All Tesco articles – Page 208
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NewsGrocers act to improve product information accuracy as mobile commerce grows
Retailers including Tesco and Sainsbury’s have signed up to a service designed to help them hold more accurate product information and take better advantage of multichannel and mobile commerce.
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OpinionInterest rate rise could knock retailers for six
There’s only so much you can do if the weather stops customers getting to your stores, or you delivering to their homes.
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NewsGeneral retailers up but grocers subdued
Last week’s Super Thursday round of updates brought plenty of depressing news as big names such as Dixons and Halfords warned that profits would only make the low end of expectations.
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NewsPoor UK Christmas update prompts Tesco share drop
Tesco’s disappointing UK Christmas update resulted in a 4% drop in its share price last Thursday but the grocer insisted its performance was a blip because of the snow.
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NewsNew Look turns to third-party brands to drive online growth
Value fashion chain New Look is looking to widen its offer by selling third-party young fashion brands on its website.
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NewsTesco launches attack on Asda price promise
Tesco has squared up to Asda by taking out double-page spreads in several national newspapers this week, challenging Asda’s claim to be 10% cheaper than its rivals.
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AnalysisMultichannel comes of age
Data analytics, mobile commerce and precision marketing were all hot topics at this year’s NRF. Rebecca Thomson reports
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NewsTesco's JV with British Land refinances 8-store portfolio
Tesco’s joint venture company with British Land, BLT Properties, has refinanced its superstores portfolio.
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NewsTesco Mobile chief executive quits
Tesco Mobile chief executive Lance Batchelor is leaving the supermarket.
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OpinionChristmas was duff, but no need for panic
The feel-good factor has been in short supply this new year. Minus numbers have figured prominently in January’s trading statements and the implications of harsh realities such as VAT and rising business costs loom large in store chiefs’ minds.
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AnalysisCash for gold
Tesco is taking advantage of rising gold prices. Is it good or bad news for pawnbrokers, and will other retailers be tempted to follow in the grocer’s footsteps?
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OpinionOcado beats the bears
If there is one retailer that could have convincingly used the snow as an excuse for lost sales over the Christmas period it is Ocado.
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NewsSainsbury’s to invest in own-brand after record Christmas
Grocer to build on its bumper Christmas after overtaking Asda as second biggest supermarket
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NewsMorrisons and Co-op eye up Abel & Cole
Food groups Morrisons and the Co-op are expected to be at the forefront of acquisition interest in organic food home delivery specialist Abel & Cole, which is being put up for sale.
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NewsTesco starts selling tyres
Tesco is moving into the car parts trade when it launches a tyre-selling service online next month.
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NewsTesco reports modest Christmas growth
Tesco has reported modest growth over Christmas with UK like-for-like sales for the six weeks to January 8 up 0.6%, saying it was “hindered” by the snow.
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Opinion
Tesco still pondering social media
Social networks might seem ubiquitous for consumers who have been used to them for years, but many of the biggest players in the retail world are still figuring out what their role is on sites like Facebook and Twitter.
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NewsTesco explores opening in Vietnam
Tesco is understood to be looking to open in Vietnam, in a move that would extend its empire to 15 countries.
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NewsSainsbury's emerges Christmas winner, says Kantar
Sainsbury’s has emerged the Christmas winner among the big four grocers as it was the only one to have increased its market share over the festive period, according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsTesco to follow customer in services
Tesco’s group strategy director Andrew Higginson says that there are no limits in the services that the retailer might be prepared to move into.