Archive of all Tesco articles – Page 214
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Tesco is looking good in health and beauty
Health & beauty continues to be one of the most heavily promoted categories in the multiples, ranking fourth among the top five categories last weekend, with 14% of total offers. Tesco boasted the most promotions.
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TV show's Soup in a Bun line rolled out to 100 more stores
It has succeeded where 90% of products fail. The Soup in a Bun line that won the Breaking into Tesco TV series has passed its trial period with flying colours and is now being rolled out.The product - a bun that is heated up,...
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Union launches campaign against Fresh & Easy
US union the United Food and Commercial Workers' Union launched a campaign in London yesterday for union recognition at Tesco's US c-store venture Fresh & Easy.Its campaign, 'The Two Faces of Tesco', claims Tesco has failed to recognise the...
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Gloucestershire's Tesco shoppers reveal dark side
Shoppers in Tesco's Cirencester store were terrified this week when a "giant crow" with a 5ft wingspan swooped between the aisles and raided the bakery. According to local reports the bird has spent the past two days feasting on fresh...
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Tesco telecom network to be built by C&W
Tesco has signed a £100m deal with Cable & Wireless to beef up its IT and telecommunication systems. Under the five-year contract, C&W will create a single network that will connect more than 1,800 Tesco sites including stores, regional...
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Banana wars are back...
A new price war on bananas has erupted this week, sparking condemnation of the big four from suppliers and NGOs alike. Asda triggered the war on Wednesday when it cut the price of a kilo of bananas from 77p to 72p. Tesco and Morrisons followed suit...
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Tesco Shetland says it will protect local shops
Tesco is poised to break away from its national pricing policy by sanctioning price rises at a store in Shetland, with the supermarket reportedly claiming this was "in order to protect local traders".Lerwick Community Council said that...
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Tesco vows to drive up English apple volumes
Tesco has pledged to increase the volumes of English apples it sells by focusing on newer varieties and promotions.The retailer hoped to build on the last couple of years of sales growth by focusing on newer late-season varieties such as...
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Tesco gives pride of place to Value lines
Tesco has taken the unprecedented step of relocating its Value food and drink to the front of its stores in response to rising prices.Branches across the country moved Value ranges to the more prominent location three weeks ago, although...
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Tesco sets up food web site for Polish
Tesco has launched a dedicated home shopping website for Poles to meet the surging demand for Polish delicacies in Britain. The move follows a recent near-doubling of Tesco's Polish food range to 250 products and its extension to 500...
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Tesco's bully-boy tactics are bad PR
As Tesco pursues libel claims against two Thai journalists, a former Thai MP and The Guardian, it should reflect on McLibelMy mum comes back from Thailand with a front page news cutting from the Pattaya Mail headlined 'Protests against...
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Price Survey - 10th May 2008
Asda undercut the competition on a host of items to retain the cheapest retailer title this week, but Tesco was only a whisper behind. Nine of the items on the list were cheapest at Asda, which provided a £49.16 basket - just 29p less than Tesco's....
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Tesco steps up to summer
Blazing sunshine is hardly typical Yorkshire weather, but one of the region's biggest outlets, Tesco Wath, has scooped this week's Top Store award for being well-prepared for the summer rush.Shoppers crammed the aisles of the 80,000 sq...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited costcutter Eastbourne, East Sussexlondis Coten End, Warwickone stop Highbridge, Somersetpremier Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshiretesco express Kenton, Newcastle upon...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited budgens Teddington, Middlesexco-operative late shop Aston-cum-Aughton, South Yorkshireco-op welcome Banchory, Aberdeenshirefelpham bazaar Felpham, West Sussextesco express...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited budgens Teddington, Middlesexco-operative late shop Aston-cum-Aughton, South Yorkshireco-op welcome Banchory, Aberdeenshirefelpham bazaar Felpham, West Sussextesco express...
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Price Survey
Another batch of unbeatable prices has widened the gap between Asda and its rivals as it marks its third consecutive week as cheapest retailer.Once again Tesco came closest to matching its total - but Asda's winning basket was a...
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Another batch of unbeatable prices has widened the gap between Asda and its rivals as it marks its third consecutive week as cheapest retailer.Once again Tesco came closest to matching its total - but Asda's winning basket was a...
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Short-termism will wreck quality meat production
Leading retailers need a strategy - and quick - to deal with structural changes in supply chains if quality British meat supply is to surviveOur three largest retailers - Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury's - refuse to tell The Grocer whether...