Tesco news and analysis – Page 217
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Asda online sales up 60% as web delivers 35% growth to £3bn
Shoppers spent an extra £1bn on online groceries in the past year, new research seen exclusively by The Grocer reveals. Online sales of groceries at Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Ocado increased 35% to £2.9bn [TNS 52w/e 22 March 2009] to account for...
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Tesco rations bottled water sales in NI
Tesco has seen an upsurge in its bottled water sales in Northern Ireland, following a warning that households in parts of the country could be exposed to contaminated water.
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Tesco set to open discount stores
Tesco is set to trial a discount store format as its obsession with the discounters continues, The Grocer can exclusively reveal.A source close to the retailer claimed it was working on a discount store format of about 15,000 sq ft. The...
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NewsTesco aims to fill gaps with PoS label alerts
Tesco is trialling a new system to improve availability on its key products at peak trading times.
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One Stop (not Tesco) offers £5 meal deal
Tesco has launched a family meal deal in its c-store chain One Stop but is yet to run such offers in Tesco stores themselves. The ‘£5 family breakfast’ promotion, which runs until 28 April, includes a pack of eight Richmond sausages, a box of six...
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NewsTesco milk price cut brings relief to the dairy industry
Tesco is in dairy farmers' good books after dropping the price it pays for milk by just 1ppl. But what are the wider implications, asks Michael Barker
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Tesco in £400k push to save water
Tesco is working on an efficiency project with Yorkshire Water to reduce the amount of water used in hundreds of stores to improve its carbon footprint and save costs.
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Workers claim Tesco is not replacing staff
Outraged staff in some Tesco stores say the company is cutting costs by not replacing workers when they leave – despite the retailer’s claim that it will create 10,000 jobs this year.Staff levels have been falling since late last year,...
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Tesco says shoppers need to be taught how carbon scores work
Tesco will put carbon footprint labels on more products if it can overcome consumer confusion over carbon scores.
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Local produce sales up 30%, claims Tesco
Sales of local food have risen 30% in its stores in the past year, says Tesco. "There are hundreds of examples of local produce doing brilliantly well," said Tesco legal and corporate affairs director Lucy Neville-Rolfe. "Customers want to...
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NewsTesco steps up to Challenge 25
Tesco shoppers who look under 25 will be asked for ID when they attempt to buy alcohol, after the retailer said it would tighten its procedures, starting in May.
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O'Neill starts Irish role by matching UK prices
Tesco has promoted Jacqueline O'Neill to commercial director for Tesco Ireland, after 18 years in various commercial roles at the retailer.O'Neill, who is one of three senior appointments announced by Tesco this week, told The Grocer she...
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Asda and Tesco consider further halal counters
Asda and Tesco are increasing the number of halal counters in stores in a bid to cater more fully to their Muslim customers.Asda is set to double the number of National Halal Food Group concessions from 10 to 20, creating 200 jobs this year,...
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NewsCheaper Alternatives feature is hit with Tesco online shoppers
About 40% of Tesco online customers are using the Cheaper Alternatives feature, the site's marketing director told The Grocer. The option, launched last September, suggests cheaper own-label products or rival brands when consumers pick more...
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NewsGrocer 33 Online: Tesco shines with service and stock
Tesco’s online service has blown its rivals out of the water in the latest online Grocer 33 survey. Improved search and navigation on the site sped up the shop, and once again the retailer was the only supermarket to offer an alternative to bags....
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NewsGrocer 33: The Extra that does a little bit more
Tesco Extra in Ipswich netted this week's top store award in a week where customer service and availability were hit and miss for the supermarkets. The store boasted strong availability and a neat layout that was unobstructed by the...
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Tesco to stock more flowers from Britain
Tesco has increased the proportion of its flowers sourced from Britain in light of the weakening pound.The chain claimed it had become cheaper to buy British flowers than Dutch, and said it was now sourcing the equivalent of £10m more UK...
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Axe falls on 150 jobs at Tesco headquarters
Tesco is making around 150 staff redundant at its offices in Cheshunt and Welwyn Garden City in a move that has seen every department scrutinised and one scrapped. An employee told The Grocer staff had been informed Tesco was "not meeting...
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Editor's Comment: Tesco win leaves competition test in tatters
Who's the biggest loser in this week's historic ruling by the Competition Appeals Tribunal (see p5)? Tesco's rivals? UK shoppers? Or chief commissioner Peter 'Gordon' Freeman and his sidekicks at the Competition Commission? At least the...
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NewsBargain Booze profits from growth of mults
Bargain Booze claims the growth of Tesco Express has helped it to expand its own stores as independent retailers seek a value symbol group that competes on price. The company has opened 60 stores in the past year, many of which it said had...