Archive of all Tesco articles – Page 226

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    spotlight - Tesco listing has transformed Westcountry Smokehouses from a small business run by two brothers into a national supplier

    2007-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Winning a Tesco listing has transformed Westcountry Smokehouses from a small business run by two brothers into a national supplier, says director Edward Obolensky My father Andrew started the business as a hobby. He processed mackerel from the…

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    Milk output could rise 8% with new system

    2007-07-14T00:00:00Z

    A new cattle-feeding system could improve milk output by 8%, according to a group of farming leaders and animal nutritionists.The Forum for Food Production has called on retail buyers from Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Waitrose to...

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    Tesco fined £10,000 in undercover police sting

    2007-07-14T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has said it is disappointed by the decision of a court, which fined it £10,000 for selling a bottle of wine to a 16-year-old in addition to a 28-day ban.The retailer was fined by Crawley magistrates court after selling alcohol to...

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    Why outlook for grocery is grim

    2007-07-09T00:00:00Z

    The latest interest rate hikes will have affected shoppers' spending and for multiples offering non-food items, sales may start to wobble Tesco's share price has come under severe pressure in the past fortnight. Its comments at the...

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    Tesco rides to rescue of south LA's food desert

    2007-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has announced it is to move into an area of Los Angeles that has been dubbed a "food desert" since the infamous riots there in 1992.A Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market is to open in south LA by the end of the year as Tesco's plans...

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    What the papers said - 7th July 2007

    2007-07-09T00:00:00Z

    ? More than 17% of Tesco's shareholders have opposed or withheld their vote on plans to award Sir Terry Leahy a 2.5 million share bonus linked to the success of the retailer's launch in the US. Shareholders are unhappy with the company's executive...

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    Price Survey - 7th July 2007

    2007-07-09T00:00:00Z

    After four weeks at the top, Asda has plummeted to third position in our weekly basket survey, losing out to Tesco and Morrisons. The multiple can blame its relegation partly on the end of its offer on red seedless grapes, which shot up in price...

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    non-food

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    The supermarkets are enjoying their best sales of outdoor living products for three years - despite the recent spate of bad weather.Tesco has picked up on the trend for lime green and bright pink in its picnic sets and specialist garden...

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    Ross takes up chair at Food Northwest

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Former Iceland boss and one-time Tesco distribution director Stuart Ross has become the first chairman of Food Northwest - the food and drink arm of the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA).His job with the organisation -...

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    Morrisons calls on inquiry to challenge Tesco's dominance

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons has told the Competition Commission it is wrong to focus on supermarket power at a local level - and has demanded it takes steps to check Tesco's national dominance.In its latest submission to the inquiry, Morrisons said it...

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    Arla milk contract forces farm to sell

    2007-06-30T00:00:00Z

    The UK and Arla's biggest dairy farmer has sold up because he was not offered a high-value contract to supply Tesco, it has emerged.The sale of David Barnes' farm near Carlisle, which produces 18 million litres of milk a year, raises...

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    Tesco China in mobile phone store deal

    2007-06-27T08:16:00Z

    Tesco has teamed up with Chinese mobile phone retailer EBT Mobile to open mobile phone stores within its Hymall hypermarkets in China.EBT Mobile will open seven mobile phone stores in the next few weeks, the first of which will open in a...

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    Vietnam and Middle East are next on list for global giants

    2007-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Vietnam and the Middle East are set be the next targets for investment from international multiples such as Tesco, Carrefour and Wal-Mart, according to AT Kearney's Global Retail Development Index.The management consultant's index ranks...

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    Come on Commission, be decisive and do your job

    2007-06-25T00:00:00Z

    If the Competition Commission does not act decisively this time round, Britain risks being turned into a one-supermarket stateThe forthcoming Tesco agm will be a focus not just for the supermarket's established critics but also a new and...

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    Tesco's dawn patrol triumph - Q&A and Availability

    2007-06-25T00:00:00Z

    At 7am in the loading bay of Tesco's Sheldon store, near Birmingham, there is a daily scene of such good-natured co-operation that it could be a contender for a new, and less celebrity-obsessed, Tesco TV advert. Because the 20,000 sq ft outlet is...

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    our man from drip Don Pumsey - 23rd June 2007

    2007-06-25T00:00:00Z

    Truth is the first casualty of any war, and the current spat between Tesco and Asda (with itsy bitsy cameos for JS and Morrisons) is no exception. In this spirit, the Pumster bravely went over the top before you could say "bullshit". I think Darling...

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    Price Survey - 23rd June 2007

    2007-06-25T00:00:00Z

    The supermarket price war intensified this week as Asda, Tesco and Morrisons all entered the fray with price cuts. Asda has won the first battle since it became the cheapest supermarket for the 10th year in a row a fortnight ago, with a £48.28...

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    Top-Up shop

    2007-06-23T00:00:00Z

    Who we visitedbudgens Tolworth, Surreyco-op Combs Ford, StowmarketOne stop Highbridge, SomersetSpar Uphall Station, West Lothian TESCO Express Stockport, Greater ManchesterHow they...

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    Organic food increases sales for Tesco

    2007-06-19T08:07:00Z

    Tesco has reported first quarter figures rose 4.7 % in like-for-like sales - excluding fuel rose- in the 13 weeks to May 26, marking a slowdown from the previous quarter.The company said first-quarter sales increased after expanding its...

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    Making the most out of the summer season

    2007-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Dave Chew Dave's C-store, CheshuntSays: The summer months are our best time because that's when people want cold drinks and ice creams and make more impulse purchases. People don't go to a big Tesco just for a Cornetto so put ice...