Tesco - Latest News and Analysis – Page 225

  • News

    Top-Up shop

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Who we visitedTesco Express Bexhill, East SussexScottish midland co-operative Broxburn, West LothianNisa Hazlemere, BuckinghamshireLondis Surbiton, SurreySpar Stockport, Greater...

  • News

    Top-Up shop

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Who we visitedTesco Express Bexhill, East SussexScottish midland co-operative Broxburn, West LothianNisa Hazlemere, BuckinghamshireLondis Surbiton, SurreySpar Stockport, Greater...

  • News

    Price Survey

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Asda is the UK's cheapest retailer for the fourth time in as many weeks, with a £41.18 basket, according to data from The Grocer 33 pricing survey. It was £2.20 cheaper than Tesco, which came in second-cheapest at £43.38. Morrisons and...

  • News

    Price Survey

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Asda is the UK's cheapest retailer for the fourth time in as many weeks, with a £41.18 basket, according to data from The Grocer 33 pricing survey. It was £2.20 cheaper than Tesco, which came in second-cheapest at £43.38. Morrisons and...

  • News

    Farmers hope stores will follow Tesco lead

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The dairy industry is holding its breath to see what happens following Tesco's decision to raise its retail milk prices this week.Farming leaders are hoping Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons and Somerfield will follow suit, after Tesco...

  • News

    Farmers hope stores will follow Tesco lead

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The dairy industry is holding its breath to see what happens following Tesco's decision to raise its retail milk prices this week.Farming leaders are hoping Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons and Somerfield will follow suit, after Tesco...

  • News

    Tesco denies it misled with half-price pledge

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has lashed out at claims it misled consumers over prices with its flagship fruit and veg pledge.The multiple said reports in the weekend press that it had raised the prices of fruit lines days before cutting them to half price at...

  • News

    Tesco denies it misled with half-price pledge

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has lashed out at claims it misled consumers over prices with its flagship fruit and veg pledge.The multiple said reports in the weekend press that it had raised the prices of fruit lines days before cutting them to half price at...

  • News

    Definition of predatory pricing 'needs rethink'

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The independent retailer at the centre of a storm over alleged below-cost selling by Tesco four years ago has called on the Competition Commission to review its interpretation of predatory pricing.Ian Proudfoot, joint managing director...

  • News

    Definition of predatory pricing 'needs rethink'

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    The independent retailer at the centre of a storm over alleged below-cost selling by Tesco four years ago has called on the Competition Commission to review its interpretation of predatory pricing.Ian Proudfoot, joint managing director...

  • News

    Double crossout - or plain double crossing?

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is at the centre of a row over its fresh produce price-cuts pledge that is threatening to grow into a much wider debate over retail promotions.Cornwall Trading Standards officer Martin Fisher is calling for wholesale change to the...

  • News

    Double crossout - or plain double crossing?

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is at the centre of a row over its fresh produce price-cuts pledge that is threatening to grow into a much wider debate over retail promotions.Cornwall Trading Standards officer Martin Fisher is calling for wholesale change to the...

  • News

    M&S trials boxes of organic fruit and veg

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Marks & Spencer has jumped on the organic veg box bandwagon nearly eight months after Tesco, Sainsbury's and Ocado launched schemes.The first boxes went into 400 Marks & Spencer stores across the UK over a week ago. The store is offering...

  • News

    M&S trials boxes of organic fruit and veg

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Marks & Spencer has jumped on the organic veg box bandwagon nearly eight months after Tesco, Sainsbury's and Ocado launched schemes.The first boxes went into 400 Marks & Spencer stores across the UK over a week ago. The store is offering...

  • News

    Select & Save boosted by taking fight to Tesco

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Symbol operator Select & Save has grown by almost 50% in the past year - and says it has done so by standing up to Tesco.Since opening its 100th store last January it has opened a futher 45 stores.Retail development manager Tony...

  • News

    Select & Save boosted by taking fight to Tesco

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Symbol operator Select & Save has grown by almost 50% in the past year - and says it has done so by standing up to Tesco.Since opening its 100th store last January it has opened a futher 45 stores.Retail development manager Tony...

  • News

    Strawberries' earliest arrival

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Climate change is being credited with making British strawberries ­available four weeks earlier than usual.Kent grower S&A Davies picked its first fruit on 26 February, and the fruit appeared in selected Tesco stores on 2 March....

  • News

    doing it by the book

    2007-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Steve Robinson landed the job of chief executive of Tesco's ambitious internet and catalogue non-food arm by chance. The former finance director at Argos confesses he went to Tesco for the UK finance director's job, but was offered the role of...

  • News

    Tesco half-price offer investigated

    2007-03-05T08:16:00Z

    Tesco faces an investigation by Trading Standards officers after being accused of raising the price of fruit and vegetables before offering them half price.The retailer has been running a Fruit and Veg Pledge since the beginning of the year...

  • News

    Top-Up shop

    2007-03-03T00:00:00Z

    Who we visitedTesco Express Clifton, BristolSainsbury's Local Ealing, LondonMidlands Supermarket Coalville, LeicesterLondis Crawley, West SussexSpar Bishopbriggs, GlasgowHow they...