Tesco news and analysis – Page 243
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Opinion - "The stark reality is that many retailers and manufacturers do not have business continuity plans"
At 1am last Sunday morning, Bill Pilbeam was called into work at Abingdon Tesco Extra near Oxford. The store manager arrived to see waves of water entering the car park and it was only thanks to his deputy's ingenious use of four pallets of...
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Tesco broadens choice with worldwide wines
Tesco will unveil the results of the largest-ever category review of its wine offer in a fortnight. The new-look range will include what it claims will be the largest selection of rosé in the UK and 24 new wines under the Finest...
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The nature of a great business - Q&A and Availability
Tesco Extra in Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, is located by a lush nature reserve. The majority of local residents fall into the wealthy achievers category and Waitrose is actually the best-suited retailer for the area, according to CACI. But that...
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Price Survey - 28th July 2007
Morrisons is celebrating its third week in a row at the top of The Grocer 33 price survey as rivals shied away from the usual deep price cuts. Its £42.91 basket was 34p cheaper than Tesco's - the key point of difference being its half-price Old El...
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Magical Harry Potter sales for supermarkets
Asda and Tesco have reported magical sales of the final instalment in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which went on sale on Saturday.Asda, which slashed the price of the book from an RRP of £17.99 to just £5,...
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They're out to get you - so be ready
The targeting of Tesco last Saturday, which caused 14 stores to shut, was a reminder to the industry of how vulnerable it is to attack. With a presence on every high street, 24-hour opening and a constant throng of shoppers, retailers are...
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Hot Topic - You may feel deja vu but this time a takeover of Sainsbury's is looking inevitable
Is it just me, or was there a major whiff of Groundhog Day this week? Tesco finds itself involved in an extortion racket, I mean price war... and then there was the bomb hoax (bdum bdum... tsk). But surely the greatest sense of déjà vu came with the...
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Shloer Bucks Fizz
Sparkling juice drink Shloer has secured three significant listings within the grocery channel.Shloer Bucks Fizz will be stocked as a permanent listing in Sainsbury's, within the seasonal aisle in Tesco's and within Somerfield. To...
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Tesco defies the bad weather - Q&A and Availability
Shoppers are finally witnessing the consequences of the recent rain. This week's survey shows how availability of fresh produce has suffered with 10 out-of-stock items across the six stores. The conspicuous zero out-of-stock score for Tesco in...
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Asda aims to keep up in Birmingham
Asda is hoping to build a £25m store on the site of the former MG Rover plant at Longbridge in a bid to prevent erosion of its market share in Birmingham.Asda shares market leadership in the Birmingham postcode with Tesco, with 26% of...
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Tesco sales recover after bomb threat
An increase in Sunday trading at stores involved in last weekend's bomb scares helped Tesco claw back lost sales, the retailer said.Fourteen Tesco stores - including a couple of Extras and an Express - were forced to close last Saturday...
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Price Survey - 21st July 2007
Tesco's new swingometer advertisements proudly declare it has the cheapest prices on the high street, but this week's The Grocer 33 finds the retailer to be only the third-cheapest retailer behind Morrisons and Asda. Morrisons won the battle of the...
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Tesco extends Dobbies offer
Tesco has extended its recommended cash offer for Dobbies Garden Centre.The first closing date of the 1,500p a share offer, which Tesco tabled last month, was yesterday but Tesco said this would now be extended to 8 August.Tesco...
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spotlight - Tesco listing has transformed Westcountry Smokehouses from a small business run by two brothers into a national supplier
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
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
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
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
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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Price Survey - 7th July 2007
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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What the papers said - 7th July 2007
? 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...