Tesco news and analysis – Page 215
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NewsTesco wins latest round in advertising battle with Asda
Tesco has hit back at Asda in the supermarkets’ long-running tussle over price-based advertising.
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NewsTesco boosts pharmacy business with Viagra
Tesco is aiming to stimulate growth in its pharmaceutical business by selling Viagra.
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NewsTesco’s Greenergy ponders Total forecourt swoop
A leading fuel supplier partly owned by Tesco is considering a move for the 500 forecourts put up for sale by Total.
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Comment & OpinionThe American Dream
So even Sir Terry doesn’t get it all his own way. Today it was reported that the Tesco boss once drew up a £1.25bn blueprint for the most audacious invasion of America since the Beatles.
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NewsOcado broadens offer with own-label range
Ocado is to launch a new 1,000-strong own-label range as it looks to broaden its offer and boost its appeal to Sainsbury’s and Tesco customers.
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World News 18/9/10
Tesco is preparing to open a chain of franchise c-stores in South Korea. The retailer has been trialling 18 franchise stores in the country, its largest market outside the UK, and will expand the model to other countries.
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NewsWiseman denies link to profit warning as Tesco joins milk war
One of Tesco’s biggest milk suppliers has insisted that a profits warning issued on Thursday was unrelated to Tesco’s decision this week to go head to head with Asda on retail milk prices for the first time.
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Hilton Food Group reports profits uplift
Hilton Food Group has reported a 12% rise in pre-tax profits as a result of higher sales volumes and a reduction in finance charges. The group, which supplies meat lines to Tesco, this week said pre-tax profits rose to £11.5m in the 28...
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Police station included in Tesco project
Tesco has started construction of a £7m local police station for West Midlands Police as part of a £200m redevelopment of West Bromwich town centre. The 51,500 sq ft West Midlands Police Local Command Unit will replace the current police...
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Schmoo wins listing in more Tesco stores
Schmoo, a lassi yoghurt drink made by a small Yorkshire start-up, has secured its first listing in the south east and will roll into 100 Tescos in London and Kent from 20 September.The move comes after successful regional listings in...
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Hanging baskets
Today the advertising regulator sided with Asda in the latest row over Tesco’s ‘real baskets’ campaign.
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NewsAsda complaint prompts ban on Tesco basket ad
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a price comparison advert from Tesco - following a complaint from Asda.
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Tesco launches Korean franchise chain
Tesco is preparing to open a chain of franchise convenience stores in South Korea.
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NewsGrocer 33: Full basket gives Tesco the edge
This week's winner is Tesco in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. It was the only store to provide a full basket and there was no wait at the tills. Other big plusses were that it was well presented and the staff were able to inform our mystery shopper...
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Store on stilts will rise above the flood plain
Construction of Tesco's sixth eco-store in Scotland is to start at the end of the year in Galston. The store will be built "on stilts" a method Tesco has used in the past to provide car parking at ground level and retail space above ...
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Tesco’s fresh foods departures continue
Paul Thomas has become the latest Tesco senior executive to move on from the fresh foods category, having spent just eight months in the role. Thomas, currently senior buying manager for potatoes, is going into corporate purchasing,...
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Abseil-utely fabulous
CSR sometimes occupies a strange nether-realm between hippy-drippy hug-a-dolphin stuff and cold-blooded PR.Tesco's head of being nice and not ruining the environment, Josh Hardie, was living the CSR dream for real last week by plunging...
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Retail Prices: Tesco responds with cut as Asda sticks to booze pledge
The picture may be mixed, and confused by differing strategies on alcohol, but overall the big four are keeping the lid on inflation, says Ronan Hegarty
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Tesco to extend F&F brand into range of homeware products
The first details have emerged of Tesco's plans to extend its F&F fashion brand into homeware.The retailer has drawn up new logos for the range, which will have a good, better, best hierarchy under F&F Home Basics, F&F Home...
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NewsTabasco range turns up heat in branded chilled pizza sector
Tabasco has unveiled its new chilled pizza line-up, its first range of branded products outside the hot sauce category. The three-strong Tabasco Spicy Pizza range is in Tesco now with an rsp of £3.99 the same price as the Pizza...