Tesco news and analysis – Page 288
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Beef price war ‘destroying value’
There is growing disquiet in the meat supply chain about what appears to be a beef price war between the UK’s two largest grocers, Tesco and Asda.Of particular concern to farmers is the intensity of competition on minced beef which accounts for...
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Tesco pushes fragrances
Tesco is challenging health and beauty retailers by shifting fragrances on to the shelves in 60 stores and cutting their prices by as much as a half.Previously top perfume and aftershave brands were only available over the retailer’s pharmacy...
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Tesco Ireland explains high prices
Tesco’s operating costs in the Irish Republic are on average 20% higher than in the UK, according to the chain’s Irish chief executive, Gordon Fryett.This, he said, explained why Tesco’s prices for some goods “tend to be higher” in the Republic...
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Appeal of the interior
The Cameo apple is consolidating its presence in UK retail with five UK supermarkets now stocking it – Tesco, Budgens, the Co-op, Booths and Somerfield.Cameo is grown in Europe by members of the European Cameo Club, which controls all aspects...
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Tesco’s Wheway takes his expertise to Boots
Boots The Chemists has announced the appointment of Tesco’s Scott Wheway as retail director in charge of the operation of its 1,400 stores across the UK. Wheway has worked for Tesco for 20 years and for the past nine months has been chief...
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Ireland’s multiples face prices probe
Multiples in the Irish Republic are to be quizzed by a parliamentary committee on why Irish grocery prices are among the highest in the EU. The market’s major players, Tesco, Dunnes, SuperValu, Aldi and Lidl, as well as a number of other...
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Tesco offers free taxis
Tesco is trialling a free taxi service in London Transport zones one and two to help customers with heavy shopping.Shoppers can hail or book black cabs, operated by Radio Taxis, provided they can produce a Tesco receipt printed on the same day...
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Tesco trials free taxi service
Tesco is trialling a taxi service for the next four weeks, offering a free ride home to Tesco shoppers in central London.Tesco is working with London cab firm, Radio Taxis, to get the 20 Tesco-branded taxis and drivers up and running....
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Tesco adopts more VMI
Tesco has rolled out projects for vendor managed inventory with 11 suppliers across categories that range from home entertainment to soft drinks.VMI suppliers raise their own purchase orders based on sales and stock data supplied by the...
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We reflect society – Leahy
Supermarkets reflect rather than shape consumer desires, and if we don’t like what we see when we look at our reflection, it is no use blaming the mirror, food industry chiefs were told.Speaking at the IGD annual convention in London, Tesco...
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Living it up as number two
Winner of The Grocer Cup for Outstanding Business Achievement, Tony DeNunzio might accept that Tesco is unbeatable. But he relishes strengthening his grip on the number two spot, and sees plenty of avenues for further growth at Asda. He talks to...
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What’s on tescoTV
The industry might still be assessing the merits of Tesco TV, but away from the fmcg sector it is attracting new money in an area with undreamt-of possibilities. Siân Harrington tunes inMrs Myers fudge shop, Barry’s Plumbing, National...
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In Profile: Andrew Gidden, Sales & Trade Marketing General Manager, John West
What is your career background? I joined John West from RHM’s Manor Bakeries, where I looked after its business with Tesco for three years. I was director...
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Food comes out of the equation
Asda’s newest showcase for its non-food offer is a standalone 34,000 sq ft store on a retail park. Rod Addy goes shoppingWith new sites increasingly hard to come by, Asda is hoping to take the battle to Tesco in the one area it knows...
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Tesco thrives but traders still wary
For the past year, The Grocer has kept a watching brief on Tesco’s store in Hove to monitor the impact that the retail giant’s entry has on the local traders and what it means for the community. Amy Balchin gives the final verdictWhen...
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Tesco nurtures a test bed for new ideas
Tesco’s flagship store in the Czech Republic is in Veselska, a suburb of Prague. Built five years ago, the 120,000 sq ft store is the largest of Tesco’s 18 stores in the country and is seen very much as a test bed for new ideas on ranging, layout...
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It’s crunch time for the OFT
A grim future lies ahead for independents unless the regulatory environment changes. Events may be brought to a head by the sale of a tranche of Iceland stores says John WoodEver since the OFT waved through Tesco’s takeover of T& S...
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Tesco RFID delayed until Christmas
Tesco is preparing to introduce its RFID tracking by the end of the year, having been delayed by the setting of global standards for technology, according to a spokesperson.“We will work with our suppliers in a working group that will be set...
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Tesco aiming toprove the case for RFID
Tesco will conduct a series of pilots to radio-barcode plastic trays and dollies at its RDCs in coming months in order to demonstrate the business case to sceptical suppliers.Although Tesco had been aiming to get the first wave of suppliers on...