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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Dec- 2021 -6 DecemberNews
Tesco set for Christmas shortages amid strike action
Tesco shoppers in many parts of the UK “face empty shelves” in the run-up to Christmas as members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, announced strike action in a dispute over pay. It revealed the strike is a result of Tesco offering the workers “just a four percent pay increase”,…
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Nov- 2021 -22 NovemberSupermarkets
Tesco unveils refillable cleaning range
Tesco has announced the launch of a new cleaning range where customers will be able to buy refills for cleaning sprays in a bid to help UK homes save up to 60 million pieces of plastic a year. Tesco said that customers looking for more sustainable ways to shop can…
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17 NovemberSupermarkets
Tesco bolsters product buying team with new partnership
Tesco has partnered with product sourcing platform RangeMe in a bid to support its product buying teams with better access to the “most relevant” products for customers. Tesco will use the platform to help its buyers scale product sourcing efforts with streamlined submissions and simplified discovery tools. Buyers will be…
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16 NovemberSupermarkets
Supermarket Income REIT acquires new sites for £73m
Supermarket Income REIT, the real estate investment group, has announced the acquisition of a Sainsbury’s supermarket in Swansea, South Wales, and a Tesco supermarket in Maidstone, Kent, for a total purchase price of £73m. The Sainsbury’s store opened in 1989 and was refurbished in 2016. The seven acre city centre…
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15 NovemberSupply Chain
Supply chain issues to last until 2023, APB warns
Supply chain issues could continue into 2023, the chief executive of the Association of British Ports (APB) has warned. According to the Sunday Times, APB CEO Henrik Pedersen, said he would be “pleasantly surprised” if the supply chain crisis was resolved before the end of next year, citing the fact…
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12 NovemberPeople Moves
In The Style names new CEO
In The Style has announced the appointment of Sam Perkins as the group’s new CEO, effective 17 January. It comes as Adam Frisby, the founder and CEO of the Group, has taken the decision to become chief brand officer, a newly created role with responsibility for developing the group’s influencer…
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10 NovemberSupermarkets
Retail and Hospitality leaders sign UK soy manifesto
UK industry leaders from 27 major businesses, including all of the biggest UK grocery retailers – Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Marks and Spencer and Iceland – and a group of restaurant brands have signed the UK soy manifesto. This commits them to cutting deforestation and habitat destruction out of UK…
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9 NovemberSupermarkets
Grocery sales fall 1.9% as shopper habits stabilise
Take home grocery sales fell by 1.9% over the 12 weeks to 31 October 2021- but are still higher than before the pandemic – up 7.3% compared with 2019, according to the latest figures from Kantar. Kantar said the results come as consumers’ shopping behaviour “is beginning to stabilise” and…
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5 NovemberFeatures
The journey so far: Disability provisions in the retail sector
Tesco, among other retailers, has recently implemented a ‘quiet hour’ scheme in a bid to improve its inclusivity. Measures such as the dimming of lights and reduction of noise are included in the retailer’s plan to make shopping a more ‘calming’ experience for minority groups. Although this is evidence of…
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5 NovemberSupermarkets
Tesco wins Terra Carta Seal award
Tesco has announced it has been recognised by HRH The Prince of Wales for “leading the retail industry in transitioning towards a net zero future” by winning the Terra Carta Seal award. The award, launched this year, is given to companies which are “driving innovation and taking action to create…
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