Tesco news and analysis – Page 300
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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...
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Share of launches
Efficient Consumer Response has helped Tesco to gain a larger share of product launches, according to chief executive Sir Terry Leahy. Speaking at last week's ECR Europe Conference in Berlin, Sir Terry said that by embracing ECR the retailer now...
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Tesco to recall own label fruit muesli
Tesco is to recall its Tesco Fruit Muesli 1kg following seven customer complaints due to the presence of nuts in the product.Tesco is to put up point of sale notices in stores to highlight shoppers to the nut/seed allergy warning for the...
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Anne Bruce
Tesco is penalising cash-rich time-poor online customers with a 30% rise in delivery charges as off-peak fees are discounted. Internet shoppers in Hertfordshire and Essex are now being offered three price bands under a new system which will...
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n step change
Tesco has implemented new computerised warehouse management systems from Retek in South Korea and Malaysia that it claims will drive its Asian operations to new levels of operating efficiency. The software, which optimises the flow of goods...
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Tesco ramps up FGP
Factory gate pricing contracts will cover two-thirds of Tesco's volumes by February, as the company steps up its primary distribution drive. Logistics and IT director Philip Clarke told The Grocer Tesco was now "well into the implementation...
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The measure of a medium
Tesco's much awaited instore digital advertising trial, Tesco TV, kicks off this month. Its main aim is to test customer acceptance of brand advertising on screens dotted around the store. Two more stores come on stream next month and, if...
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Western expertise meets Eastern flair
Seoung-Han Lee’s enthusiasm is highly infectious. So much so, that it is hard not to be impressed by the president and CEO of Samsung Tesco and his vision for turning the company into South Korea’s top operator of hypermarkets. It will not be easy....
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One thing was certain after Messrs Leahy, DeNunzio, Morrison
All this spelt good news for consumers, we were told especially those cruelly denied the opportunity to sample Asda's prices or Morrisons' "unique offer" through an accident of geography. For all the emphasis on price, however, supermarket...
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Carry on cruising
The multiples have found their drinks operations in Calais lucrative, but times are getting tougher says Anne Bruce Ask Sainsbury which branch is its most profitable per square foot, or Tesco which store sells the highest volume of beers,...
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Pay@pump only for night fuelling
Tesco will start closing petrol stations kiosks overnight at its 24-hour superstores from next week in an efficiency drive. All Tesco forecourts have been upgraded over the last couple of years, with the Pay@pump card payment facility installed....