new CEO, he's been informing his 2,767 followers (including rivals, I can assure you), of his whereabouts.
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NewsInflation locked down by the Asda-Tesco price war
Food price inflation is all we seem to read about these days, but latest figures from The Grocer Price Index prove that competition between the rival supermarkets is keeping a lid on the cost of a weekly shop.
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Grocer 33Tesco Carlisle
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 is UK’s most valuable retail brand, claims shock report
Supermarkets dominate a new list of the most valuable names in UK retail, with Tesco – perhaps unsurprisingly – crowned top.
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NewsTesco fined £48,000 for staff safety breaches
Tesco has been fined almost £50,000 after putting the safety of its staff at risk. Bracknell Forest Council prosecuted the retail giant over a of health and safety offences involving the unloading and loading of vehicles at its Warfield store.
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NewsTesco price match ‘will hit Waitrose margins’
Waitrose's pledge to match Tesco's pricing on key branded lines could be costing the retailer up to 200 basis points, industry insiders have warned. Exclusive figures compiled by BrandView.co.uk for The Grocer have revealed the chain is...
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NewsWebsite takes on Tesco over falling gold price
An internet pawnbroker is taking on Tesco after the supermarket slashed the price it is paying shoppers for their old gold. Tesco controversially launched its used-gold service, Tesco Gold Exchange, in January with a buying price of £10...
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NewsTesco closes pricing loophole exposed by mystery website
Tesco has been forced to put a cap on its Double the Difference price pledge after super-savvy shoppers exploited the deal to actually make money while doing the weekly shop. Consumers were guided by a new and anonymous website,...
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NewsTesco turns patriotic with UK-sourced Yoo yoghurts
Tesco has thrown down the gauntlet to yoghurt giants Danone and Müller with the launch of a new 'patriotic' tertiary yoghurt brand that promises to be 100% British and 20% cheaper than "foreign" yoghurts.
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NewsMaxinutrition gets set for sharper focus
Functional food brand Maxinutrition is collaborating with retailers to create a more coherent sports nutrition fixture in store. With parent company GlaxoSmithKline, Maxinutrition is working with Tesco, Sainsbury's and Boots to improve...
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Grocer 33Tesco Dunfermline
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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DCS welcomes Smith Coats as head of sales
Personal care wholesaler DCS Central has appointed Bill Smith Coats as head of sales. Smith Coats was head of impulse sales and Tesco business unit manager at Typhoo. Previous to this, he worked at SHS Sales & Marketing as a national...
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NewsBlack Garlic gains listing with Tesco
Black garlic has taken a step further into the mainstream by gaining listings with Tesco. The unusual-looking bulb largely used by chefs will roll out into Express and superstores on 27 May. It is already available through Ocado as well...
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NewsCoconut water tipped to become £100m category
Product launches and increased distribution have reinforced coconut water's position as a product to watch in 2011, say industry observers. In the same week that coconut water brand Vita Coco was rolled out to 250 Tescos across the UK,...