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- 2021 -9 SeptemberHigh Street
61% of shop workers subjected to offensive behaviour, study finds
Some 61% of shop workers have experienced some form of offensive behaviour while working for their current employer, for whom the impact manifested as stress (45%), anxiety (43%) and a loss of self-esteem (19%), according to a recent survey of 1048 shopworkers by Foot Anstey. Foot Anstey said half of…
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7 SeptemberSupermarkets
Tesco calls for apprenticeship reform
A reform to the Apprenticeship Levy could lead to an additional 8,000 new apprenticeships across the retail sector every year, Tesco has said, with 500 apprenticeships created at Tesco alone. A new report for the group, produced by Public First, outlines the supermarket’s contribution at a national level and in…
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Aug- 2021 -27 AugustSupermarkets
Man charged with food contamination at London grocery stores
A 37-year old man has been charged with contaminating or interfering with goods with intent at three supermarkets in West London. Leoaai Elghareeb, from Fulham, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today (27 August). Police said the charges relate to an incident which occured on the evening of Wednesday 25…
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26 AugustSupermarkets
Tesco partnership saved more than five million meals from waste
Tesco has announced that due to its new partnership with food sharing app Olio, more than five million meals have been saved from going to waste in the past year. In August last year Tesco became the first supermarket to partner with Olio to provide unsold surplus food fit for…
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26 AugustSupply Chain
Supermarket leaders warn of Christmas supply shortages
Supermarket leaders from across the UK have warned of supply chain issues over the Christmas period due to the ongoing shortage of HGV drivers. Richard Walker, executive chairman at Iceland, told the BBC that he estimated the UK’s shortage of lorry drivers to now be 100,000, with the group 100…
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25 AugustProperty
Ediston Property acquires Springkerse Retail Park for £22.85m
Ediston Property Investment Company has announced that it has acquired Springkerse Retail Park, Stirling, Scotland, for £21.85m, in an off market transaction. The price reflects an initial yield of 9.54% and was purchased from clients of LaSalle Investment Management. The Stirling Council area has a population of just under 100,000…
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24 AugustHigh Street
Tesco expands soft plastic sustainability initiative
Tesco has launched a new sustainability initiative whereby shoppers at all of Tesco’s large stores will be able to bring back any soft plastic packaging for recycling. The supermarket expects to collect more than 1000 tonnes a year and will “recycle as much of this material as possible” back into…
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23 AugustSupermarkets
Morrisons eyes ex-Tesco boss Terry Leahy as chairman
Morrisons is reportedly considering appointing former Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy as its next chairman if a £7bn takeover bid from Clayton Dublier and Rice (CD&R) is successful. According to The Telegraph, Leahy, who is also a senior advisor to CD&R, is being considered for the role due to his…
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18 AugustPeople Moves
Tesco head joins Co-op in newly created role
Co-op has announced that Nick Meagher, head of insight at Tesco, will join the group to take on a similar position. Meagher will join Co-op as head of insight and research, a newly created role, which forms part of the groceries store’s “ongoing growth” to its data, digital and loyalty…
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17 AugustSupermarkets
Grocery sales fall 4% as pre pandemic habits return
Grocery sales fell by 4.0% during the 12 weeks to 8 August 2021 compared with the same time last year as consumers have started to return to pre-pandemic spending habits, according to the latest figures from Kantar. In the shorter term, Kantar found sales are declining much more slowly: by…
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