All Tesco articles – Page 134
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Pets at Home, Harris + Hoole, Carphone Warehouse
Retail news round-up on March 4, 2014:Pets at Home owner KKR could reap over £200m from float, Tesco coffee shop chain Harris+ Hoole to double store count, Carphone Warehouse fined in Ireland for sending spam text messages, and Crew Clothing hires Amy Bastow as commercial director
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AnalysisAnalysis: The rise of the hybrid retail store
As Argos pilots its new generation of digital stores, Mark Faithfull looks at the rise of a hybrid format and the implications for distribution and online fulfilment.
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NewsWarren Buffett slashes stake in troubled Tesco by a quarter
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has cut his stake in Tesco by more than a quarter which could knock confidence in its turnaround plan.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Maplin, Marks & Spencer, Tesco, John Lewis Partnership and more
Retail news round-up on March 3, 2014: Maplin up for sale, M&S hires Next Sourcing gurus, Warren Buffet cuts Tesco stake, John Lewis Partnership to slash annual staff bonus and more.
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NewsArcadia’s Sir Philip Green launches innovative work experience scheme
Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia fashion retail business has launched an innovative work experience scheme designed to address the frequent disconnect between education and business.
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AnalysisAnalysis: London Underground undergoes major retail overhaul
The oldest underground network in the world is poised for an overhaul as its operator seeks to capitalise on one of London’s last untapped retail estates.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on AO.com, Tesco and French Connection
Retail news round-up on February 27, 2014: AO.com insists it is not benefitting from ‘dot com bubble’, Tesco under fire from farmers for buying less British beef, French Connection appoints media agency
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AnalysisAnalysis: 6 retail R&D labs and their innovations
More retailers are developing their own departments to innovate, analyse data and create new technologies. Katie Deighton looks at some of the front runners
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NewsUPDATED: Rise in national minimum wage to £6.50 recommended
The Low Pay Commission has recommended that the national minimum wage for adults should rise to £6.50.
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AnalysisTesco’s UK turnaround strategy: What the analysts say
Tesco yesterday hosted investors and analysts to outline how it will accelerate its strategy to turnaround its UK arm. Retail Week rounds up the reaction.
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OpinionComment: Surely Mothercare's Simon Calver should have got a bonus
The terms of Simon Calver’s exit from Mothercare are perplexing .
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AnalysisIn quotes: Tesco chiefs on the grocer’s accelerated turnaround plan
Tesco yesterday shed light on its plans to step up the pace of its UK turnaround. Retail Week picks out some key quotes from its bosses.
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OpinionComment: Property - a silver bullet for Britain’s supermarket giants?
It’s no secret that all of the UK’s big supermarkets sit on large property portfolios.
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NewsTesco reveals online grocery profits as it builds multichannel offer
Tesco has revealed it made £127m of trading profit in its UK online grocery arm last year, lifting a shadowy veil from one of the biggest unanswered questions in grocery.
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NewsTesco to further scale back new space growth
Tesco will today outline plans to cut back its investment in new space to no more than £2.5bn a year for the next three years.
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NewsSir Terry Leahy urges Government to scrap out-of-date business rates system
Sir Terry Leahy, the former Tesco boss, has called for business rates to be reformed and “probably scrapped” and said the system “has not worked for years”.
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NewsTesco to accelerate turnaround as boss Philip Clarke admits 'a lot' of work to do
Tesco plans to ramp up its UK turnaround strategy as boss Philip Clarke admitted there is still “a lot” of work to do to rebuild the brand.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on business rates, Tesco, Argento, LK Bennett
Retail news round-up on February 25, 2014: Sir Terry Leahy calls for business rates system to be scrapped, Tesco to accelerate turnaround strategy, Argento to open new stores and LK Bennett boss leaves
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OpinionComment: Smart data is the core of modern retailing
Big data has always been one of retail’s greatest strengths - after all, the Tesco Clubcard is arguably the predecessor of big data as we know it today. It is also one of the biggest challenges retailers face.
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NewsTesco expected to reset margins to woo more shoppers
Tesco is expected to reset its UK margins as it attempts to wrestle spend back and turn around its flagship business.