Martin Fellowes / June 8, 2011 8:42 am
On Monday, Sainsbury’s relaunched its car insurance business to directly rival with Tesco, beginning a war in a battle on the High Street for customers. This has been made possible through a deal between the 3rd largest supermarket chain in [...]
Andy Simpson / June 1, 2011 8:38 am
Tesco, the supermarket giant, has cut the base salary target for its chief executive by 23%, as well as done away with its share-option program for members on the executive board. This comes as the retailer’s directors push to address [...]
Andrew Roberts / April 22, 2011 8:02 am
Nintendo just recently released their Nintendo 3DS hand held. So far, the sales of the system have been very well. In fact, reports show that this is the fastest selling Nintendo system to date, even outselling the super popular Nintendo [...]
Garry Robertson / April 5, 2011 10:03 am
Tesco is now the first general retailer to begin selling used cars online after launching a website (tescocars.com) over the weekend that offers car buyers the chance to get them second-hand at a discounted price. This follows a move by [...]
Martin Fellowes / March 20, 2011 5:00 pm
Britain’s biggest retailers are banding together to issue a last-minute plea to Chancellor George Osborne to freeze fuel tax. Tesco, Morrison and a host of other major retailers have called on the coalition government to authorise either a freeze on [...]
Andy Simpson / March 13, 2011 6:02 pm
Tesco bosses are claiming no suitable British candidates are available, forcing them to look to Eastern Europe for store staff including managers. As the unemployment figures in the UK head upwards from the present figure of 2,500, retail giant Tesco [...]
Andrew Roberts / March 13, 2011 6:00 pm
Supermarket bosses use massive job creation as a reason for overcoming hundreds of controversial planning applications, but full time job opportunities have crashed The major supermarkets chains’ supposed contribution to the UK jobs market has allowed them to gain planning [...]
Doug Smith / March 12, 2011 4:37 pm
Supermarket giant Tesco is making millions every year from the sale of information about consumers’ shopping habits – including 16 million Clubcard members’ habits. Tesco’s Clubcard is marketed as a benefit, giving points per pound spent, redeemable for vouchers allowable [...]
Frank Todd / March 5, 2011 10:15 am
Experts have warned that the number of dementia sufferers in the UK will exceed one million within the next decade. The news comes from the study Mapping the Dementia Gap, which was backed by Alzheimer Scotland, the Alzheimer’s Society and [...]
Frank Todd / March 2, 2011 4:00 pm
Alcohol should not be displayed close to everyday items such as milk and bread in supermarkets, say health campaigners. Alcohol Concern said that supermarkets are “overflowing” with alcohol being sold at discounted prices. The charity is calling for supermarkets and [...]