All Tesco articles – Page 242
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NewsMoody’s downgrades outlook on Tesco
Credit rating agency Moody’s has downgraded its outlook on Tesco to negative over concerns about levels of debt in the business.
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NewsWaitrose improves growth
Waitrose is showing signs of combating recessionary pressures with growth increasing to 4 per cent in the 12 weeks ending May 17, following the launch of its value line Essential.
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NewsTesco chief Sir Terry Leahy takes pay cut
Tesco chief Sir Terry Leahy took a £370,000 cut in his pay and bonus package last year after the US business failed to hit some targets.
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NewsTesco clothing boss registers new fashion website
Tesco’s clothing boss Terry Green has registered a fashion website for the company which he mentored as part of a student project.
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NewsTesco staff share £98m in bonuses
More than 207,000 Tesco staff are to share £98m in bonuses after the grocer’s recent record results.
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OpinionEra of transparency for retailers?
Asda’s Andy Bond says grocers need to be more transparent, so how can they use social networking sites to improve their customer relationships?
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AnalysisNeed to know: Succession planning
Effective succession planning is key to maintaining a healthy business over time, yet it can get overlooked. So who is good at it and how should retailers go about it?
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AnalysisTesco in Ireland: its toughest market
Faced with a tough economy, strong rivals and sales leaking north of the border, Tesco Ireland has struggled to assert its value stance. So will its counterattack work? Joanna Perry investigates
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AnalysisAt Mahon Point in Ireland retailers are fighting the recession
Times may be tough but Cork’s Mahon Point scheme isn’t taking the recession lying down. John Ryan goes to see how it’s wooing shoppers
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NewsTesco re-elected to PCI Security Standards Council advisory board
Tesco has been re-elected to the PCI Security Standards Council’s Board of Advisors, after already having served a two year term.
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OpinionFood retail’s outstanding leaders
The supermarkets have pursued very different tactics to navigate the recession, but their success derives from one common quality, which is a clear vision that comes right from the very top.
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Tesco thinks local to outrun global recession
It’s too early to call the end of the global recession, but it has stopped getting any worse. That’s the prognosis from Tesco international director Phil Clarke.
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OpinionIs Westminster beckoning for Next’s Simon Wolfson?
In the retail industry, much of the chatter last week centred not on Next’s latest numbers, but chief executive Simon Wolfson’s future plans. For some time, speculation has mounted that he might consider a shift into politics, casting himself as Lord King to David Cameron’s Mrs T.
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NewsWin for London’s Fashion Retail Academy students
The shopkeeping school backed by companies including Arcadia, Marks & Spencer and Tesco, won the Retail Futures Challenge at last week’s World Retail Congress. Their e-tail venture, Updatemywardrobe.com, blends social networking with selling and beat rivals from New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology and the Hong Kong Polytechnic.The contest was ...
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OpinionIT: winning the right retail battles
While small IT outages may look bad to customers when they are left queuing at stores, it is the IT problems that go unnoticed — such as data leakages — that actually create the biggest risks.
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NewsSales bloom at Tesco-owned Dobbies
Dobbies Garden Centres has reported record £97m sales, 12 per cent up on last year, in part due to surging sales of its ‘Grow Your Own’ produce range. Easter 2009 trade was up 73 per cent on last year, thanks to the later holiday dates and the warm weather.
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NewsTesco stores hit by till computer glitch
Tesco is reported to have been hit by till problems at 67 stores following a glitch caused by its overnight price changes process.
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OpinionNew era of supermarket loyalty wars?
Tesco has led the charge on loyalty cards. Will its Clubcard relaunch next week win it back customers from competitors Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons?
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Opportunities still exist in emerging markets
The window of opportunity in emerging markets is still open, although the global economic crisis is having an effect, the World Retail Congress heard this morning.
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NewsTesco invests £150m in Clubcard relaunch
Tesco has invested £150m in the relaunch of its Clubcard next week, allowing customers to double the value of their vouchers.