Asda and Tesco have been slammed by a watchdog for allegedly duping customers in their price wars. The BBC Watchdog programme alleges that Tesco’s value bulk items are actually more expensive than single items in some cases, while products in Asda’s ‘rollback’ scheme have actually gone up rather than down ...
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A parenting group has waged a war with retailers who refuse to hide lad mags from the view of children. Mumsnet, a website for concerned parents, has called on newsagents and other magazine retailers to put the saucy publications on the top shelf and to hide their covers.
Many retailers have ...
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A woman has been accused of “theft by finding” after taking home food that had been thrown out by Tesco following a power cut. Sasha Hall, 21, is facing a trial after she and dozens of others helped themselves to thousands of pounds worth of “spoilt” goods that were left ...
An aristocrat who cheated Tesco out of £355,000 so he could fund a music festival has been jailed for 30 months. Alexander Trenchard, who is the son of Viscount Trenchard, used the money to bankroll Standon Calling music festival of which he was director.
The annual event, which was held in ...
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Online supermarket retailer Ocado Plc defied recent profit forecasts posting its first quarterly profit.
The grocer also said it would begin to rival heavyweights like Tesco and others more aggressively by stepping up its campaign to offer cheaper, more accessible groceries. Shares in the group rose sharply with the announcement, following ...
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Supermarkets have been slammed for pumping up their meat products with water without telling shoppers. According to consumer watchdog Which?, bacon sold at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Waitrose is made up of more than 10 per cent water.
The four supermarket giants have broken the law, according to Which?, by not ...
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Popular UK grocer Tesco has introduced a new scheme to help employees curb the amount of carbon emissions at each store.
After running a pilot scheme using touch screen monitors that show energy consumption, Tesco has now begun installing the monitors in 500 of its stores nationwide. The pilot first ran ...
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Having just barely rung in the New Year, customers at several Tesco stores were baffled to see Easter eggs adorning the shelves.
Tesco centres in Portwood and Burnage in the Greater Manchester area have come under fire for their premature stocking of Easter holiday items. Angering several religious figures and confusing ...
Marks & Spencer along with the Co-op have been crowned the greenest supermarkets in Britain in a new report.
Ethical Consumer magazine heralded both stores for outstanding eco-friendly credentials; particularly for Marks & Spencer’s palm oil sourcing and the Co-op’s measures for sourcing fish. The Co-op has been reaching to achieve ...
The UK’s largest retail chains have shut down delivery orders on their websites as extreme weather continues to dampen UK roads and railways.
Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Asda all suspended delivery orders online for their Scottish customers as the transport network across the country virtually shut down with icy conditions last week. ...
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