Tesco news and analysis – Page 276
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Tesco may want his lunch but Rose has other plans
A year since he took up the helm at M&S Stuart Rose is out to make its business less schizophrenic, as he tells Siân HarringtonStuart Rose is visibly tired after a week in which he has been scrutinised on everything from whether...
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Why lads go on top
Tesco’s decision to move lads mags higher up shelves has received support from several quarters. But where does it end, asks Rod AddyGiven Tesco’s seemingly unstoppable success as a global retailer, it’s understandable it receives the...
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Suppliers’ spice move fury
Spice companies are up in arms after attempts by Tesco to steamroller through an initiative giving it control of ingredients purchasing.The multiple has banned primary own brand suppliers from using spice firms that do not comply with its new...
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Channel Islands invitation
The Channel Islands are poised to become a battleground between major mainland retailers including Tesco and Carrefour as politicians there invite them to bid for sites.The Grocer has learned there are at least three sites up for grabs that are...
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GQ editor backs Tesco
Dylan Jones, editor of GQ, has defended Tesco’s decision to reposition men’s magazines away from family titles, saying some of the publications were “tantamount to pornography”.Jones, who is also chairman of the British Society of Magazine...
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Tesco advertising head retires with high praise
Tesco’s head of advertising, Robin Gray, is retiring after working with the supermarket for 32 years.Brand marketing manager Paula Withell, who has been with Tesco for two years, has been promoted to the position of head of advertising....
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Tesco warehouse to close
A Tesco warehouse in Kent is to close later this year with the loss of 400 jobs.The warehouse, in Strood, will close in September and its operations will be moved to Tesco’s Thurrock warehouse in Essex over 20 miles away.Tesco said...
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Channel Islands invitation
The Channel Islands are poised to become a battleground between major mainland retailers including Tesco and Carrefour as politicians there invite them to bid for sites.The Grocer has learned there are at least three sites up for grabs that...
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Consumer Feedback
>>respondents confused as to what to expectOnly recently has a wider range of prepared new low-carb food lines appeared, including 40 lines launched by Tesco covering a wide spectrum of fresh and prepared categories at everyday...
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A battle looms for Cherokee
Tesco may face stiff competition from other retailing giants and private equity firms in a bidding war for up-for-sale clothing brand Cherokee.The supermarket has exclusive UK distribution rights from brand owner The Cherokee Group, but other...
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Online war: Asda doubles up
Asda has launched a fresh attack on Tesco’s online market share with the announcement that it is to double the delivery coverage of asda.com.By the end of the year Asda’s online service will cover 60% of the UK, compared with 30% in autumn...
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Tesco non-food sales overtake M&S
Marks and Spencer has been dealt a blow ahead of its full-year results tomorrow with news that Tesco has overtaken the retailer in sales of non-food products.A survey conducted by retail consultancy Verdict Research found that Tesco sold...
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In Profile: Stephen Shields, store manager, United Wholesale (Scotland)
Running the floor of a busy cash and carry is a demanding job, but one that Stephen Shields says he loves. Shields left Tesco as a deputy store manager to work at...
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Asda puts small stores at heart of growth plan
Asda is to put small food stores at the centre of its growth plan in an effort to rebuild sales as the leadership gap between Tesco widens.Huw Edwards, the former central merchandising director appointed director of small store formats in...
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Reshuffle at top of Tesco
The departure of Tesco’s former trading director Colin Smith to the US, thought to be connected to the supermarket’s expansion plans (The Grocer, May 7, p4), has sparked a senior management reshuffle.Speculation that Tesco is to take on...
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Teething troubles overseas
Tesco is experiencing mixed fortunes on the international scene, with patchy performance in certain countries. Glynn Davis reportsTesco’s strategy for world domination is well under way. According to international operations director...
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Tesco says it is on global fact-finding trail
Tesco this week denied a move to the US was inevitable, but confirmed that former trading director Colin Smith was on a fact-finding mission (The Grocer, May 7, p4). Tesco international operations director Philip Clarke said it was possible...
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Shades for ethnic hair
A Japanese hair colourant specially formulated for Asian and Afro hair has won a listing in Tesco.Bigen has been available in ethnic stores in the UK for 10 years but sales director Yatin Kotak decided it was time to enter the mainstream...
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Tesco takes on the discounters
Tesco has admitted it needs to meet discount retailers head on, acknowledging the threat that is posed by the sector to its global growth.Speaking at this week’s IGD Global Retailing 2005 conference, international operations director Philip...