Tesco news and analysis – Page 251
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Double crossout - or plain double crossing?
Tesco is at the centre of a row over its fresh produce price-cuts pledge that is threatening to grow into a much wider debate over retail promotions.Cornwall Trading Standards officer Martin Fisher is calling for wholesale change to the...
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Definition of predatory pricing 'needs rethink'
The independent retailer at the centre of a storm over alleged below-cost selling by Tesco four years ago has called on the Competition Commission to review its interpretation of predatory pricing.Ian Proudfoot, joint managing director...
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Definition of predatory pricing 'needs rethink'
The independent retailer at the centre of a storm over alleged below-cost selling by Tesco four years ago has called on the Competition Commission to review its interpretation of predatory pricing.Ian Proudfoot, joint managing director...
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Tesco denies it misled with half-price pledge
Tesco has lashed out at claims it misled consumers over prices with its flagship fruit and veg pledge.The multiple said reports in the weekend press that it had raised the prices of fruit lines days before cutting them to half price at...
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Tesco denies it misled with half-price pledge
Tesco has lashed out at claims it misled consumers over prices with its flagship fruit and veg pledge.The multiple said reports in the weekend press that it had raised the prices of fruit lines days before cutting them to half price at...
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Farmers hope stores will follow Tesco lead
The dairy industry is holding its breath to see what happens following Tesco's decision to raise its retail milk prices this week.Farming leaders are hoping Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons and Somerfield will follow suit, after Tesco...
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Farmers hope stores will follow Tesco lead
The dairy industry is holding its breath to see what happens following Tesco's decision to raise its retail milk prices this week.Farming leaders are hoping Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons and Somerfield will follow suit, after Tesco...
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Price Survey
Asda is the UK's cheapest retailer for the fourth time in as many weeks, with a £41.18 basket, according to data from The Grocer 33 pricing survey. It was £2.20 cheaper than Tesco, which came in second-cheapest at £43.38. Morrisons and...
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Price Survey
Asda is the UK's cheapest retailer for the fourth time in as many weeks, with a £41.18 basket, according to data from The Grocer 33 pricing survey. It was £2.20 cheaper than Tesco, which came in second-cheapest at £43.38. Morrisons and...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visitedTesco Express Bexhill, East SussexScottish midland co-operative Broxburn, West LothianNisa Hazlemere, BuckinghamshireLondis Surbiton, SurreySpar Stockport, Greater...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visitedTesco Express Bexhill, East SussexScottish midland co-operative Broxburn, West LothianNisa Hazlemere, BuckinghamshireLondis Surbiton, SurreySpar Stockport, Greater...
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doing it by the book
Steve Robinson landed the job of chief executive of Tesco's ambitious internet and catalogue non-food arm by chance. The former finance director at Argos confesses he went to Tesco for the UK finance director's job, but was offered the role of...
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Tesco half-price offer investigated
Tesco faces an investigation by Trading Standards officers after being accused of raising the price of fruit and vegetables before offering them half price.The retailer has been running a Fruit and Veg Pledge since the beginning of the year...
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"Has an eco-label been thought through? What if imports have lower carbon footprints than domestic ones?"
So the government has jumped on the eco-labelling bandwagon set rolling by Tesco. On the face of it, this is good news. If David Miliband's statement of intent this week signals ministers are prepared to work collaboratively with the...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visitedTesco Express Clifton, BristolSainsbury's Local Ealing, LondonMidlands Supermarket Coalville, LeicesterLondis Crawley, West SussexSpar Bishopbriggs, GlasgowHow they...
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"There are several independent chains that could quite easily float on AIM - if they wanted to, of course"
Who can stand in the way of the supermarkets - Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons? It would be easy to conclude, from media coverage, that the food industry has polarised into a battle between a handful of giants, and a couple of piddly...
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Tesco Direct expansion backed by stores push
Tesco Direct is increasing its online offer by 25% and rolling out its non-food catalogue to more stores next month.In a bid to gain market share from Argos, Dixons and Amazon, it is increasing its non-food range online from 8,000 to...
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star order
WaitroseDeliver was the winner of this quarter's Star Order award for shopping excellence, knocking Tesco from the top spot. WaitroseDeliver impressed our shopper with high levels of customer service and all-round ease of use.Our mystery...
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People power scuppers Tesco Tolworth plan
Tesco has been forced to scrap plans for what would have been its biggest-ever mixed use development.The development in Tolworth, Surrey, would have included 835 flats, a 60,000 sq ft store and 7,800 sq ft of additional retail...