Tesco
This coverage examines Tesco’s strategy, operations, and performance within the UK grocery and retail sector. Reporting highlights store and online initiatives, product development, pricing strategies, financial results, marketing campaigns, sustainability efforts, and leadership decisions. With a focus on commercial outcomes and competitive dynamics, it provides insights for professionals managing grocery, convenience, and multi-channel retail.
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Sep- 2023 -1 SeptemberFeatures
Video game retailing has come a long way
During the pandemic, Game closed approximately 40 of its UK regional branches, while this year, it made the decision to close all of its 35 stores in Ireland to relocate concessions in Sports Direct outlets. However, the new CEO of Game, Nick Arran, vowed that the specialist games retailer will…
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Aug- 2023 -23 AugustNews
Tesco introduces clear caps on milk bottles to improve recyclability
Tesco has today (23 August) announced the introduction of new clear caps for bottles of milk, in a bid to make it easier for customers to recycle. By removing coloured plastic caps and using a clear alternative on around 425 million of bottles every year, Tesco is enabling the cap…
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21 AugustSupermarkets
Tesco becomes first retailer to cover period pant VAT
Tesco has reportedly become the first retailer to cover the cost of VAT on its period pant offering as part of a campaign from retailers to convince the government to class the product under the same category as menstrual products, according to City AM. According to reports, from today (21…
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15 AugustSupermarkets
Supermarket sales slow as inflation falls
Overall take-home grocery sales increased by 6.5% in the four weeks to 6 August 2023, down from 10.4% last month, as grocery price inflation fell by 2.2 percentage points to 12.7%, according to the latest results from Kantar. Kantar revealed that the prices of some staples like milk have edged…
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14 AugustSupermarkets
Basic food costs increases to more than 30% in two years
The cost of some basic food prices has reportedly seen a sharp rise of more than 30% in the past two years, according to figures seen by the Guardian. Consumer body, Which? Told the Guardian that although food inflation has slowed in recent months, costs are still much higher than…
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14 AugustSupermarkets
Tesco to stock more own-brand items in Express stores
Tesco has announced a “major overhaul” to the range of products stocked in its Express stores, in a move that will see more than 50 products replaced with cheaper alternatives. Many of the replacement items will be from its own-brand range, with some items less than a third of the…
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11 AugustSupermarkets
Aldi lowers prices on over 30 products
Aldi has cut prices of more than 30 household grocery staples, marking the latest of more than 130 prices that Aldi has cut in the past two months across its entire range. Aldi said its shoppers will now pay less for fresh produce including apples, oranges and peaches. Essentials including…
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3 AugustNews
Tesco becomes first supermarket to offer right to request flexible working
Tesco is granting colleagues new flexible working rights almost a year ahead of an expected change in the law from the government. The supermarket is giving its more than 300,000 colleagues, from the shop floor to its offices, the right to request a flexible working pattern from their first day…
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Jul- 2023 -28 JulyNews
Tesco to sell food bank donation bags in 300 stores
Small donation bags pre-filled with items most needed by food banks are to go on sale in 300 Tesco stores this summer to help food banks meet increased demand. The donation bags, which customers can pick up as they enter the store, will contain the items most needed by food…
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26 JulyFeatures
From Tesco to tiles: The eight largest mergers and acquisitions of 2023
This year has seen a large number of M&A deals in the retail industry. In fact, the number of UK retail merger and acquisition deals increased by 23% in the last year, a five year high, according to data from law firm RPC. With more and more retailers looking for…
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