All Tesco articles – Page 249
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News
Tesco combines school and club voucher schemes
Tesco is to merge its two voucher schemes to create one bumper offer, following feedback from participating schools and clubs.
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Opinion
Grocers face uncertain prospects
Food prices are never far from the headlines and are likely to have further profound effects both on consumer behaviour and retailer strategy.
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Tesco cautious on non-food
Tesco has reported a 3.5 per cent like-for-like sales uplift, excluding petrol, in its first quarter for its domestic market, but warned that its rate of growth for non-food has eased as consumers become more cautious.
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US union crosses pond in drive to win concessions from Tesco
One of the US’s largest unions this week came to the UK to confront Tesco.
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Morgan Stanley turns positive, but upbeat sentiment shortlived
Bullish noises from Morgan Stanley bolstered sentiment towards store groups, but food and general retailers’ shares moved little over the week.
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Opinion
If the price is right…
Morrisons revealed once again that it is leading the grocery pack in terms of like-for-like growth. Yesterday, the grocer posted a 7 per cent increase in like-for-likes for the 13 weeks to May 4, which chief executive Marc Bolland said is “industry leading” and, again, “outperforms the market”.
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Analysis
In the loop
Tesco is to push the barriers yet again with a telecoms deal that could revolutionise staff communications and shopper services. IT boss Nick Folkes gives Joanna Perry a glimpse of things to come
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Supermarkets dominate poll of UK’s greenest brands
Leading food retailers occupy five of the top six places in a poll to find the UK’s greenest brands, according to the 2008 ImagePower Green Brands survey .
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Tesco attacked by US union
Tesco is being targeted by one of the US’s largest unions, which today launched a campaign on the grocer’s home soil to highlight its staunch anti-union stance in the US.
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Tesco snaps up RBS stake in Tesco Personal Finance
Tesco is to acquire Royal Bank of Scotland’s stake in Tesco Personal Finance for 1 billion, bringing to an end a joint venture with the bank that has lasted almost a decade.
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Opinion
A discounter’s market
Shoppers, of course, have been watching the pennies this year. Yet, with the trend leaning towards staying in rather than going out to restaurants, the grocers have still achieved growth in sales of quality food.
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News
Tesco to save £10 million with private mobile network
Tesco expects to save 8 million to 10 million a year with the creation of an innovative telecommunications network for the group’s UK and international operations.
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News
Hunter to sell Dobbies stake to Tesco
Grocery giant Tesco aims to take full control of AIM-listed garden centre group Dobbies, in which it has a 65.5 per cent stake.
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Analysis
Carphone deal jolts electricals but grocers fail to impress City
Carphone Warehouse’s deal with Best Buy set the sector alight at the end of last week, sparking a wave of buying and bid speculation.
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Opinion
Better customer service will get you a slice of American pie
Over the past week, much has been made of US electricals giant Best Buy’s move into the UK. Above everything, many analysts believe that Best Buy will deliver a level of customer service in electricals retailing that does not yet exist in the UK, aside from at department store John ...
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Wal-Mart to push customer service at Marketside stores
Wal-Mart has upped its game in its fight against Tesco’s Fresh & Easy format, promising to deliver “the highest level of customer service” at its small neighbourhood grocery stores.
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Tesco urges ASA to ban Ocado ad
Tesco has urged the Advertising Standards Authority to force Ocado to scrap its ad campaign claiming that it is price-matching the UK’s biggest supermarket on 3,500 branded products.
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AnalysisKevin Whalley: Local flavour
After quitting his high-flying job at Tesco, Kevin Whalley went back to basics as a Budgens owner. James Thompson meets him
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News
Tesco supplier management simplified by RollStream
Tesco has halved the time taken to set up new suppliers of not-for-resale goods and services.
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Tesco buys South Korean Homever stores
Tesco has bolstered its South Korean business with the acquisition of 36 Homever stores for 958 million.