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    Grocer 33: Basketful of banter puts Tesco on top

    2010-03-27T00:00:00Z

    Tesco was the only store to offer a full basket this week, and our shopper was impressed by the "very willing" assistant who joked and chatted while leading her to the crisps and chicken steaks.

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    Tesco denies Byers ‘cash for influence’ claims

    2010-03-22T10:02:18.103Z

    Tesco has denied it attempted to buy political influence from MP Stephen Byers.

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    Tesco stocks kosher wine for Passover

    2010-03-20T00:00:00Z

    A kosher wine made exclusively from pomegranates will go into 21 Tesco stores in time for the Jewish holiday of Passover.Galilee Pomegranate Port Style Wine (rsp: £22) and Black Label Dessert Wine (rsp: £18) are produced by Rimon Winery,...

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    Gressingham brand poussin goes on sale

    2010-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Gressingham Foods, which supplies own-label poussin to supermarkets, has moved into the branded poussin market with the launch of two products.Whole poussin and spatchcock poussin have gone into Tesco and Sains­bury’s this week under the…

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    Tesco appoints Simister as global sourcing head

    2010-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has appointed a new international food sourcing director to expand its direct global sourcing from fresh produce to other commodities.

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    Budvar thanks Tesco for aiding sales push

    2010-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is "ahead of the curve" in dark lagers, according to Budweiser Budvar UK. The company made the statement as it announced sales of its Budweiser Budvar Dark lager had trebled in the past year.

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    Tesco plots move into high fashion with F&F Couture

    2010-03-15T09:56:25.850Z

    Tesco is to launch the first upmarket clothing label by a UK supermarket.

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    Tesco gets new wine manager

    2010-03-13T00:00:00Z

    Claire Lorains has been appointed wine category manager at Tesco.Lorains joined Tesco in 2002 and replaces Andrew Carpenter, who has moved to the health and beauty category. She was previously senior buying manager for household.

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    Tesco rolls out Rowe’s hot food counters

    2010-03-13T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is rolling out hot food-to-go counters next to its sandwich chillers, following the success of Cornish pasty counters in its south west stores. Rowe's bakery in Cornwall said its range of pasties, steak slices and sausage rolls was...

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    Three Mills proves a low alcohol hit

    2010-03-13T00:00:00Z

    Broadland Wineries claims to have successfully tapped the trend for low-alcohol wines by selling 2.1 million bottles of its Three Mills range in 10 months.The fruity British variants, which were launched across selected Asda and Tesco...

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    Retailers outline plans to employ more under-25s

    2010-03-13T00:00:00Z

    Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's have announced new recruitment and training programmes to help reduce the UK's one million under-25s who are unemployed.Tesco would double the number of apprentices this year, opening schemes to 2,000 new and...

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    New Tesco Finest wines will take range to 100+

    2010-03-13T00:00:00Z

    Tesco aims to double sales of its Finest wines with six new launches and more in the pipeline to make the most of a return in consumer confidence for 2010.The new Finest wines introduced over the coming months will take the own-label...

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    Tesco hands clothing role to ex-Sainsbury’s man Jones

    2010-03-12T10:06:40.220Z

    Tesco has appointed former Sainsbury’s non-food chief Richard Jones as the new boss of its clothing business.

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    Tesco wants online to be the shoppers’ favourite

    2010-03-06T00:00:00Z

    Tesco says it wants people to prefer shopping online at tesco.com to coming into its bricks and mortar stores.As part of a major expansion plan for the online business, Tesco has set out its vision for the £2bn-turnover web operation.

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    First shots in battle of the Jersey Royals

    2010-03-06T00:00:00Z

    Supermarkets have fired their opening salvos in the Jersey Royal PR war.Tesco claimed last week that its earliest ever crop of Jersey Royals had gone into its Kensington store, selling loose for £2.99/kg. The potatoes are not usually...

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    Apple tree spree ups Tesco’s core offerin

    2010-02-27T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is working with growers to plant half a million Evelina and Opal apple trees amid rising demand for alternative varieties.Growers plan to increase tree numbers from just 13,000 to 500,000 over the next five years. New trees will be...

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    Is Asda paying the price for not joining the loyalty club?

    2010-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Asda lost market share over the festive period, when Clubcard activity boosted Tesco’s sales. Is Asda’s attitude to such schemes changing, asks Sarah Butler

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    Mills appointed to Tesco Ireland executive board

    2010-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Gary Mills, operations director for Tesco in North­ern Ireland, has been promoted to the executive board of Tesco Ireland, as operations director for both the north and the Republic. Mills, who is from Belfast, previously worked for...

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    Tesco wins UK asparagus race

    2010-02-19T09:57:25.117Z

    Tesco claims it is the first multiple retailer to stock UK-grown asparagus in 2010.

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    Tesco directors cash in shares before tax hike

    2010-02-13T00:00:00Z

    Tesco directors have cashed in almost £19m worth of company shares in the past three months, data from Digital Look has revealed.