The archive
Tesco
263 pieces written from the shop floor, 2009 to 2023. Store visits, results reaction, pricing and range changes, kept as they were written.
2023
- Issue 490 - Tesco cutting prices (Sample) · 28 July 2023
- Issue 490 - Tesco cutting prices · 26 July 2023
- Issue 487 - Nectar prices · 5 May 2023
2022
- Retail by Email - Issue 481 - Tesco · 8 August 2022
- Retail By Email - 479 - Mars and Heinz · 14 July 2022
- Retail by Email · 28 June 2022
- Retail By Email - Issue 477 - Tesco Clubcard Prices · 17 June 2022
- Retail by Email - Issue 474 · 5 May 2022
- Retail By Email - Issue 472 - Tesco delivered · 25 April 2022
- Week 15 in stores · 25 April 2022
- A few things we spotted in stores this week · 7 April 2022
- Retail By Email - Issue 471 - Asda pushing on · 5 April 2022
- Retail by Email - Issue 469 - Value is for ever · 11 March 2022
- Retail by email - No. 4468 - Tesco pushing margin · 1 March 2022
- Boots and loyalty · 4 February 2022
- Lidl strong on value · 18 January 2022
2021
- Asda Loyalty in trial · 26 October 2021
- Tesco expand their Aldi price comparison · 13 September 2021
- Retail by Email sample – Mere · 16 August 2021
- Mere - Austerity retailing · 16 August 2021
- Our retail image of the day – Thursday 10th June · 10 June 2021
- Sainsbury's full year results · 30 April 2021
- Tesco full year results · 14 April 2021
- Apologies and Updates · 13 April 2021
- Imitation is flattery? · 17 February 2021
- Loyalty and Non Food developments · 4 February 2021
- Online and masks · 13 January 2021
2020
- Key themes for Christmas 2020 · 18 December 2020
- The Coop - doing what they do · 24 November 2020
- Sainsbury's - a new strategy in slides · 11 November 2020
- Clubcard Prices from Tesco · 16 September 2020
- Price activity in own label · 9 September 2020
- Lidl - loyalty card introduction · 20 August 2020
- Lidl - out of the firing line · 10 August 2020
- Tesco vs Aldi - hotting up · 28 July 2020
- Sainsbury's Q1 · 3 July 2020
- Tesco Q1 · 26 June 2020
- Tesco prices in Health and Beauty · 23 June 2020
- Tesco v Aldi · 5 March 2020
- Sainsbury's and Nectar · 17 February 2020
- Sainsbury's - Change afoot - the long read · 29 January 2020
2019
- Sainsbury's - Marked Aggression · 16 December 2019
- Tesco - The legacy · 22 October 2019
- Capital Markets Day for Sainsbury's · 1 October 2019
- Entry level tier changes · 18 September 2019
- Fuel and promotions · 23 August 2019
- Tesco own label - Prioritisation continues apace · 23 July 2019
- Tesco v Aldi - Another shot fired · 16 July 2019
- Daily's - Rebranded Basics for Sainsbury's · 10 June 2019
- Tesco - 100 years of value phase 2 · 13 May 2019
- Aldi - Range growing? · 4 February 2019
- Job losses at Tesco · 28 January 2019
- There's always a price war · 10 January 2019
- Christmas 2017 - Sainsbury's - A re-send · 9 January 2019
2018
- Aldi - Peak Carrot · 3 December 2018
- Asda - Turning the corner · 19 November 2018
- Plastic (not) fantastic · 30 October 2018
- Sainsbury's - Messages to the customer · 15 October 2018
- What did we learn from the Tesco slides / statement? · 4 October 2018
- Aldi - What is their reaction to Jack? · 1 October 2018
- Jack's - part of the Tesco family · 28 September 2018
- With Jack's - what is the discount reaction(?) · 27 September 2018
- Jack’s – Part of the Tesco family · 20 September 2018
- Jack's open today! · 20 September 2018
- Further thoughts on Jacks and Tesco · 18 September 2018
- Jack's tomorrow · 18 September 2018
- Jack’s – Exclusively Tesco(?) · 15 September 2018
- Ireland - Price central · 3 September 2018
- What about the Tesco discount format(?) · 1 August 2018
- Tesco - Further brands update · 10 July 2018
- Tesco - More of their 'brands' · 19 June 2018
- A brief interlude 2 - Tesco 'brands' and pricing (17 May 2018) · 17 May 2018
- A brief interlude 2 - Tesco 'brands' and pricing (17 May 2018) [2] · 17 May 2018
- A brief interlude 2 - Tesco 'brands' and pricing (17 May 2018) [3] · 17 May 2018
- A brief interlude 2 - Tesco 'brands' and pricing (17 May 2018) [4] · 17 May 2018
