Welwyn Garden City, UK, 2018-Jan-31 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco has today (30 Jan 2018) announced that 10,000 community projects have now been funded through its Bags of Help scheme.
Run in partnership with environmental charity Groundwork, Bags of Help uses the money raised from carrier bag sales to fund local projects. No profit is made…
Welwyn Garden City, UK, 2018-Jan-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco has today (22 Jan 2018) announced changes to simplify its operational structures to improve efficiency and give line managers clearer accountability for colleague and customer experience.
As part of these changes, the role of People Manager and Compliance Manager will be removed from large stores…
Tesco supports the first Public Health England Change4Life campaign to promote healthier snacking for children
Welwyn Garden City, UK, 2018-Jan-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — As part of a wider approach to help colleagues and customers on health, Tesco has today stepped up plans to help make healthier choices a little easier for shoppers by backing the…
Thousands of Tesco colleagues have walked in relay from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise funds for Diabetes UK and the British Heart Foundation
Welwyn Garden City, UK, 2017-Oct-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco colleagues from across the UK have completed their epic charity walk from Land’s End to John O’Groats.
The massive month long…
Tesco: new ‘Bag for Life’ to replace single use carrier bags; sales of the bag will fund community projects across Britain
CHESHUNT, England, 2017-Aug-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco has today ( 08 Aug 2017 ) announced that from 28 August single use carrier bags will be replaced by a new ‘Bag for Life’ made from 94%…
Tesco increases pay deal for hourly paid store colleagues by 10.5% over the next two years
CHESHUNT, England, 2017-Jun-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco has today (23 Jun 2017) announced a significant new pay deal for hourly paid store colleagues which will see hourly rates increase by 10.5% over the next two years, from the…
Welwyn Garden City, UK , 2017-Jun-01 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco and Dixons Carphone have announced a new partnership which will see two Currys PC World concessions opening within Tesco Extra stores this summer.
The first store is scheduled to open in July at Tesco’s Milton Keynes Extra store, followed by a second concession at…
Tesco’s ‘Free Fruit for Kids’ initiative provided 20 million pieces of fruit since its launch in July last year
Tesco’s ground-breaking ‘Free Fruit for Kids’ initiative has proved a real hit with children and parents, after the retailer revealed it has given out 20 million pieces of free fruit since its launch in July last year.
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CHESHUNT, England, 2017-May-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — This week Tesco will launch the next stage in its ongoing efforts to make healthier choices a little easier for customers, colleagues and communities across the UK.
The ‘Little Helps to Healthier Living’ campaign, running throughout May, will provide:
· Helpful ‘little swaps’, many of which have lower sugar,…
Tesco today announces the sale of its opticians business in the UK and Republic of Ireland to Vision Express in a move to further simplify its business and serve its shoppers better.
CHESHUNT, England, 2017-Apr-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco Opticians currently operates in 206 stores across the UK and three stores in the Republic…
CHESHUNT, England, 2017-Apr-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco has today (5 Apr 2017) made changes to the way it runs some of its stores, as it looks to further improve the service it provides customers.
Last year, Tesco announced changes to help simplify how its stores are operated with the aim of improving customers’ shopping…
CHESHUNT, England, 2017-Jan-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco has today (9 Jan 2017) proposed changes to its distribution network in order to run its business more simply and in a way that best serves its customers.
These changes form part of a wider programme of transformation, which has been taking place over the last two…
Tesco customers donated more than 2.8 million meals to people in need during the ninth Neighbourhood Food Collection
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Dec-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Generous Tesco customers got into the festive spirit by donating more than 2.8 million meals to people in need during the ninth Neighbourhood Food Collection, which took place between 1…
Tesco hosts its biggest ever Neighbourhood Food Collection, December 1-3, 2016
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Dec-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco is encouraging people across the UK to donate generously during its biggest ever Neighbourhood Food Collection, which takes place in all Tesco stores from Thursday 1 December until Saturday 3 December.
The Neighbourhood Food Collection, run by…
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Nov-28 — /EPR Retail News/ — Thousands more community groups will bag a cash boost from Tesco’s Bags of Help initiative after the supermarket announced plans to invite customers to vote for their favourite community projects every month.
Previously the awards programme ran every nine months, but from 1 December Tesco customers will decide…
Tesco announces Black Friday deals until 1 December 2016
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Nov-26 — /EPR Retail News/ — Customers are set to benefit from even more Black Friday deals today (25 Nov 2016) with the retailer releasing another 300 promotions.
Over 700 participating Tesco stores offering Black Friday deals across the country
Tesco is already offering market…
Tesco announces amazing deals to kick off its online Black Friday event
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Nov-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco has kicked off its online Black Friday event by announcing amazing deals for customers on hundreds of products across its electrical, toy and home ranges. The Black Friday event includes discounts on 650 products with…
Tesco’s biggest ever Black Friday event: 11 days of amazing deals
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Nov-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Customers are set to benefit from Tesco’s biggest ever Black Friday event this year, with the retailer offering 11 days of amazing deals and savings up from four days last year.
11 days of deals running from Monday…
Tesco announces further reductions of sugar levels in its own brand soft drinks
Tesco reaches next reformulation milestone in bid to give customers healthier choices.
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Nov-08 — /EPR Retail News/ — As part of its ongoing commitment to reduce the sugar, fat and salt content across all its own brands to help Britain’s shoppers make…
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Oct-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco is set to become the UK’s top destination for toys and games this Christmas as it looks to take the stress out of Christmas shopping for customers.
The retailer will today (20 Oct 2016) launch a price-checking initiative on hundreds of the UK’s most loved toys, to…
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Apr-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — From today (Monday 11 April) customers shopping in Tesco stores will be able to use Sainsbury’s Brand Match coupons to get money off their Tesco shopping.
Last week, Sainsbury’s announced that it would end the scheme and would no longer offer customers any guarantee around the price they charge.
Today’s announcement…
CHESHUNT, England, 2016-Feb-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco has announced a pay increase of up to 3.1% for colleagues working in its stores across the UK, taking the hourly rate of pay for all established colleagues to £7.62 per hour.
The two year deal includes an increase in the base rate of pay for all store…
Research reveals UK shoppers could be missing out on hundreds of millions of pounds in annual savings
CHESHUNT, England, 2015-10-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Tesco has today become the first UK supermarket to offer an immediate price match at tills, guaranteeing to customers they will never pay more for their branded shop compared with other…