Archive of all Tesco articles – Page 229

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    Tesco extends IT contract

    2007-05-08T08:18:00Z

    Tesco has extended its IT contract with outsourcing and technology company Xansa for a further three years.Xansa has worked with Tesco for 18 years and will continue to cover the support and development of Tesco’s applications, together with...

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    Top-Up shop

    2007-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Who we visitedlondis Harrogate, North Yorkshireone stop Leatherhead, SurreyScotmid East Calder, West LothianSPAR Cheadle, Greater ManchesterTESCO express Chippenham, WiltshireHow...

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    Price Survey

    2007-05-05T00:00:00Z

    While Asda and Tesco have been locked in a wrangle with one another to achieve the lowest prices, Morrisons has come from nowhere and undercut them both with a winning £55.89 basket. Although Morrisons' prices were generally similar to...

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    P&G raps Tesco over grey market petfood

    2007-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Tesco and P&G are locked in a bitter dispute over the sale of Eukanuba petfood.P&G has told the retailer to stop selling the brand, which it says is designed for sale through petshops and vets' surgeries only.It claims Tesco is...

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    Plaid Cymru blasts links to Labour

    2007-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Welsh nationalists have accused Tesco of being too cosy with the government.There were question marks over the "ethics of the relationship" between the chain and Labour, said Plaid Cymru shadow enterprise minister Alun Ffred Jones ahead...

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    Morrisons is green as 'it keeps us in the black'

    2007-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Retailer green initiatives are 10-a-penny these days. There's Plan A from Marks & Spencer. Tesco has made a £500m green pledge. Now Asda is in a war on packaging, and Sainsbury's has its designer reusable bags.One supermarket conspicuous...

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    In Brief: Asda opens hubs; Energy efficiency; Tesco 'most trusted'

    2007-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Asda opens hubs

    Asda is to open five new local sourcing hubs before the end of the year in Nottingham, Leicestershire, West Midlands, Cornwall and Yorkshire. These will reduce food miles by 1.6 million, the company…

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    Asda's 9% growth fastest of big four

    2007-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Sales growth rates at Asda and Sainsbury's are at their highest levels for three years, according to TNS Worldpanel.Asda's 9% sales growth was the fastest of the big four, closely followed by Sainsbury's and Tesco's, which both grew by...

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    In Brief: Own-label shines; Mallya buys Scotch; 30-mile credentials

    2007-05-05T00:00:00Z

    Own-label shines Sainsbury's, Tesco and Morrisons were the biggest winners at The Grocer Own Label Excellence Awards, picking up 13 of the 20 gongs between them. Mallya buys Scotch Indian...

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    Time to go green (...and yellow)

    2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons finally got its ecological act together this week and outlined its environmental commitments in its first-ever corporate responsibility report.Until now, it had been letting rivals Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Marks & Spencer...

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    Two-hour delivery slots too long, say shoppers

    2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Tesco and Asda's two-hour delivery time slots could be putting them at a disadvantage compared with their rivals, according to research. Tesco and Asda offer two-hour slots, while Waitrose Deliver, Ocado and Sainsbury's all offer...

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    a matter of convenience

    2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is not the only food and drink heavyweight with grand plans across the pond. Greencore - the world's largest sandwich manufacturer and one of Europe's leading convenience food producers - is also intent on empire building in the US and...

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    Proudfoot sells store at heart of Tesco voucher controversy

    2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

    The owner of a North Yorkshire supermarket at the heart of a famous row with Tesco over predatory pricing is offloading the store to hard discounter Aldi.The Proudfoot Group said it was selling the 14,000 sq ft store in Withernsea...

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    'Serial objectors' block Tesco Ireland's stores

    2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has been stoical to the last in the face of opposition to its expansion plans in the UK. But it seems that over the Irish Sea, things have become a little too much for the retailer.Tesco has vented its frustrations about...

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    "Esom is a strong candidate, quietly, passionately effective, a bit like Sir Terry Leahy"

    2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

    No doubt what the biggest story of the week was. Steven Esom's move from Waitrose to Marks & Spencer is a big blow to Bracknell and a major coup for the Oxford Street-based retailer. With his premium/ethical heritage it's a very comfy fit. The...

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    Price Survey - 28th April 2007

    2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

    After a solid 10 weeks as the cheapest grocery retailer, Asda has been trumped by Tesco. Tesco beat its rival with a basket that was 27p cheaper than Asda's, at £45.05. Almost all the differential was down to the price of cucumbers, Tesco's costing...

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    Tesco local milk range sparks supplier rows

    2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

    A row has broken out within Dairy Farmers of Britain over which farmers will get contracts to supply milk for Tesco's new regional range.Some 150 contracts for the Localchoice milk are on offer, each worth 23ppl to farmers paid less than...

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    Ken must say no to Tesco Purley

    2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Sir; I was horrified to read Tesco is planning to include open space as a sweetener to Ken Livingstone in its application for planning permission to increase the size of its Purley store (The Grocer, 7 April, p6). This conjures up pictures of an...

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    Green label warerupts

    2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Another labelling war looks a step closer after Tesco signalled it would not be adopting the Carbon Trust's new carbon footprint labelling scheme as it stands.As the Trust's label appeared on Walkers cheese and onion crisps for the first...

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    US venture 'on course' as start-up costs treble

    2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

    Tesco insists it is on track to launch its US venture later this year - even though estimated start-up costs have trebled and progress has been dogged by planning delays.Tesco is to begin recruiting and training for its Fresh & Easy...