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Tesco lived up to its promise made last December to make the iPhone more affordable by lowering prices on the popular device. The retail giant is currently offering the 8 GB 3G model iPhone for £100 to customers who sign up for a 12-month plan. The year-long contract commits customers to a £35 per month [...]
(Read More)19th Mar 10
DiscountVouchers donate money for Sports Relieve
by Paul Russell
DiscountVouchers.co.uk has announced the launch of a new campaign on social network website Facebook to help raise funds for Sports Relief, with the company donating 10p for every new Facebook fan that signs up before midnight 21st of March, up to a maximum of £50,000. Users of Facebook can become a fan by clicking on [...]
(Read More)29th Jan 10
Tesco takes aim at PJs and slippers
by Paul Russell
UK shopping giant Tesco is threatening a ban on customers who turn up to do the groceries in their pyjamas, as the prevalence of people turning up in dressing gowns and slippers is becoming a common site in supermarkets across the nation. Tesco Extra in Cardiff is the first shopping centre in the UK to [...]
(Read More)12th Jan 10
Tesco unveils new Lifespace hypermarkets in China
by Natasha Redman
Tesco has announced that it will continue its retail assault in China with the launch of a new 30,000 square metre Lifespace shopping centre in Qingdao. The company unveiled the first of 23 planned Chinese freehold malls, with some including flats, cinemas and office space. Tesco, which on Tuesday will update the City on its [...]
(Read More)17th Dec 09
Inflation soars to 1.9 per cent
by Natasha Redman
It has been revealed that the increasing cost of petrol sent inflation heading skywards for the second month in a row for the month of November. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) went up to 1.9 per cent in November from 1.5 per cent the month before, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Average [...]
(Read More)14th Dec 09
Asda and Tesco launch petrol price war
by Adam Richards
A petrol price battle is under way after two leading supermarket giants announced they were reducing prices by up to 3p a litre at the pumps. Supermarket chain, Asda, was the first to release details of the price cuts for unleaded petrol and diesel, soon followed by Tesco, as the two heavyweights passed on a [...]
(Read More)10th Dec 09
Tesco confident after sales increase
by Sally Davies
The largest supermarket in the UK has reported signs of increasing consumer confidence after it posted an increase in like-for-like sales of 2.8 per cent. Tesco has said that rise in sales in the last three months ending in November revealed an encouraging trend towards shoppers returning to normal spending habits. Even though the supermarket [...]
(Read More)19th Nov 09
Tesco embarrassed by orange flute band gaffe
by Adam Richards
As Tesco wanted to bring a little colour into the opening of a new multi-million pound store, managers believed they had found the perfect entertainment with local musicians. However the supermarket chain was left embarrassed after failing to take into account the West of Scotland’s sectarian sensitivities by booking an Orange flute band. Bandmembers of [...]
(Read More)18th Nov 09
Sainsbury’s losing customers to rivals
by Paul Russell
A new report has shown that Sainsbury’s is losing customers to rival supermarkets. Shoppers moved more than £11 million worth of spending from Sainsbury’s to competitors in the 12 weeks leading up to the 12th of November according to data from TNS worldpanel. Waitrose is believed to have taken £4 million of the spend away [...]
(Read More)30th Oct 09
9,000 jobs to be created by Tesco and Best Buy
by Adam Richards
US electrical goods firm Best Buys is set to create 8,000 jobs in the UK over the next five years. Best Buys is the world’s largest consumer electronics retailer and will open its first UK outlets in Thurrock and Southampton this spring. The news follows an announcement by Tesco that said it was planning to [...]
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