- A brief interlude - More brands from Tesco · 8 May 2018
- Tesco – A look at the past – Part 1 · 5 May 2018
- A marriage of convenience? (2 May 2018) · 2 May 2018
- A marriage of convenience? (2 May 2018) [2] · 2 May 2018
- Sainsbury's & Asda · 30 April 2018
- Tesco - Booker coming... · 16 April 2018
- Express Checkout – Tesco/Booker · 28 February 2018
- Tesco - First Booker on site · 26 February 2018
- The Co-Operative - a price campaign · 7 February 2018
- Asda - Rolled Back... · 17 January 2018
- Express Checkout – Christmas 2017 · 11 January 2018
- The Grocery Insight Newsletter · 10 January 2018
- Christmas 2017 - Sainsbury's · 10 January 2018
- Christmas 2017 - Tesco · 8 January 2018
- Christmas 2017 - Clearance · 4 January 2018
2017
- Own label developments · 15 December 2017
- So, Black Friday.... · 11 December 2017
- P&H impacting Tesco Express... · 6 December 2017
- Sainsbury's results - Transition, some three years in? · 28 November 2017
- Tesco/Booker and B&M results · 17 November 2017
- M&S - All eyes on results this week · 6 November 2017
- The market - very competitive out there. · 30 October 2017
- Tesco fuelling growth · 16 October 2017
- Tesco Ireland - turned the tide? · 9 October 2017
- More Tesco - larger labels. · 3 October 2017
- Profits down, sales up at Aldi · 26 September 2017
- Non Food in Tesco · 19 September 2017
- Christmas 2017 · 14 September 2017
- A few things we noticed whilst walking around stores last week – No.34 · 1 September 2017
- Asda - Green shoots of recovery? · 29 August 2017
- A few things we noticed whilst walking around stores last week – No. 33 · 21 August 2017
- Morrisons / McColls and the wider wholesale sector · 21 August 2017
- A few things we noticed whilst walking around stores last week. · 14 August 2017
- Larger packs at Tesco... · 9 August 2017
- Sainsbury's - own label progression · 18 July 2017
- Sainsbury's - in to growth · 5 July 2017
- Retail - It's all going on · 19 June 2017
- More examples of a sharper Tesco · 9 June 2017
- A quick market update · 11 May 2017
- Sainsbury's results - What's in store? · 3 May 2017
- Sainsbury's - Noteworthy slides · 3 May 2017
- Tesco - The slides that matter · 13 April 2017
- Tesco - Results ahoy · 12 April 2017
- Tesco - Cuts and new store formats · 6 April 2017
- More Tesco range work · 23 March 2017
- Tesco now charging for food click / collect? · 20 March 2017
- Morrisons - Reasons to be cheerful · 9 March 2017
- Aldi - Intriguing developments · 6 March 2017
- Tesco - Own label push · 3 March 2017
- Tesco - Non Food woes · 2 March 2017
- Sainsbury's - Home launch · 22 February 2017
- Sir Ken Morrison – A tribute · 1 February 2017
- Tesco / Booker - High level overview (30 January 2017) · 30 January 2017
- Tesco / Booker - High level overview (30 January 2017) [2] · 30 January 2017
- Food retail / consumer trends for 2017 · 23 January 2017
- Market Overview - Christmas 2016 · 10 January 2017
- It's a long read! Market Overview - Christmas 2016 · 3 January 2017
2016
- Aldi - Looking strong for Christmas · 22 December 2016
- *flash* Produce war for Christmas · 15 December 2016
- Tesco changes - night shift under threat? · 5 December 2016
- Tesco vs. Argos - Stepping up a gear · 15 November 2016
- Sainsbury's - The slides that matter · 10 November 2016
- Is the value tier on the way out? · 1 November 2016
- Toy wars · 26 October 2016
- Tesco - Half year · 5 October 2016
- Throwback Thursday 2: Tesco Watford refit · 12 August 2016
- Brexit. Recession. Food Retail? · 25 June 2016
- Talking Tesco Profits on BBC Radio 5 Live · 16 April 2016
- Tesco launching 'farm brands' · 21 March 2016
- A year in store - 2015 - Sampling programme of the year - Tesco · 2 January 2016
2015
- Space · 8 November 2015
- Beware Unintended Consequences... · 1 November 2015
- Throwback Thursday No.5 - 2013 - Tesco Watford · 28 August 2015
- Throwback Thursday No.3 – 2013 – Tesco Chelmsford · 2 July 2015
- Tesco - Tough at the top · 23 June 2015
- Tesco Full Year Results – 4 feet to glory · 21 April 2015
