Archive of all Tesco articles – Page 243

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    Country Life looks for organic milk growth

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Country Life will become the first major brand to enter the organic milk category when it launches into Tesco next month.The butter brand is making its milk debut to take advantage of what brand owner Dairy Crest describes as the fastest...

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    Tesco extends concept of self-service at tills

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is moving one step closer to cashier-less stores with the largest single-store installation of self-service checkouts in the UK. Its London Metro store in Bishopsgate has been transformed for commuters and offers 20 self-service...

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    Nolan quits post at Superquinn chain

    2006-07-22T00:00:00Z

    Tom Nolan, purchasing director for Irish supermarket chain Superquinn, is leaving the company after just a year in the job.Nolan, a former Tesco Ireland executive, joined the 21-store chain shortly after its E420m purchase from Senator...

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    Tesco makes Polish acquisition

    2006-07-17T08:08:00Z

    Tesco has acquired convenience retailer Leader Price in Poland in a deal worth £72m.Leader Price is part of the French retailer Casino and entered Poland in 2000. It operates 220 stores in the country, employing 2,200 people and had sales of...

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    Butlers Blue is up to the Challenge

    2006-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Family-owned dairy Butlers saw its new product go all the way in this year's Tesco Cheese Challenge. Now in its fourth year, the competition brought together cheese industry experts in London where they picked out Butlers Blue as their...

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    Who we visited

    2006-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Budgens Queen Charlotte Street, BristolMills Yew Tree Lane, Solihullsnax 24 Daleside Road, Nottinghamtesco express Wellingborough Road, NorthamptonCoopers Edward Street, WestburyHow they...

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    Tesco: we only move in if the locals want us

    2006-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has attempted to placate local opposition groups saying that it only opens stores where it is wanted by the majority of the community. Chief executive Sir Terry Leahy and chairman David Reid told shareholders at the chain's...

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    inside track

    2006-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Drought is the word on everyone's lips in gardening circles and it means retailers are altering their offer. This season, Sainsbury copied Tesco in setting up marquees to sell gardening products. Supermarkets have found barbecues, garden...

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    Tesco sizes up with Extra for the Scots

    2006-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Food from local suppliers is at the heart of the offer in Tesco's largest store in Scotland, which opened its doors this week. The 103,000 sq ft Extra, situated at Silverburn Retail Park in Pollok, Glasgow, officially opened on Monday (10...

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    Q&A with Mark Collings Manager of the Week

    2006-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Can you tell us a little bit about your working history? I started working for Tesco 20 years ago as a trolley boy after leaving school and have stayed with the company ever since. Running my own store had always been a goal of mine and I...

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    Durose leaves Tesco to start own business

    2006-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Peter Durose, director of produce, has left Tesco. A spokeswoman for the retailer said that Durose, who had worked at Tesco for ten years, was leaving to set up his own business. Durose was appointed category director for produce...

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    The big bucksbeckon

    2006-07-15T00:00:00Z

    Tesco expects to make a profit within a year or two of its grand entry into the United States next summer and is on its way to building up a 200-strong team to lead its venture on to Wal-Mart's home turf. US chief executive Tim Mason,...

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    Tesco considers Polish bid

    2006-07-10T08:16:00Z

    Tesco is considering making a E800m (£554m) bid for the Polish retail business of French retailer Casino.Reports suggest that both Tesco and French retailer Carrefour are eyeing the business. Casino has already committed selling E2bn of its...

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    Meet organic hunger chains urge farmers

    2006-07-08T00:00:00Z

    There is an acute shortage of organic meat produced in the UK, some of Britain's leading retailers have said. Tesco's fresh foods director Steve Murrells urged farmers attending the Royal Show at Stoneleigh in Warwickshire to consider...

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    Tesco Express tries designs to blend in

    2006-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is working on a range of Tesco Express shop fronts to make stores blend in with their locations. The retailer said there would be a contemporary design for urban city Express stores, using modern architecture, open glazing and...

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    Tesco Express tries designs to blend in

    2006-07-08T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is working on a range of Tesco Express shop fronts to make stores blend in with their locations.The retailer said there would be a contemporary design for urban city Express stores, using modern architecture, open glazing and...

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    Price Survey

    2006-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Asda's decision to join Tesco and Waitrose in raising the price of its own label milk has had little impact on its position as the UK's cheapest supermarket, according to The Grocer 33's latest survey. Both Asda and Morrisons have...

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    Tesco rebranding: Organic and proud

    2006-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is relaunching its Tesco Organic range, with new-look packaging set to hit stores within two weeks.The new packs, made of recycled material, bear a black background and images from food photographer Laurie Evans. Grass will appear...

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    Tesco rebranding: Organic and proud

    2006-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is relaunching its Tesco Organic range, with new-look packaging set to hit stores within two weeks.The new packs, made of recycled material, bear a black background and images from food photographer Laurie Evans. Grass will appear...

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    Tesco plans 'world class' training site

    2006-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Tesco aims to build a state-of-the-art 69,000 sq ft retail academy close to its HQ in Hertfordshire. The facility in Theobalds Park, Cheshunt, will serve as a training centre for Tesco UK staff and executives from its international...