Archive of all Tesco articles – Page 274
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C-store chiefs fight deal
C-store bosses have called on the OFT to prevent Tesco from marching unopposed into the convenience sector.Musgrave UK executive chairman Eoin McGettigan, Spar UK MD Jerry Marwood and Big Food Group CEO Bill Grimsey said they would be sounding...
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Multiples fuel the forecourt battle
Forecourts face a challenging year as the UK’s big food retailers move up a gear with expansion plans, says Siân HarringtonPetrol forecourts are shaping up to be the big battleground for the multiples this year. Last week, Tesco chief...
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Asda gets price cutting
Asda became the latest multiple to announce a round of new year price cuts this week.Following the £70m of cuts announced by Tesco on January 5, Asda said it was taking £85m off prices, including £2m of cuts to offset VAT on 200 medicines. The...
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Cynful NPD on Guernsey
Guernsey’s last remaining brewery is planning a range of new product development on the back of winning a national listing with Tesco for its mild ale.Randall’s Brewery won a trial listing with the supermarket last year for Cynful ale after...
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Tesco expresses offer for Adminstore
Tesco has offered Adminstore £53.7m for its 45 convenience stores which trade as Europa, Harts and Cullens.Tesco said customers liked its Tesco Express format and the deal would bring “the Tesco shopping experience to more local...
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Exotic Passion kicks off limited editions
Diageo is planning a series of initiatives to promote the roll-out of the latest flavour of Archers Aqua and generate excitement. The Exotic Passion variant, which went into Tesco’s stores in an exclusive arrangement before Christmas, is the...
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Dunnes takes on Foley over nappies
Dunnes Stores is taking legal action against Irish consumer affairs watchdog Carmel Foley over the Groceries Order – at a time when she has started proceedings against both it and Tesco for alleged breaches of the order.The Dunnes action, to be...
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Tesco winner at Christmas
More than half of all UK households shopped at a Tesco store during the four-week run up to Christmas, according to ACNielsen Homescan TradeTrak data which measures grocery and non-food spend.In the four weeks to December 27, 53.3% of all...
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The smart way to do business
The barcode’s successor is moving mainstream at a rapid paceWhen Tesco announced a massive rollout of radio frequency ID tagging, it was a wake-up call to UK manufacturers and retailers. Suddenly it was less a matter of ‘if’ RFID...
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Tesco’s Asian aisle rolls
Tesco is rolling out its dedicated Asian food aisle concept to another 75 stores and expanding the range’s shelf space in existing outlets by a half.The 250-strong range, launched in September last year and currently in 100 outlets, includes...
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Tesco gets chewing
n Tesco has muscled in on the Wrigley-led chewing gum and breath-freshening strips markets with new own label products.n Its peppermint and spearmint gum, produced in Denmark, comes in...
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Bags must be reusable, not degradable
from John Bunnell, East Portlemouth, DevonSir; I am dismayed that Tesco has agreed to buy degradable bags. The justification for degradability is suspect and the effectiveness more so.I was the MD of Alida Packaging in the...
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Retailers unfazed by wait for Atkins
Tesco and Sainsbury head a list of leading retailers that will have to wait until September to stock a new range of official Atkins products.The Grocer revealed last month that US-based Atkins Nutritionals, the company behind the controversial...
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Tesco challenge to Boots
Tesco is to launch a £70m price-cutting campaign to focus mainly on its health and beauty range. The UK’s leading grocer said it would lower the price of more than 600 health, beauty and baby products, such as toothpaste, medicines and baby...
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Snacks join the party
Tesco moves up to the top of the chart this week, forcing Sainsbury down to second place although there are fewer than two percentage points between them. Both retailers are really strong on promotions on alcoholic drinks with price promotions...
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join the club
n Tesco has global ambitions for its data warehouse giving suppliers access to critical marketing information says Ed Bedington Tesco's understanding of its customer has been a key factor in the retailer's meteoric rise. But can the use of the same...
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Tesco starts chewing at Wrigley
Tesco is aiming to chew a strip off Wrigley by launching its own chewing gum range and even an own label version of new fad breath freshening strips.Britain’s top retailer is aiming to muscle in on the £269m gum category [ACNielsen] with the...
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New year brings new battles
Most food retailers have taken the windfall sales opportunities that Christmas offers. As ACNielsen has indicated since summer, there has been a momentum building within Tesco, Asda and latterly Morrisons that takes these retailers into 2004 with a...
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JS leads cuts with Courage
Sainsbury has fired the latest salvo in the Christmas beer pricing war with big cuts across Scottish Courage brands.In an attempt to differentiate itself from Asda and Tesco, both using Stella and Carlsberg as their lead deals, the retailer has...
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Non-food is pivotal
Tis the season to be merry for Tesco and Asda whose superior non-food offers will give them the edge, says Sean McAllisterThe City and retail analysts are predicting both Tesco and Asda will have a bumper Christmas. In fact both...