All Tesco articles – Page 168
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Analysis
Analysis: What does Judith McKenna’s departure mean for Asda?
The promotion of Asda’s chief operating officer Judith McKenna to join parent company Walmart last week was met with dismay by analysts. Retail Week takes a look at the implications of the move.
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News
Tesco launches baby and toddler brand as children's market heats up
Tesco has today launched a new brand for baby and toddler products called Tesco Loves Baby as it attempts to strengthen its hold on the competitive baby market.
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Opinion
Comment: Who won the Christmas battle on the high street?
This week has been an eventful week for UK retail. Despite weak overall figures from the BRC there have been some clear winners and losers over the Christmas period.
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Analysis
Analysis: Lucy Neville-Rolfe says farewell to Tesco
As she retires from a 15-year career at Tesco coinciding with phenomenal growth, executive director Lucy Neville-Rolfe tells Alex Lawson about her career with the top retailer.
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Opinion
Comment: Do retailers’ marketing efforts tally with Christmas sales results?
Have retailers’ Christmas performances tallied with the effort they put into their marketing? As they announce their sales figures for the Christmas period, MediaCom looked at social sentiment via its Twitter Tracker, YouGov’s BrandIndex and YouTube channels to track their impact.
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Opinion
Blog: Tesco piles on the pressure
Tesco’s boss Philip Clarke seemed on relaxed form this morning. The Christmas like-for-like performance, up 1.8%, is the strongest its been for three years and - while a different reporting period - is higher than competitors Sainsbury’s and Morrisons.
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Opinion
Comment: Tesco should be relieved but there are still more vices than virtues
Tesco is approaching the anniversary of a dark day in its history when it announced a major underperformance of its home market leading to a material acceleration in the group’s change strategy.
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Analysis
Tesco: What the analysts say
Tesco today reported a 1.8% uplift in like-for-like sales over Christmas as its core UK business begins to show signs of a turnaround a year-on from its profit warning. The City welcomed the figures.
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Analysis
Blog: Philip Clarke on Tesco's management changes
Today, alongside our Christmas trading update, I’ve announced the appointment of a Managing Director to run Tesco in the UK. The UK is the biggest part of the Tesco business, and it’s our home, so I thought it would be a good idea to tell you a bit more about both the person and why I’ve made this appointment.
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News
Tesco UK like-for-likes edge up 1.8% as it confirms new UK boss
Tesco UK like-for-likes edged up 1.8%, excluding VAT and petrol, over Christmas as it confirms the promotion of Chris Bush to UK managing director.
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News
Tesco to appoint HoF's Robin Terrell as multichannel director
Tesco is poised to unveil that is has appointed House of Fraser’s Robin Terrell as its multichannel director.
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Opinion
Blog: Sainsbury's should be looking over its shoulder
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King was as bullish as ever today, reporting a “record-breaking” Christmas.
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News
Nielsen inks deal with Profitero
Market information service Nielsen has signed a deal with price monitoring firm Profitero.
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Opinion
Blog: Tesco's Philip Clarke defends Harris+Hoole investment
You might have seen some recent press coverage about our investment in the start-up coffee shop business, Harris+Hoole.
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News
Sainsbury’s and Tesco grasp Christmas momentum
Sainsbury’s and Tesco enjoyed the strongest sales momentum of the Big Four retailers in the run-up to Christmas, Kantar Worldpanel data has revealed.
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Opinion
Comment: Morrisons are years behind the competition
Morrisons needs to act quickly to address its problems before the competition leaves it behind.
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Analysis
Analysis: What can the City expect from the updates next week?
Next week is set to be pivotal in defining how the retail sector performed during the festive period as several large retailers update on their trading.
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Analysis
Analysis: How has Waitrose achieved record Christmas growth?
Waitrose today revealed it has had the busiest Christmas in its 109-year history as sales broke £300m for the first time in the 14 days to December 31, excluding Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
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Analysis
Infographic: Weekly baskets at the Big Four grocers in 2012
New data shows Morrisons and Asda gained more customers doing their main weekly food shops in 2012 while Sainsbury’s and Tesco lost shoppers.
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News
Retailers recognised with New Year honours
A variety of retailers and others closely connected to the industry have been recognised with New Year honours.