Tesco news and analysis – Page 272
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Tesco splashes out with biggest ad spend in run up to Christmas
Tesco is trouncing rival chains when it comes to dominating TV and press advertising space in the run up to Christmas.It spent £12.5m on TV and press ads between the end of October and last week, with Morrisons the next biggest at £9.5m,...
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Tesco goes British for Finest bacon, gammon
Tesco is to switch to UK sourcing for all of its Finest bacon and gammon.The retailer said the move would be a boost to struggling British pig farmers. Finest bacon was one of its bestselling premium meat ranges, with volume sales up 58%...
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Tesco gets a fistful of complaints
Tesco’s dominance of the market has sparked a big reaction from its critics. But has it amounted to anything, asks Liz HamsonAnd so the situation rumbled on as Tesco pushed ahead with further development and dealt with the tunnel...
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Waitrose shines
Waitrose has emerged as the real winner this year, says Julian HuntThe future looks bleak for Unwins as it continues its desperate fight for survival. Rod Addy reportsTesco may have been strongest financial performer in...
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Glisten acquires Lyme Regis Fine Foods
Confectionery and snack foods group Glisten has acquired Lyme Regis Fine Foods for an undisclosed sum.Lyme Regis Fine Foods is a manufacturer and supplier of organic cereal and fruit bars and organic fruited snacks to Sainsbury, Tesco,...
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Tesco could overtake Spar in convenience
Tesco could overtake Spar in the £44.1bn convenience store sector next year, according to a Verdict report, putting it first in that market as it is in the supermarket sector.The study, entitled Neighbourhood Retailing 2006, claims Tesco’s...
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Baileys’ price drops to all-time low
The price of Baileys has dropped again to a price even lower than last Christmas, reaching an all-time low in the annual drinks discounting war. The cream liqueur brand has this week dropped by a further 2p in Tesco to just £9.84 per litre,...
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Asda goes for discount
Asda has revealed an audacious plan to steal a march on Tesco and take on the hard discounters with a new store format that offers 95% own label and 5% branded goods, The Grocer can reveal.The format – which has not yet been branded but...
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Basic wage hike sparks warning
Retailers from the small independents right through to Tesco will face a combined £1.1bn in extra costs and lose an estimated 35,000 jobs if next year’s increase in the national minimum wage goes through.The stark warning from the British...
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Deep impact in Carrickfergus
Tesco has recently relocated within Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, opening a new £16m outlet. The old 25,000 sq ft store in the De Courcy Centre closed on October 24, 2005, and has been replaced by a 50,000 sq ft one with a much improved, wider...
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Tesco claims delay inquiry
New claims that Tesco could have breached planning consents and attempted to entice shoppers away from local retailers has delayed an inquiry into the future of the high street by up to a month.The All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group...
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All aboard the Orient express
Asia Pacific has become the centre of attention for many grocery chains. Glynn Davis finds out whyAsia Pacific has become a real focus for global grocery chains, what with Tesco, Wal-Mart and Carrefour all having a crack at one or...
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All aboard the Orient express
Asia Pacific has become the centre of attention for many grocery chains. Glynn Davis finds out whyAsia Pacific has become a real focus for global grocery chains, what with Tesco, Wal-Mart and Carrefour all having a crack at one or...
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An appeal to the elderly
Tesco is aiming to snatch a greater share of Britain’s grey pound with special offers to entice senior citizens into stores.The retailer has started offering over 60s double Clubcard points if they shop at selected stores on Tuesdays. At...
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Expertise of Tesco duo comes on board at Asda
Asda has appointed two Tesco senior managers as part of its ongoing restructure of its executive board.Darren Blackhurst, Tesco’s commercial director for Tesco Thailand, will join Asda’s executive board as food trading director in January...
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Expertise of Tesco duo comes on board at Asda
Asda has appointed two Tesco senior managers as part of its ongoing restructure of its executive board.Darren Blackhurst, Tesco’s commercial director for Tesco Thailand, will join Asda’s executive board as food trading director in January...
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Tesco barcode harmony drive
Tesco is to begin the roll out of standardised product data across all its suppliers from early next year as it strives to cut costs from its supply chain.John Mooney, the Tesco senior business analyst who is heading up the move to Global Data...
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Tesco barcode harmony drive
Tesco is to begin the roll out of standardised product data across all its suppliers from early next year as it strives to cut costs from its supply chain.John Mooney, the Tesco senior business analyst who is heading up the move to Global Data...
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Small players think big
The rise of non food is catching on. Fiona McLelland reportsTesco, Asda and Sainsbury have developed a sophisticated non food offering to rival the best on the high street. They have long shaken off the inferior image of supermarkets’...