Tesco news and analysis – Page 266
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Multiples toast award success
Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose shared the top honours in The Grocer's first Own Label Excellence Awards - winning three prizes apiece at our awards lunch hosted by broadcaster Richard Johnson at the Savoy in London yesterday - while Asda and Aldi...
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In Brief: No HP Revolt; Success for Asda; Retailer in top 30; Mosquito signing; Tesco coffee deal
Heinz has said there has not been a downturn in HP Sauce sales following calls from Clare Short, a Birmingham MP and former secretary of state for international development, to boycott the product. Short called for the boycott...
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Tesco silence over Fresh & Easy reports
Tesco has refused to confirm reports it is planning to enter the US next year under the name Tesco Fresh & Easy.Press reports appearing this week said job ads on a US recruitment website asked for applicants who would...
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World's biggest Spar store opens in China
It's as big as a large Tesco Extra and it sells Mongolian cows' milk. It's the world's largest Spar store - and it's just opened its doors in China. At 107,600 sq ft, the new store is more than 25 times the size of an average Spar...
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rewarding the truly excellent
Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose all excelled at our Own Label Excellence Awards held in London this week to reward the very best retailer-branded food and drink lines. Here we give the rundown on how the winners were chosen and what made them...
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rewarding the truly excellent
Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose all excelled at our Own Label Excellence Awards held in London this week to reward the very best retailer-branded food and drink lines. Here we give the rundown on how the winners were chosen and what made them...
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rewarding the truly excellent
Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose all excelled at our Own Label Excellence Awards held in London this week to reward the very best retailer-branded food and drink lines. Here we give the rundown on how the winners were chosen and what made them...
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Vitamin-enriched flavoured waters
A vitamin-enriched beverage, designed to bridge the gap between water and soft drinks, is launching into Tesco this month.Called Vitsmart, the drink is described by maker Vitaminsmart as a "goodness water" blended with fruit...
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Tesco is non food king
Asda has lost its non food crown to Tesco, says Gaelle Walker. Asda's nine-month reign as The Grocer 33's cheapest supermarket for non food has finally come to an end. The fourth report in our quarterly basket survey of 33 commonly...
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Tesco global role reshuffle
Tesco has had a reshuffle of its senior international management team.Paul Kennedy, CEO of Tesco's operations in Hungary, has been appointed international formats director. He will drive the development of Tesco's formats in...
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Tesco global role reshuffle
Tesco has had a reshuffle of its senior international management team.Paul Kennedy, CEO of Tesco's operations in Hungary, has been appointed international formats director. He will drive the development of...
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?Sainsbury, Tesco and Waitrose
shared the top honours in The Grocer's first Own Label Excellence Awards - winning three prizes apiece at our awards lunch that was hosted by broadcaster Richard Johnson at the Savoy in London - while Asda and Aldi also picked up...
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Tesco aims to be “good neighbour”
Tesco has set out a ten-point plan in an effort to improve local communities, the environment and the nation's health.Speaking just 24 hours after the Office of Fair Trading confirmed that it would refer the UK grocery sector to the...
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Tesco, Asda admit penalty mistakes
Supermarkets are facing increasing pressure from local traders and residents over strict parking penalties at stores after both Tesco and Asda admitted flaws in their charges. Tesco has been forced to do a u-turn over newly imposed...
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Tradesmen network: Asda v Tesco?
Asda and Tesco could be set to go head-to-head again as both consider launching a network of tradesmen to cash in on consumers' fears over cowboy workmen.The service would include a directory of maintenance services, such as...
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Tesco chicken sales unruffled by bird flu demo
If the poultry sector was looking for more evidence that the public isn't put off chicken by bird flu outbreaks, it was to be found at a Tesco Metro in Norwich last week. The store - in the same county as two farms where the low...
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Tesco maps out supply revolution
Group sourcing has been used for non food lines for a while now, but as Tesco employs the same strategy for some of its grocery lines, should the competition be worried? James Durston reports. They say size isn't everything, it's what...
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Tesco switches from road to rail
Tesco has pledged to cut as many as 260 lorry journeys a week by moving heavy freight from road to rail, after its logistics firm received £435,000 of government funding. The retailer will work with haulage firm Eddie Stobart to...
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... as Sir Terry reports £2.2bn profit
Tesco reported record profit this week of £2.2bn, but its growth in recent months slowed to its lowest in four years. Tesco chief Sir Terry Leahy admitted that it was now growing slower than some of its competitors, following...
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Tesco shows off best of Scotland
Thousands of people enjoyed a taste of Scotland last weekend as Tesco hosted its inaugural showcase of Scottish Food and Drink Producers at the Edinburgh Hub. At the opening of the event, Tesco chairman David Reid said: "Scotland...