All Tesco articles – Page 235
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OpinionThe empire strikes back
Tesco publishes its first-half results a week on Tuesday. Sainsbury’s follows with its second-quarter numbers a day later. And this year the pair’s performance – even though not over comparable periods – will be even more of a needle match than usual.
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NewsRetail chiefs predict ‘flat’ Christmas
Andrew Higginson, chief executive of Tesco’s Retailing Services division, said the market will be “flat at best” for UK retailers over Christmas.
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NewsPrimark named UK’s ‘most feared’ retailer
Cut-price fashion leader Primark is replacing Tesco as Britain’s “sharpest and most feared” retailer , says retail analyst Verdict Research.
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NewsTesco UK finance chief moves to Virgin Media
Tesco UK finance director Eamonn O’Hare has left to join Virgin Media as chief financial officer.
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NewsTesco muscles in on digital market
Tesco is gearing up to relaunch its entertainment website Tesco Digital, as it seeks to give its brand credibility in the highly competitive digital market.
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NewsTesco turns to Inovis for supplier support
Tesco has appointed Inovis to help it get its thousands of grocery and non-food suppliers up to speed with the electronic trading system it wants them to use.
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NewsEU sanctions could hit clothing imports from Sri Lanka
Retailers including Next, Marks & Spencer and Tesco could have their clothing supply from Sri Lanka hit as the EU looks set to withdraw funding from the country.
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NewsTesco continues to invest in Fresh & Easy
Tesco is continuing to invest in its US Fresh & Easy shops, despite it saying it had put its expansion in northern California on hold.
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NewsTesco criticised for offering CT health scan vouchers
Radiation risks from X-rays has led to criticism of Tesco’s promotion of vouchers for CT health scans through its Clubcard loyalty scheme.The Society of Radiographers said the Lifescan promotion, billed as helping to detect tumours and other illnesses, is “inappropriate” and does not make the risks from radiation exposure clear.Spokesman ...
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AnalysisIs tactical behaviour damaging retailers’ long-term strategy?
Tactical behaviour to shore up top lines has been a feature of the recession as retailers compete harder for customers, but is it damaging to your longer-term strategy, asks Joanna Perry
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NewsClubcard will allay Tesco doubts, says broker
Broker ING has upgraded Tesco ahead of next month’s interim results, despite concern among some analysts that the grocer is suffering at the hands of resurgent rivals.
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NewsTesco enlists former shoplifter to help with in-store crime
Tesco has enlisted a former professional shoplifter to give the grocer advice on how to stay ahead in terms of crime in its stores.
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NewsTesco integrates wine and web arms
Tesco has hailed the introduction of a warehouse management system for its wine business a success.
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NewsDiscounters lead way as 60% of Woolworths stores snapped up
Nearly 60% of the 800 former Woolworths stores have been let or are under offer, assuaging fears that the variety store group’s demise is turning town centres into ghost towns.
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NewsShopper response to Tesco's Clubcard relaunch 'slow', suppliers say
Doubts have been expressed about whether Tesco’s Clubcard 2 initiative has appealed to shoppers as hoped.
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NewsTesco criticised for false poll claims
Tesco has been condemned for using false statistics as part of a local marketing campaign aimed to win public backing for a new store.
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NewsConsumer loyalty to own-brand products here to stay
The growth in sales of retailers’ own-brand products is likely to slow although the shift in loyalty away from branded lines is permanent, according to retail consultancy Verdict Research.
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NewsTesco sets up ‘weather team’
Tesco has set up its own weather team to help it stock the right products for the changeable British weather.
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OpinionTiring Tesco still leads the supermarket race
Once attacked for being all-powerful, Tesco is now being criticised for apparently relaxing its vice-like grip on the retail market.
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OpinionLeading the pack by a good margin
The big three listed food retailers are increasing sales 12% despite this deep recession. How?
