Tesco news and analysis – Page 288
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Morrisons bolsters buying team
Morrisons has brought two new buyers into the beers, wines and spirits team to improve its range.James Jackson is moving from Tesco to join Morrisons as a wine buyer. He spent the past five years with Tesco, first as a food buyer and later in...
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Tesco’s take-out challenge
Tesco is targeting the high street coffee bar market with a major roll-out of Coffee Nation’s self-service gourmet coffee units.The concessions have already been installed in 30 Tesco Express stores and the multiple aims to roll them out to 150...
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Heinz soups up the logistics
Siân Harrington charts progress at a Tesco Extra store as it remerchandises its entire soup fixture overnight to make way for Heinz relaunched rangeSimple Food for Simple Pleasure was the strapline used at the relaunch of Heinz soup,...
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Key performance indicators
MARGINS The average UK grocery retailing operating margin across the top nine food retailers in 2003/4 was 4.9%. In the mid-1990s, it was more than 6%.NEW SPACE Tesco accounted for more than half of new space opened by the top nine...
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Outdoor opportunity
Posters are being neglected by multiples says Siân HarringtonThere is something rather delicious about seeing a 96-sheet poster advertising Tesco located just outside an Asda store, or vice versa. However, research exclusive to The...
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Tesco’s northern offensive
Tesco must have seen strong potential in its new site in the Tynedale Retail Park in Hexham, Northumberland, because it paid three times the book value for the land. The UK’s number one grocer paid a massive £17m for the eight-acre site, which...
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Ediets launched by Tesco
The online diet eDiets, has made its UK debut in Britain after Tesco bought the UK rights to the company.The online diet monitors participants 24 hours a day by phone and email and is the most successful programme of its kind in America,...
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Organic is a hit at Tesco
Tesco says sales of its organic British pork sausages have risen by 70% – thanks to Brits’ love of the barbeque and improved meat availability.The multiple claimed it was now selling 70,000 organic pork sausages every week. Meanwhile, sales of...
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Tesco says ad icon Dotty is ‘staying’
Tesco has flatly denied reports that it is about to pension off its advertising icon Dotty, but many marketers feel she is past her sell-by date.
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Microbrewery ale gets trial listing
A new ale produced by a microbrewery in the Channel Islands hits Tesco shelves next week, with the aim of becoming a national brand.Cynful, a 3.5% abv dark ale supplied by family brewer Randall’s in Guernsey, won a trial 18-week listing with...
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Tesco chews away
Tesco is adding single packs of own label sugar-free chewing gum tablets to rival Wrigley’s market-leading Extra brand.Rolling out now in peppermint and spearmint, Tesco’s latest offering comes in 12-tablet packs at 26p each - 2p cheaper...
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Tesco rakes in the deserters’ spends
Disgruntled Safeway shoppers have poured a whopping £138m into Tesco’s coffers in the year to July 18, according to TNS switching data published exclusively by The Grocer.The news came as Tesco this week saw its market share hit an all-time...
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Safeway: the exodus
Shoppers are abandoning Safeway in huge numbers. Is there anything Sir Ken can do to stem the loss? Liz Hamson reportsBut Sir Ken may have underestimated the competition from Tesco and Asda and over-estimated the appeal of...
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The Express train
Can small shops survive a multiple moving in? Fiona McLelland finds outWhen Tesco rolls into town, you might as well shut up shop if you’re a retailer in the vicinity, right? Not necessarily. It is two years since Tesco announced...
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Tesco now has 28% market share
Tesco has gained 28% of the market share for the first time, according to recent research by TNS.Growth at Morrisons continues to increase rapidly with a 16% increase for the 12 weeks ending 20 July, but this growth has been impacted by a...
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Tesco signs with eDiets
Tesco has signed a deal with eDiets.com to increase its stake in the UK market for healthy eating, according to newspaper reports.The supermarket chain signed a licensing deal with the US online diet service for £2m plus ongoing royalty...
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Cornish Cheese Company gets into the big time by winning Tesco competition
A small cheese producer is set to move from farmers’markets to the high street after claiming a top award.The Cornish Cheese Company is celebrating after winning the annual Tesco Cheese Challenge with its Cornish Blue cheese, which will now see...
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Tesco bites deep into its gum rival
Tesco is piling more pressure on confectionery giant Wrigley with yet another foray into the chewing gum arena.The retailer is adding single packs of own-label sugar-free chewing gum tablets in what will be seen as a further challenge to...
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Tesco’s suncare is a bright spot
The holiday season is here so this month’s report is on sun protection products.The average multiple has 68 skus on a typical fixture, with 20% of the category on promotion. In managing availability, 9% of normal lines were low on stock and 21%...
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Tesco moves 420 jobs to India
Tesco is moving 420 jobs to Bangalore, India, from three of its offices in the UK, according to a Reuters news report.The jobs will be from offices in Cardiff, Dundee and Welwyn Garden City, in the areas of business support.The retailer has...