Tesco news and analysis – Page 204
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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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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,...
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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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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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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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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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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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Comment & Opinion
Looking after number one
A little later on this afternoon, BBC Radio 4 will broadcast an interview with Sir Terry Leahy. Filmed in the final few weeks of his reign, the former Tesco chief will trace his path from Toxteth tearaway to retailing legend.
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NewsPlum launches new yoghurts for babies
Plum is hoping to challenge Danone and Nestlé in the yoghurt aisle with a new line-up under its organic babyfood brand. The Fruity Yogurt range, available now from Tesco, Waitrose and Ocado, contains a higher percentage of fruit than its...
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NewsBattered mackerel hits the multiples
Young’s has unveiled details of its new battered mackerel as it announced the first listings in Tesco and Morrisons.
Young’s latest offering was revealed in January following Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s Fish Fight series on Channel 4,… -
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Second Opinion: Tesco’s engine needs fine-tuning
In the wake of Sir Terry’s departure, what course will the new CEO steer, asks Clive Black
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NewsTesco hands £12m deal to tool hire company
Tesco has handed Speedy Hire an exclusive two-year deal to provide tools and equipment for its programme of store development. Under the terms of the £12m contract, Speedy Hire will be the sole supplier of building equipment to all contractors working on new and existing Tesco stores.
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NewsReduced Tesco lines had first been raised
More than a third of prices highlighted by Tesco last week to illustrate its £200m investment in pricing went up in price shortly before coming down, The Grocer can reveal. Tesco last week kicked off its counter-offensive to Asda's 10%...
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World News 5/3/11
Tesco has signed a joint venture agreement with a consortium of Asian investors to develop shopping centres in China. As part of the deal, Tesco will build three shopping centres in Shenyang, Xiamen and Fuzhou. Each...
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Asda set to become largest UK retailer of Disney products
Asda has revealed plans to become the largest retailer of official Walt Disney merchandise in the UK, ahead of arch-rival Tesco and the official Disney stores. Asda already stocks a variety of Disney merchandise, including a range of...
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Analysis & FeaturesMe-too: Tesco hits back with the sincerest form of flattery
After deriding the Asda Price Guarantee as misleading and overly complex, is Tesco’s version better in any way, asks James Halliwell
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NewsBelton Cheese wins Tesco Finest contract
Belton Cheese has won a contract to supply three traditional farmhouse cheeses into Tesco's Finest range as the retailer strengthens its artisan cheese offer. The Shropshire-based producer is now supplying Rinded Red Leicester, Rinded...