Britain's leading supermarket group Tesco opened a store geared
solely to health and natural alternative products in London last
week. The Nutri Centre chain, in which Tesco has a majority share,
is designed to meet growing consumer...
Analysts in the UK are only interested in highlighting things that
will lead to speculation about a possible takeover, rather than
looking at the company's true financial performance, according to
Safeway's chief executive...
The UK's number one supermarket group Tesco currently has around
100 convenience stores operating under the Tesco Express format,
but will lift this to more than 550 within three years following
the acquisition of the T&S...
Britain's top two food retailers, Tesco and Sainsbury, are at the
centre of a row over customer loyalty, with Tesco accusing its
rival of trying to lure away customers by offering them money-off
vouchers.
Fees charged by European retailers such as Tesco and Carrefour have
been investigated by the Thai authorities, which claim that such
charges - levied on suppliers for the listing of their products -
are illegal.
The expected slowdown in UK retail sales did little to dent Tesco's
first half results. The leading British supermarket group said that
its strategy of keep prices low and expanding its non-food offer
was continuing to bear fruit.
Dairy farmers in UK received a boost this week with the decision of
several retail groups to increase milk prices. But the long term
problems will remain unless the middle men - milk processors - can
be persuaded to pay more for their...
Those European retailers with the biggest international spread -
Carrefour and Tesco - top the latest rankings, but the continued
downturn in the global economy means that this policy of expansion
is not without its risks, according...
"Premium foods are the latest attempt by supermarkets to tempt
consumers," such were the vociferous words of the UK Consumer
Association (CA) this week.
UK supermarket chain Tesco is set to confirm its position as one of
the UK's most profitable retailers when it unveils its results on
Tuesday, the Financial...
