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Tesco under fire for offering Clubcard health scans

04.09.09
Tesco was criticised today for offering vouchers for health scans through its Clubcard loyalty scheme... more

Kerry Katona ditches Iceland for Tesco and Somerfield

24.08.09
Just days after being axed from her £250,000-a-year Iceland ads deal, Kerry Katona has changed allegiances to Tesco and Somerfield. /2009/08/... more

Tesco soon to be a bank

20.08.09
Tesco took a major step towards becoming a fully fledged bank today with the opening of a customer care centre in Glasgow which will employ 800 people ... more

Huge queues as Tesco cash machine gives customers ‘free money’

18.08.09
Shoppers in west London enjoyed an unexpected windfall after a Tesco cash machine gave out double the amount of money requested... more

Stop the greed of the supermarkets cheapening us all

06.08.09
Tesco and others are fighting moves to give suppliers a fairer deal. Consumers could lose out if they win... more

Credit rating move would put Tesco closer to bank launch

20.07.09
Tesco today went a step closer to launching a standalone High Street bank, as Britain’s biggest retailer said it is considering obtaining a separate credit rating for its financial services arm ... more

£250 mobile phone can survive shocks, ice and the fury of supermodels

17.07.09
First 'indestructible' mobile phone is on sale in Britain, impervious to dust, dirt and shocks, even Naomi Campbell would have a job breaking it... more

Tesco hit by new shareholder revolt over pay for executives

03.07.09
Shareholder anger over executive pay boiled over when investors holding a hefty 42% of the stock refused to back Tesco's decision to make its share option plan even more generous... more

Northern Rock is set to ask for £3bn more

01.07.09
Northern Rock said it will need up to £3 billion more from the taxpayer once it splits into a so-called good bank, which can be sold off, and bad bank, which will be almost certainly retained by the Treasury ... more

Fortis 'close to landing Tesco insurance deal'

25.06.09
Fortis Insurance is the front-runner to pick up the contract to run the insurance operations of Tesco's financial services division... more

Tesco defies recession with fastest sales growth in years

16.06.09
Tesco’s UK sales are growing at the fastest pace for two years as the supermarket behemoth shrugs off the recession... more

Dash for cash spells revival for mergers and acquisitions

16.06.09
Punch Taverns became the latest company to be bailed out by a rights issue - which is pretty humiliating for the board albeit it is a humiliation it has brought on its own head... more

Is Frankie really on a winner?

27.05.09
Just how well is the much-vaunted partnership of chef Marco Pierre White and jockey Frankie Dettori doing? ... more

Tesco Town to set up shop with tower in Earl’s Court

14.05.09
The era of “supermarket suburbs” is coming to London as Tesco prepares to build a skyscraper with family flats, shops and a health centre... more

Bug shuts tills at 100 Tesco stores

11.05.09
The tills at 100 Tesco supermarkets went down with problems reported in Essex, Buckinghamshire, North Wales and Northern Ireland... more

Clubcard gets £150m revamp from Tesco

08.05.09
Tesco is today splashing out £150 million on luring more customers by relaunching its Clubcard loyalty scheme, a month after posting figures showing sales surpassing £1 billion a week ... more

Climate change protesters hit Tesco stores with spray paint campaign

27.04.09
Climate change protesters attacked a series of London Tesco outlets after the store ran an advert offering free flights... more

Tesco's pledge: we will double in size

21.04.09
Tesco says it plans to double in size every decade as its profits smashed through the £3  billion barrier... more

Tesco beats forecasts with £3.1 billion profit

21.04.09
Profits at Tesco rocketed to £3.1billion last year, but the supermarket giant was forced to admit its ambition to conquer America may take much longer than it had hoped... more

Every little helps ... Tesco tills now ring up £1 billion every week

16.04.09
The Tesco juggernaut is set to crash through another symbolic barrier when its till takings exceed £1 billion a week for the first time... more

Tesco recruits from EUK to up its game

14.04.09
Tesco is planning a major push in the computer and video games market after snapping up key executives from EUK, the former entertainment distribution arm of bust Woolworths... more

Tesco's competition victory shows rules are a legal minefield

10.03.09
Legal Analysis: Tesco was understandably delighted by its victory in the Competition Appeal Tribunal last week. But the tribunal's ruling is unlikely to be the last word on the subject... more

Tesco accused of 'Manipulative Monopoly'

05.03.09
Supermarket giant Tesco has been slated as a "manipulative monopoly" that was blighting towns and cities across the country... more

'Tesco towns' fear as store giant wins planning battle

04.03.09
Campaigners have warned of a new wave of "Tesco towns" after the supermarket giant won a crucial appeal against proposed new planning rules... more

Stay loyal to help us beat Tesco, plead small shops

17.02.09
Angry traders who all run small family shops in Pimlico have organised a 300-signature petition against a proposal to open a Tesco Express store in their midst... more

Tesco staff share £126 million payout

09.02.09
More than 52,000 Tesco staff are sharing a £126 million payout after two of the group's Save As You Earn schemes matured... more

Surprise choice to fill key Tesco finance job

27.01.09
Retail: Tesco surprised the City when it unveiled Laurie Mcllwee as its new finance director, one its most important appointments for several years... more

Surprise choice to fill key Tesco finance job

27.01.09
Retail: Tesco surprised the City when it unveiled Laurie Mcllwee as its new finance director, one its most important appointments for several years... more

Tesco heads for profit of £3bn despite growth dip

13.01.09
Retail: Tesco profits are poised to smash through £3 billion this year despite the smallest rise in Christmas sales at its UK stores since the early 1990s... more

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