All Tesco articles – Page 170
-
AnalysisProfile: Tesco's new managing director for London Andrew Yaxley
Tesco veteran Andrew Yaxley has landed the new position of managing director for London at the grocer, tasked with tailoring stores for the diversity of affluence and ethnicity in the capital.
-
NewsAll beef products to be tested after further horse meat found
The Food Standards Agency has called for UK food manufacturers to test all processed beef products following the horse meat scandal which has shocked the food industry.
-
OpinionComment: India remains challenging despite relaxation of rules
This week’s Retail Leadership Summit in India showed the playing field remains as level as it ever was between multinationals and Indian retailers, but that the turnstile is open.
-
NewsTesco hires managing director for its diverse London stores
Tesco has hired a managing director for its London stores as it aims to tailor shops to suit the diversity of affluence and ethnicity in the capital.
-
AnalysisCampaign of the week: Ocado, Welcome to a different kind of supermarket
Competing with the big four supermarkets means online grocer Ocado has its work cut out getting its message across in the often loud and brash grocery TV advertising world.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: Ocado hits customer acquisition trail
Ocado surprised the market with narrowed pre-tax losses in unveiling its full-year results today. Retail Week studies what the figures indicate and discusses them with chief executive Tim Steiner.
-
OpinionComment: Online grocery is a high stakes gamble
Ocado’s full year results demonstrate the two key features of internet grocery retailing – excellent growth and the difficulty in making a profit.
-
OpinionBlog: Where next after Harris + Hoole
Much has been made of Tesco’s investment in artisan coffee shop Harris + Hoole, so much so that chief executive Philip Clarke wrote a blog a couple of weeks ago defending the grocer’s position.
-
NewsTesco to open first in-store Harris + Hoole in London Bridge
Tesco is to open its first Harris + Hoole coffee shop in one of its stores after securing planning permission at its Tooley Street store in London Bridge.
-
OpinionBlog: Horse meat just won't go away
The horse meat scandal seemed to have settled down last week when Tesco said it would introduce new DNA testing to its business.
-
NewsGrocers ordered to publish DNA test results as horse meat scandal escalates
The big supermarkets have been ordered to publish the findings of internal DNA testing into contaminated products amid the horse meat scandal to retain consumer confidence.
-
AnalysisIn quotes: Sir Terry Leahy on his childhood, Tesco and banning his wife from Waitrose
Former Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs yesterday. Retail Week rounds up the best of Leahy’s comments on growing up, the rise and rise of Tesco and why he asked his children to spy on his wife.
-
NewsMorrisons acquires Jessops stores as convenience arm expands
Morrisons has acquired seven Jessops stores in a bid to step up the expansion of its M Local convenience chain and fightback against its rivals Tesco and Sainsbury’s.
-
AnalysisAnalysis: The highs and lows of Christmas trading
The aftermath of the festive season brought drama, as a clutch of high street retailers collapsed. But how did the retail industry perform overall? Rebecca Thomson reports.
-
AnalysisCampaign of the week: Tesco, Ever Wondered Who Picks Your Groceries?
Tesco has started 2013 with the multichannel bit between its teeth, first poaching House of Fraser ecommerce boss Robin Terrell and then revealing a new dotcom store in Crawley.
-
OpinionComment: Tesco growth shows turnaround is on track
Tesco group chief executive Philip Clarke will not view the latest grocery market share figures as evidence that efforts to turn the UK business around are complete.
-
NewsThe Co-operative dumps supplier after horse meat found in burgers
The Co-operative Group and Asda have said several of the beef burgers they withdrew from sale as a precaution amid the horse meat scandal featured equine DNA and The Co-op has delisted supplier Silvercrest.
-
OpinionBlog: Could the industry adopt Tesco law?
The horse meat scandal is nearing the finish line, but the repercussions look set to change the food and drink sector for the long term.
-
NewsIceland to DNA test meat but stands by supplier following horse meat scandal
Iceland is to introduce DNA testing following the horse meat controversy but will not delist supplier Dalepak.
-
NewsTesco delists horse meat supplier as it invests in DNA testing
Tesco has delisted the supplier at the heart of the horsemeat controversy as it revealed that it will introduce DNA testing checks to “set a new standard”.