Tesco news and analysis – Page 241
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Sainsbury's loses out in English asparagus race
Tesco has beaten Sainsbury's in the race to get the first English asparagus into stores this year.Asparagus grown by S&A Davies in Worcestershire hit shelves in Tesco's Evesham store last week, beating the previous record by four weeks,...
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Supermarkets try to avoid ending up in the drink
Since being hauled before the prime minister for a bit of a kicking at the end of last year, the supermarkets have been working on proposals to help solve Britain's binge-drinking problem. Over the past two weeks, Tesco and Asda have...
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Spall brings Tesco's supply chain expertise to Innocent
Innocent has appointed former Tesco director Stephen Spall to head up its supply chain and help drive ongoing expansion. Spall will be responsible for a 40-strong supply team and will oversee the company's entire supply chain "from field...
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Tchenguiz to sell Tesco stake
Vincent Tchenguiz, the older brother of Robert Tchenguiz, is planning to sell his share in a £490m Tesco supermarkets joint venture.The property entrepreneur will follow up the sale with a refinancing of up to £700m of his residential...
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Price Survey - 23rd February 2008
Morrisons came close to hijacking Asda's plans of claiming a third week as cheapest retailer but it did not make quite enough price cuts. Morrisons' £44.14 basket was just 16p more expensive than Asda's, and low enough to knock Tesco back into third...
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Administration for No Catch
Organic farmed cod operation Johnson Seafarms went into administration this week with debts of £40m. No Catch - claimed to be the world's first organic cod farm - had listings in Tesco and selected Sainsbury's but sales of just £3m last year....
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Tesco puts Holmes in fresh commercial role
Colin Holmes has become commercial director for fresh food at Tesco on his return from sabbatical.After a string of departures from the supermarket's senior management team, including Stuart Machin, Colin Smith, Scott Wheway and Ken...
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Tesco in court for not showing prices
Tesco Ireland has been convicted of failing to display product prices at one of its Dublin stores. It was fined a total of €1,500 and ordered to pay €2,000 costs after admitting 28 breaches of Irish pricing regulations at its outlet in...
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Tesco issues warning over price fix inquiry
Tesco has warned that the inquiry into the alleged fixing of dairy prices may put retailers off helping farmers in future.Tesco has continued to protest its innocence to the Office of Fair Trading , but the consequences of the...
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No Catch in administration
Organic cod supplier No Catch has fallen into administration.The business, which has listings in Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and independent retailers, went into administration yesterday, with debts of £40m, according to the Financial...
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Store visit - The English Grocer
Established: May 2007Peter Durose used to oversee sales of more than £2bn a year as head of fresh produce at Tesco. But last April he gave up his £250,000 salary to set up fine food boutique The English Grocer in his home town of...
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Price Survey - 16th February 2008
Asda has kept a tight grip on the cheapest retailer title this week, but Tesco fought off stiff competition to clinch second place. The competition between Morrisons and Tesco remained fierce this week, with just 10p separating the totals compared...
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Tesco offers halal to wider audience
Tesco has quadrupled its halal range to cater for the growing Muslim market.For the past couple of years Tesco has stocked a range of 10 meat products in a dozen London-based stores. But last week it launched a range of 45 products in 43...
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Direct delivery boosts Localchoice milk sales
Tesco is rolling out its Direct to Store local milk sourcing initiative nationwide after a trial significantly boosted sales of its Localchoice milk brand.The sourcing trial led to a three-fold increase in sales of Localchoice in the 10...
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Tesco scraps plan for huge Purley store
Tesco has abandoned plans to create what would have been Britain's biggest supermarket because of the cost and complications associated with changing the layout of a nearby road.The retailer recently began the design process to extend...
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Tesco's turn to judge rising new talent
Tesco is to star in a new TV show that will lay bare the work that goes on behind new product development.Breaking into Tesco, a six-part series to air on Five, will follow 20 contestants, drawn from the general public, who will compete...
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Store visit - The English Grocer
Peter Durose used to oversee sales of more than £2bn a year as head of fresh produce at Tesco. But last April he gave up his £250,000 salary to set up fine food boutique The English Grocer in his home town of Buntingford in Hertfordshire. It's a bit...
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Opinion - "I thought farmer-courting Tesco wanted to be seen to be above reproach before this week's £1.99 chicken promo"
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's worst fears were realised this week as Tesco put chicken on a week-long £1.99 promo. The capon crusader had spent three nights, and roped in celebrity chef buddies Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay, to convince the nation...
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Here's the £1.99 chicken from Tesco
Tesco has been accused of sending out confusing messages to consumers over its latest chicken pricing strategy.In a bid to appeal to shoppers on a tight budget, standard whole birds will be reduced to £1.99 from £3.30 for five...
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Price Survey - 9th February 2008
Morrisons' reign as Britain's cheapest retailer didn't last long. Asda reclaimed its crown this week with a £44.13 basket, while Sainsbury's leapfrogged Tesco and Morrisons to snatch second place. Despite doubling the price of minced beef, Asda...