All Tesco articles – Page 208
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NewsRetailers and brands count cost of devastating Japan earthquake
Retailers and luxury brands are taking a hit in Japan following the tragic earthquake and tsunami that has killed thousands of people and rocked the country.
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OpinionTwo all-time retail greats
At the Oracle Retail Week Awards 2011, we recognised the careers of Sir Terry Leahy and Sir Stuart Rose, and this special coverage is dedicated to celebrating their remarkable achievements in this industry.
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InterviewInterview: Leahy - All in a day’s work
Sir Terry Leahy’s legacy at Tesco is formidable. He invented Clubcard, took the grocer into non-food and online, and propelled it to become one of the world’s leading retailers. In an exclusive interview, Tim Danaher speaks to the man who changed the face of retailing.
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NewsTesco UK boss Brasher: 'averages don't work'
Tesco UK chief executive Richard Brasher has warned against grouping consumers together and assuming they will react in the same way in response to the tough economic times.
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NewsGrocers back Government healthy living pledge
The UK’s seven largest food retailers have signed up to a Government-backed pledge to encourage consumers to make healthier choices.
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NewsTesco's Mills Group acquisition given green light
The Office of Fair Trading will not refer Tesco’s acquisition of Mills Group to the Competition Commission.
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AnalysisChannel Islands VAT rules
Big name retailers capitalising on the Channel Island VAT loophole is seen by some as an unfair advantage. Will George Osborne’s Budget change the status quo?
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OpinionOnly channel is multichannel
The necessity of a serious multichannel business, if anyone doubted it, was starkly illustrated in Tuesday’s BRC sales figures for February.
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NewsTesco pushes music companies to renegotiate CD deals
Tesco is to demand that music companies to accept minimal upfront payments for the CDs they ship to the retailer in a deal that will test how record labels’ bargaining power has diminished alongside shoppers’ interest in CDs.
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NewsMarks & Spencer poaches Sara Bradley
Marks & Spencer is understood to have poached Sara Bradley, former Sainsbury’s clothing boss, who was weeks away from joining Asda.
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NewsTesco expands Fresh & Easy with 12 new stores
Tesco has backed its loss-making US chain Fresh & Easy by opening 12 stores across California.
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NewsVideo: New Tesco boss Phil Clarke talks about taking up the top job
Tesco’s group chief executive Phil Clarke has sent out a video message on his first day in his new job.
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AnalysisThe start of a new era for Tesco
Phil Clarke has a hard act to follow succeeding Sir Terry Leahy. As he takes over the hottest seat in UK retail, Jennifer Creevy looks at the big issues he faces
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OpinionM&S machine cranks into gear
Marks & Spencer’s appointment of Inditex’s Russian boss Jan Heere as international director, and the poaching of Laura Wade-Gery from Tesco as ecommerce supremo, should benefit the retailer in subtle as well as obvious ways.
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NewsTesco joint venture builds momentum in China
Tesco has signed a new joint venture to create three more Lifespace malls in China, an initiative welcomed by the City as evidence of building momentum in the country.
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NewsGloomy outlook as retail takes a bad turn
Primark’s unsettling update and a profit warning from HMV put the frighteners on retail sector investors and general stores were sharply down against a flat market.
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NewsAsda hits back at Tesco as price check wars heat up
Asda has hit out against Tesco’s launch this week of an online price checker, arguing that it does not match the “independence and integrity” of the Asda Price Guarantee.
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OpinionIf Primark’s suffering, what about the rest?
Even during the worst of the recession, one thing that remained consistent was that Primark continued to power on as if nothing was wrong.
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NewsSir Terry Leahy checks out
Sir Terry Leahy waved to staff as he left the Tesco head office in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire yesterday.
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NewsInflation boosting grocery sales, Nielsen reports
Grocery volumes have been subdued in recent weeks, when supermarket sales were helped by inflation.