Tesco and Co-op among British supermarkets joining forces to sell fair trade bananas, coffee and cocoa May 20, 2024 A cohort of British supermarkets are reportedly planning to join forces to buy ethically sourced food such as bananas, coffee and cocoa from farmers in developing countries, entering talks with Fairtrade to carry out the move.
Tesco, M&S and Primark among brands hesitant to make some green claims over greenwashing action May 24, 2024 Big retail brands are hesitant to make green claims despite the majority embracing sustainable practices over fears of being hit with greenwashing action
Tesco UK chief steps down as Britain’s biggest supermarket brings in former Aldi top exec October 26, 2023 Tesco’s UK division will bring in a senior executive from challenger grocer Aldi, following the departure of its veteran chief. Britain’s biggest supermarket said Matthew Barnes will take over after Jason Tarry today announced his upcoming departure today, following 33 years with the company. Tarry, who has been at the top for six years, will [...]
Tesco buys Paperchase brand but over 800 jobs remain at risk January 31, 2023 Tesco has purchased the brand and intellectual property of Paperchase, the supermarket has confirmed, after the embattled stationary company collapsed into administration this morning. However, it has not acquired the chain’s 106 physical stores across the UK and Ireland, leaving 820 jobs at risk. The supermarket will now sell its products in its UK stores. [...]
John Allan: Tesco chair mulls legal action over sexual misconduct allegations May 26, 2023 John Allan, the outgoing chief of Tesco, has hired a law firm to defend himself after he was accused of engaging inappropriately with women during his tenure at the CBI. “I’m determined, as far as I possibly can, to prove my innocence,” Allan told the Times, revealing that he has hired media law firm Schillings [...]
RAC calls on Tesco and others to cut fuel prices as costs fall January 6, 2023 The RAC has called on Big Four supermarkets such as Tesco to further cut fuel prices as diesel and petrol prices fell by around 9 per cent in December. Data published today by the motoring group show that petrol went down by 8.4p to 151.1p per litre in December, whilst diesel decreased by 9.4p to [...]
Tesco: ‘Encouraging signs inflation is starting to ease’ as quarterly revenue tops £14.8bn June 16, 2023 Britain’s biggest supermarket Tesco has reported a nine per cent increase in UK sales, with its new chief executive saying there are “encouraging early signs that inflation is starting to ease”. Tesco said it reported £13bn in sales across the UK and Republic of Ireland, up almost nine per cent on the previous quarter. In [...]
After Lidl v Tesco: Business branding may seem like a snoozefest, but get it wrong and it may cost you April 20, 2024 After a legal battle of Lidl v Tesco, trademark disputes has been at the forefront of people's minds as the thought of expensive litigation highlights just how important branding is for a business
Supermarket wars: Lidl and Aldi play catch up with Tesco in slashing price of milk April 14, 2023 Aldi and Lidl have followed rival supermarkets Sainsbury’s and Tesco in slashing the price of milk. The budget retailers announced on Friday that they are cutting the price of their four-pint own brand bottles by 10p from £1.65 to £1.55. The change follows a similar announcement by supermarket Sainsbury’s on Thursday, with Tesco being the [...]
Tesco wins appeal against Lidl over logo trademark November 3, 2022 Tesco has won a court of appeal scrap with rivals Lidl, allowing it to argue the latter applied for a trademark claim “in bad faith”. In a judgment this week, Britain’s biggest supermarket has been “permitted to continue to argue at trial that a wordless version of Lidl’s logo was periodically filed and refiled by [...]