Archive of all Tesco articles – Page 202
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Tesco Telecoms adds 100 jobs in Liverpool
Tesco has announced the creation of 100 new jobs in Liverpool with a new customer service hub for its phone and broadband business.
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Tesco to net students with fish finger sandwich
Tesco is to launch a ready-made version of a student staple: the fish finger sandwich.
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NewsHot Topic: Tesco's passage to India will worry staff and suppliers
The decision by Tesco to outsource some head office roles to Bangalore is likely to save a lot of cash, but it is also likely to cause a lot of anxiety to the staff whose jobs are under threat.
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P&H loses One Stop but the gains make up for it
Palmer & Harvey has lost its £25m contract to supply chilled goods to Tesco's One Stop c-stores but has made up for the loss with new business from Little Chef and Blockbuster.P&H won the contract to supply medium and long-life...
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Tesco to outsource buying admin roles to India office
Tesco is consulting with staff on proposals to outsource some buying administration roles to India. In an email seen by The Grocer, David Chamberlain, Tesco's business change manager, said he was exploring "transitioning some of the...
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Tesco trials reduction of unauthorised sick days from 3% to 2%
Tesco staff who take two and a half or more unauthorised sick days every six months are being issued with disciplinary warnings.
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Tesco blasted for X-ray offer
Tesco has been slammed for offering consumers vouchers for health scans through its Clubcard initiative.
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A hard days' night
Supermarket night staff used to work in splendid isolation - but not any longer. In recent years the big four have shaken up their night shifts in a bid to enfranchise workers and boost availability. Chloe Ryan and Joanne Grew joined night workers at Tesco and Asda to see how the changes are going down
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Picture This... Sailor Jerry comes up trumps
Sailor Jerry golden rum won a listing with Tesco last week its fourth big retailer account in as many months after Waitrose snapped it up in May, followed by Sainsbury's and Asda.
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Suppliers say Tesco tactics are in breach of code of practice
Tesco has been accused of employing tactics that breach the Supermarkets Code of Practice in its latest round of tough negotiations with suppliers.Several angry suppliers told The Grocer that Tesco had called them to head office and...
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Grocer 33: Tesco top on availability and service
Two retailers provided a full basket and impressive service this week, but Tesco in Amersham beat Waitrose by a whisker thanks to its shorter queue and a particularly "efficient and friendly" checkout assistant.
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Nectar says it won’t offer double points
Nectar, the loyalty scheme used by Sainsbury's, has ruled out any retaliatory increase of its own following the launch of Tesco's double-points Clubcard 2. While he said Tesco's new offer, as predicted in The Grocer last week, was "a...
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NewsGrocer 33: Tesco gives that bit Extra in Newcastle
Tesco scooped our top store award this week at one of its biggest stores in the country. A full shopping basket and helpful staff ensured Tesco Extra at Kingston Park, Newcastle, beat its rivals.
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NewsClubcard 1 was Tesco’s Lethal Weapon. What of the sequel?
No expense has been spared with the remake of Tesco's blokcbuster Clubcard. But will the gamble on a double-points loyalty card prove an expensive flop? Sarah Butler reports
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NewsTesco milk to highlight eco credentials
Tesco has begun putting carbon footprint labels on its range of milk products.
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Tesco teaser ads to herald Clubcard 2
Tesco has launched a nationwide teaser campaign for the forthcoming revamp of Clubcard, billed as 'Clubcard 2'.The supermarket has placed billboards with the message 'Clubcard 2: coming to a supermarket near you' around the country. The...
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Grocer 33: Friendly staff give Tesco upper hand
Tesco's Burnham-on-Sea branch was one of three retailers to boast strong availability this week, but it pipped Sainsbury's and Morrisons to the post after providing our shopper with the best shopping experience.
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Tesco hits landfill target a year early
Tesco has reached its target of diverting 100% of waste produced by its UK business away from landfill almost a year a head of its original target.
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NewsAd watchdog scotches Tesco’s ‘biggest discounter’ claim
Tesco’s controversial claim to be “Britain’s biggest discounter” has been scotched by advertising regulators following complaints from retail rivals.
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NewsTesco branded ‘hypocrites’ in Suffolk allotment row
Tesco has found itself locked in battle with a group of Suffolk allotment-holders after unveiling a new scheme to encourage people to take up their hoes and grow their own vegetables.