All Tesco articles – Page 221
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AnalysisThe Asda family tree
In the past 20 years, Asda has proved to be a finishing school for many of the retail industry’s highest flyers. Here Retail Week maps the connections, and the faces, that go to make up the family tree
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AnalysisTesco’s Far Eastern promise
Combining its global scale with local knowledge is key to Tesco’s growth in Asia, incoming chief executive Phil Clarke tells Jennifer Creevy
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OpinionPromotions are vital in today’s retail world
Promotions have never been more important in retailing than in today’s ultra-competitive market.
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NewsTesco through to second round of Carrefour Asian bids
Supermarket Tesco is through to the second round of bids for grocery giant Carrefour’s $1bn (£642m) south-east Asian assets, according to the Financial Times.
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NewsAsda market share dips for 9th consecutive period
Asda continues to underperform the grocery market and has seen a dip in its market share for the ninth consecutive report.
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NewsIncoming Tesco chief executive Philip Clarke vows China will be profitable in his tenure
Tesco international boss Philip Clarke has vowed that its operation in China will be profitable in his tenure as chief executive as he outlines the “terrific” growth prospects in Asia.
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AnalysisPrint advertising remains central to retailers
Despite the growth of digital media, print advertising remains core to many retailers’ communications
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AnalysisBidding for Carrefour’s Far East assets gets under way
Carrefour collected first round bids last week for its assets in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. Tesco is viewed as a leading contender.
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NewsEncouraging signs for general retailers
General retailers were up again over the week, outpacing their food peers and just about keeping pace with the All-Share Index. They are still down over the year, though.
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NewsTesco launches grocery iPhone app
Tesco has launched its first grocery shopping app for the iPhone.
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NewsTesco tries triple Clubcard points scheme
Tesco has launched a triple Clubcard points scheme for high-spending customers.
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NewsTesco director Lucy Neville-Rolfe joins ITV board
Tesco corporate and legal affairs director Lucy Neville-Rolfe has joined the board of ITV, the UK’s biggest commercial broadcaster.
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NewsTesco to launch Nadine Coyle's debut solo album
Tesco has secured the exclusive launch of pop star Nadine Coyle’s debut solo album.
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NewsOcado shares up by 5% ahead of update
General store stocks improved compared with their recent weak showing but the sector remains well down over the year in comparison with food groups and the All-Share index.
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OpinionTesco brings drive-though shopping across the Pond
Tesco’s drive-through shopping service comes as no surprise - Tesco is a great innovator (or very good at borrowing ideas from elsewhere) and we as a nation are following our chums across the Atlantic in expressing a liking for doing things in our cars.
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OpinionTime for Argos to help itself
What has almost 1,000 pages and sells everything from air beds to yoga mats? It’s not Argos’s latest big book, but Tesco’s.
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AnalysisBack to school for retail’s rising stars
The Oxford Summer School may be steeped in tradition but it is moving with the retail times
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AnalysisCarrier bag usage
UK retailers are succeeding on their own initiative in reducing carrier bag usage, so why is compulsory legislation needed to ban them?
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AnalysisHow the plus-size market is becoming a big deal
With mainstream retailers targeting plus-size and specialists ramping up their offers, how is this expanding market best exploited, asks Joanne Ellul
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NewsTesco denies claims it let town centre decline to secure regeneration plans
Tesco has hit back at claims that it allowed a town centre to become derelict to give it a stronger case for securing approval for a development of its own.