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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Feb- 2020 -13 FebruaryPeople Moves
Majestic Wines appoints new CFO
Specialist drinks retailer Majestic Wine has announced the appointment of Alex Jablonowski as its chief financial officer. Jablonowski joins from the Oasis and Warehouse Group, and previously held positions at Hamleys, Tesco and Costa Coffee. The appointment follows a series of changes to the retail board at Majestic, as the…
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10 FebruarySupermarkets
Improved UK supermarket performance sparks property investment surge
Property investors sunk £1.78bn into the UK grocery sector during 2019, with volumes up 80% year-on-year according to Colliers International’s annual UK Grocery Report. According to Colliers, the improved financial performance by the UK’s major grocery operators triggered “concerted buying of supermarket property investments”. The report also found that the…
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Jan- 2020 -31 JanuaryClothing & Shoes
Laura Ashley CEO steps down
Laura Ashley has announced that Kwan Cheong Ng will retire as the executive director and chief executive officer of the company on 30 April 2020. Ng, who joined as CEO in January 2012, will remain on the board as a non-executive director after his retirement. Katharine Poulter, who is currently…
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24 JanuarySupermarkets
Co-op faces equal pay claims from over 400 shop workers
Co-op is facing equal pay claims from over 400 employees, mostly female, who say they are underpaid compared to their male counterparts. The workers, represented by law firm Leigh Day, believe they are entitled to be paid the same hourly rate as men in the distribution centres because their work,…
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24 JanuarySupermarkets
Tesco to remove plastic wrapping from multi-pack tins
Supermarket giant Tesco has committed to removing plastic within its multipacks of tinned food. The ‘Big Four’ grocer aims to eliminate 350 tonnes of plastic from the environment from its chains each year. Tesco has teamed up with canned food retailers Heinz and Green Giant to remove the plastic from…
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16 JanuaryAnalysis
How in-store experiences will shape gaming retail in 2020 and beyond
A little over a year ago the Entertainment Retailer Association (ERA) announced that the gaming market accounted for more than half of the entire UK entertainment sector at more than £3.8bn, making it bigger than video and music combined. The top games released that year included FIFA 2019, Red Dead…
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15 JanuaryFeatures
How catering to older consumers can help save the high street
2019 was the “worst year on record” for retail according to figures released by the BRC last week, with commentators quick to blame the rise of internet shopping or the impact of Brexit, but the reality can be seen to be much more complex. Across the UK, high streets are…
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14 JanuaryComment
How to: Proper supply chain management
“We are forced to work against our will” said the message in the Christmas card opened by a young English school girl planning to write her own wishes in the card. After the discovery of this message from a worker in a Chinese prison, Tesco’s supply chain management has been…
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9 JanuarySupermarkets
‘Biggest day of food sales’ helps Tesco fight Christmas slump
Strong food sales including a reported “biggest food sales day in history” helped Tesco post a slight Christmas sales increase in the UK and Ireland despite a “challenging environment”. Tesco reported a 0.4% increase in like-for-like sales during the six-week period ending 4 January, however this is a marked slowdown…
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7 JanuaryPeople Moves
Kingfisher appoints new chief customer and digital officer
Kingfisher has appointed Jean-Jacques Van Oosten as its new chief customer and digital officer. Van Oosten joins Kingfisher from The LegoGroup, where he held the role of chief digital officer. He has also held positions at REWE, Travis Pekins, Tesco and Kingfisher, where he was group IT director from 2005…
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