Archive of all Tesco articles – Page 209
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Tesco feels the pinch for worst performance in a decade
Tesco has unveiled like-for-like sales growth of just 2% for the past quarter, excluding petrol sales, confirming the supermarket giant’s worst performance for more than a decade.
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Tesco blasted for only selling 80% UK lamb
Tesco has come under fire from the farming community for not going far enough to support the British lamb industry at the peak of this year's season.New figures from Eblex reveal that in October only 80% of Tesco's lamb facings were...
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Tesco flushed with success as it cuts 40% off stores' water bills
Tesco has reduced its water bills by 40% in 28 stores by using rain water to flush the toilets, and has ambitious plans to cut water use even further.Engineers have installed tanks costing £25,000 under newly built stores, and have...
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NewsGrocer 33: Tesco topples Asda to take pricing title
Tesco secured the cheapest retailer title this week, jumping two places and knocking Asda off the top spot with its £48.21 basket
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DFB 1st Grade targets gap in cheese market
Dairy Farmers of Britain has expanded its branded cheese portfolio with a range of four cheeses.The 1st Grade range, launched into 650 Tesco stores last week, features mild, mature and ploughman's vintage Cheddars and Red Leicester....
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Grand Marnier: not just about Christmas
Grand Marnier is attempting to boost the brand’s appeal beyond Christmas with a second round of off-trade sampling. Next week, consumers visiting Sainsbury's and Tesco in the south east can pick up a free glass of the ‘grand café’ serve, which...
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Crackling arrives at the supermarket
Staffordshire-based RayGray Snacks is expanding its business and taking on extra staff at its Rugeley HQ after winning a Tesco listing for its pork crackling and dip snack.The company has been making pork crackling for pubs and bars for...
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda comes in £2 cheaper than Tesco
Asda has maintained its cheapest retailer title with a £50.57 basket that cost almost £2 less than second-placed Tesco.
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Cheshunt roasting on an open fire
Rumours reach Blogof Towers that the famous Tesco fiscal prudence has claimed another casualty, with sources reporting that the supermarket giant has cancelled a Christmas lunch for 50 senior management types at swanky London restaurant...
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Tesco signals slowdown in US growth plans
Tesco is again slowing down the US rollout of Fresh & Easy, with the supermarket giant delaying its expansion into North California as it wrestles with the economic downturn.
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Tesco and suppliers at odds as commodity prices drop
As commodity prices fall, Tesco claims suppliers should cut their prices, but manufacturers argue they've yet to feel the benefits. James Ball looks at both sides
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Own-label rises leave canned brands behind
The cost of own-label canned food in the big four has soared in the past month, flying in the face of ongoing Tesco and Sainsbury's campaigns promoting own-label brands as cheaper alternatives to branded goods.Although canned food brands...
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Store site wrangle runs up £2m bill for taxpayer
A battle between Tesco and council officials over a city centre site in Sunderland has cost taxpayers more than £2m.Council plans for the former Vaux brewery site were supposed to create 3,200 jobs and bring in £370m in investment. Ten years...
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Tesco to submit new plans for Harrogate
Posh Yorkshire town Harrogate could finally lose its status as the only major postal area in the UK without a Tesco superstore. The retailer has confirmed that it is due to submit new plans “imminently”, having been forced to abandon earlier...
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Tesco budgets for reduced sales growth
Tesco is budgeting for 2% like-for-like sales growth in the UK rather than its longstanding 3% to 4% estimate as the economy worsens, say analysts. Following a meeting with Tesco management last week, Shore Capital analyst Darren Shirley...
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In-store kiosks are 'natural progression' for Asda Direct offer
Asda is set to follow in the footsteps of Tesco by introducing online ordering kiosks for non-food to stores as part of a raft of in-store initiatives.Customers will be able to order furniture, clothing, toys and electricals at Asda Direct...
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NewsGrocer 33: Morrisons takes Asda's pricing crown
Asda lost its cheapest retailer title to Morrisons this week and had to make do with sharing joint second place with Sainsbury's. It was bad news for Tesco, too, which fell two places to fourth. Morrisons, which undercut its nearest rivals by...
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Reckitt boss slams Tesco for putting small suppliers at risk
As Tesco's tough negotiations with its suppliers continued this week, Reckitt Benckiser boss Bart Becht has said he believes the supermarket giant may drive small suppliers out of business.
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It’s just talks, says Tesco as it summons suppliers
Tesco has denied its current tough negotiating stance with suppliers breaches either the current Supermarkets Code of Conduct or the new tougher code currently being drafted by the Competition Commission. Responding to criticism from pressured...
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Tesco tightens the screw on suppliers despite Defra’s call
Days after the Government tells supermarkets to speed up payments, Tesco is accused of a new set of unfair supplier terms. Ronan Hegarty investigates