Tesco news and analysis – Page 300
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Scots suppliers at risk
Research from the IGD suggests suppliers will be caught out as Tesco and Sainsbury introduce factory gate pricing in Scotland. Half of suppliers who took part in the research commissioned by Scottish Food & Drink had minimal or no knowledge of...
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BP powers up Connect offer
Anne Bruce Petrol giant BP has created a convenience operations division and recruited buyers and other staff from Alldays, Aldi, Marks and Spencer, Tesco and Sainsbury. The division takes in all 1,240 BP forecourt stores, which clocked up...
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Drinks in a party mood
Morrisons has continued its upward movement and takes the number one spot, standing a full five percentage points ahead of Asda which has moved two places to number two. Tesco remains stable at number three. The success of Asda and Morrisons is...
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Regeneration exec quits
Tesco's regeneration manager Martin Venning has left to set up a consultancy specialising in property, planning and regeneration. Venning has more than 16 years' experience in retail store and shopping centre management. He held his most recent...
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There is life after Tesco for this young company, says Liz H
The Food Doctor is one of those brands that sound familiar even if you have not seen the distinctive green-packaged snacks bearing cheeky instructions to Get it on' or Cleanse'. Yet since the company ended its one-year licensing agreement with...
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Tesco gets entry into Japan
Elaine Watson Tesco is planning an aggressive store opening programme in Japan after closing a £139m deal to buy C Two-Network, a Tokyo-based convenience chain. Publicly quoted C2 operates 78 stores ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 sq ft under...
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With as many as nine out of 10 new product launches destined
Customer insight specialist Dunnhumby has taken its existing service, which uses data from Tesco's Clubcard, to the next step. It has launched a tool to accurately predict future sales of potential new products, which can track even the lowest...
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abstention order
The National Association of Pension Funds has told its members to abstain from voting on the re-election of three Tesco directors on two-year rolling contracts at its agm on June 13. Tesco has agreed to switch to one-year contracts for new...
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The seat of new ad cash
A new pilot scheme could see supermarkets turn their bench seating outside stores into cash generating advertising boards. A trial of the new Adbench is ongoing at Tesco's store in Rainham, Essex, advertising Masterfoods' petcare brands. ...
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Sir; I wholeheartedly agree with Siân Harrington's Opinion
While the last six months have seen major convenience initiatives from retailers as diverse as Tesco, M&S, BP, The Co-operative Group, Budgens and TM Retail, there is a real vacuum in supplier activity. While we know the UK convenience market is...
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Rebecca Brindley
senior buying manager seasonal confectionery tesco Brindley joined Tesco as a buying and marketing graduate 11 years ago and has worked in various buying areas including continental meats, pâté, bakery, snacks,drinks and biscuits. She moved to a...
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Tesco demands cash for ethical trading
Anne Bruce Tesco is demanding payment from suppliers to cover the costs of its compliance with Christian Aid's ethical trading initiative. The letter to suppliers, leaked to The Grocer by one angry recipient, stated that Tesco wanted £69.50...
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Peak of professionalism
Confectionery suppliers admire fairness, logic and a clear strategic direction when it comes to the buyers with whom they deal. Tesco's Rebecca Brindley was praised across the board. "She instantly impresses you. She knows her subject, is...
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The beautiful gain
Can supermarkets escape the out-of-town planning stranglehold by piggybacking on stadium developments? Liz Hamsom assesses breakthroughs by Asda and Tesco.It should have been the perfect signing. When it became obvious cash-strapped football...
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EU enlargement to fuel grocery
The imminent enlargement of the European Union with ten new countries set to join over the next couple of years should present real growth opportunities for grocery retailers in emerging markets.Verdict believes that Carrefour, Tesco and...
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ACS defends T&S response
Association of Convenience Stores chief executive David Rae has hit back at critics who said the ACS mishandled its response and was slow to react to the bid by Tesco for T&S Stores.Speaking at the ACS annual conference in York, Rae said:...
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Availability is key goal
Elaine Watson Tesco is simplifying its promotional programme on fresh food and piloting new initiatives to drive efficiency from back of store to shelf, as part of its commitment to be "number one for availability". Speaking to The Grocer at...
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Brands are churning
Morrisons leaps to the top of the chart from fifth place, closely followed by Asda which moves up from fourth place to second and less than one percentage point stands between them. Tesco, Safeway and Sainsbury's all drop by two places. ...
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What can the food industry do to counter the impact of zero
Nearly 3,000 retailers and brand manufacturers gathered at the ECR Europe Conference in Berlin last week to look for the answers to these questions. Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy was joined by his ECR Europe co-chair Franck Riboud,...
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Irish gun for Tesco fuel strategy
Tesco has come under fire in the Irish Republic for using petrol as a loss leader and driving an independent forecourt out of business. The Society of the Irish Motor Industry, which has campaigned unsuccessfully against Tesco's foray into fuel...