Tesco news and analysis – Page 254
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Ex-Tesco man joins As Nature Intended
Organic retailer As Nature Intended has created a new operations director role to help with its expansion plans. Daniel Upward has been brought in from Tesco to work alongside managing director Caroline Walker to help grow the business....
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Price Survey
The price gap narrowed again this week as Sainsbury's stole the top spot from Tesco, having been the second-cheapest for four weeks on the trot. Heavy promotional activity - including half-price Pringles - helped it to achieve £44.15 basket...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited. Tesco Express High Wycombe, Bucks. Welcome Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. Sainsbury's local Cobham, Surrey. Londis Skipton Road, Harrogate. Spar Little Common, East Sussex. How they...
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Tesco confirms Fresh & Easy
Tesco has confirmed its US c-store venture will be called Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market.The retailer has kept its plans firmly under wraps since announcing in February 2006 it would enter the US market this year.However,...
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The cuttings - 3rd February 2007
Tesco's move into the People's Republic grabbed a good share of the headlines this week, with the papers all taking a different view on what the bigger story was. The Daily Express and The Daily Mail were interested in the fact that the store...
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World News - 3rd February 2007
X5 takeover talk is 'groundless' Moscow: X5 Retail Group has denied reports it is in talks with Tesco, Wal-Mart and Carrefour over a possible takeover. Reports in the Russian press have suggested the chains were eyeing X5,...
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This week's hot topic by Adam Leyland
One of the enduring strengths of Tesco is its ability to adapt to the needs of its customers. Whether it's the clever use of the data in its Clubcards, entrance sensors that monitor shopper levels to ensure there's enough till staff, or more...
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Boost to Tesco's RFID after success at Antrim
Successful RFID trials at Tesco have taken the retail giant one step closer to a fully enabled system across Northern Ireland, it emerged this week. RFID trials at Tesco's dry goods depot in Antrim last weekend would lead to a full-blown...
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Pomegranate gets all Bullish
Red Bull UK is aiming to capitalise on pomegranate juice's UK popularity by adding the flavour to its Sabai range in April. Tesco is to list the newcomer in a four-pack retailing at £4.99 from May. There was a 300% increase in...
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Six of the Best: Yoghurt and pot desserts
After university, Emma Dunlop secured a work placement with Corus UK, which helped her get on Tesco's graduate scheme. Her first role with Tesco was as a frozen food buyer. She joined Sainsbury's eight months ago and has taken to the role with...
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Fear of price-flexing if multiples enter Jersey
The entrance of Tesco, Sainsbury's or Asda to Jersey would not necessarily lead to falling grocery prices - because they could fix prices artifically high, business leaders on the island have warned. Entry by one of the big three is...
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Price Survey
It was all change this week in The Grocer 33, with Tesco being crowned the cheapest retailer and Asda dropping to fourth-cheapest. For the past four weeks running Tesco has been the fourth-cheapest retailer in The Grocer 33 survey as a...
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Asda launches electricals website
Asda is aiming to control 5% of the online electricals market by 2012. The retailer is taking on Tesco with the launch of a new electricals website selling thousands of electrical products including televisions, washing machines and fridges....
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Government action needed
Sir; At long last British retailers appear to be waking up to the huge threat posed by climate change. Last week Tesco was the latest store bidding to become Britain's 'greenest' grocer. Friends of the Earth welcomes the growing...
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This week a year ago the winner was...
This time last year our Top Store award went to Tesco manager Ricky Wheeler for his Amersham store, which not only provided a full basket, but ticked every box on our shopper’s list. Ricky said he was able to spend more time on the shop floor…
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Tesco stunt generates bumper Tuffins debut
Controversy stirred up by a predatory pricing row led to a bumper opening week for Harry Tuffins' new Ludlow store - but question marks remain over the timing of a price promotion in the town by Tesco. Tuffins MD Paul Delves said despite...
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Maltesers and Milky Way get in with the cool
Maltesers and Milky Way are the latest confectionery lines to hit ice cream cabinets. Tubs of Maltesers Ice Cream Bites - available exclusively in Tesco for £2.99 - consist of 15 bites of ice cream dipped in milk or white and dark...
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At last tesco gets IIP
Tesco's national customer care centre in Dundee has achieved Investors in People status - becoming the first part of the retail giant to gain recognition. Pictured are head of customer service Ian Naylor (left), personnel manager...
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Letter of the week
Principle sustainability adviser, Forum for the Future. The announcements last week from Marks & Spencer and Tesco reveal a new arena of competition between the food retailers - the race towards sustainability. But will these announcements...