- The 12 days of Dave Lewis – No.5 – Subsidiary Businesses · 6 January 2015
- The 12 days of Dave Lewis – No.6 – Hours · 6 January 2015
- The 12 days of Dave Lewis – No.7 – Stores/Formats · 5 January 2015
- The 12 days of Dave Lewis – No.8 – Overseas · 3 January 2015
- The 12 days of Dave Lewis – No.9 – Space · 1 January 2015
2014
- The 12 days of Dave Lewis – No.10 – HQ · 30 December 2014
- The 12 days of Dave Lewis - No.11 - 24 hour trading · 29 December 2014
- The 12 days of Dave Lewis – No.12 – Clubcard · 28 December 2014
- Coming Soon – The 12 days of Christmas · 23 December 2014
- Retail Halloween 2014 – Well done to….. · 17 October 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – 4 days to go? · 29 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.28 – Fuel Save · 26 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 (ahem) points for Dave Lewis – Its ‘Dave Eve’ · 25 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.27 – Tesco HomePlus · 25 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.26 – Household · 22 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.23 – Healthy Living · 21 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.24 – My Fit Lifestyle · 21 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.25 – Bebivita · 21 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.22 – Connected World · 18 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.21 – Love Every Mouthful · 17 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.20 – Reduction areas · 16 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.19 – I.T. · 15 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.18 – Opening Hours · 14 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.17 – Finest* · 13 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.16 – Everyday Value · 12 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.15 – Seasonal ‘events’ · 11 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.14 – Price Down · 10 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.13 – In-Store Costa/Food · 9 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.12 – Price Promise · 8 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.11 – Produce · 7 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.10 – Venture brands · 6 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.9 – Discounter brands · 5 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.8 – Dobbies · 4 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.7 – Bakery · 3 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.6 – PoS · 2 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.5 – Brand Outlet · 1 August 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.4 – Hudl · 31 July 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.3 – Blinkbox · 30 July 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.2 – Shrink · 29 July 2014
- Tesco: 66 points for Dave Lewis – No.1 – Twitter · 28 July 2014
- The value paradox · 12 June 2014
- Tesco Q1 - What's been happening? (9 June 2014) · 9 June 2014
- Tesco Q1 - What's been happening? (4 June 2014) · 4 June 2014
- Celebrating excellence – The Retail World Cup 2014 – The final! · 30 May 2014
- Tesco also own Dobbies · 21 May 2014
- Lincoln - A realistic Extra.. (17 May 2014) · 17 May 2014
- Lincoln - A realistic Extra.. (16 May 2014) · 16 May 2014
- Feet on the ground - Real insight. · 11 May 2014
- Price - Not everyone can be the cheapest. · 7 May 2014
- Insight from the trenches. · 30 April 2014
- Watch out Weight Watchers? Tesco to launch ‘my fit lifestyle’ · 22 April 2014
- Tesco results – Part 2 – Pace of recovery. · 16 April 2014
- Tesco results – How bad is it? Part 1 – Sir Terry Leahy · 15 April 2014
- Food 'to go' for Tesco London · 7 April 2014
- Comparing Apples and Apples... · 2 April 2014
- News – Tesco set to restructure stores again. · 24 March 2014
- News – Tesco to implement RFID tagging on clothing? · 24 March 2014
- News – Asda launch a click / collect ‘locker’ · 18 March 2014
- Tesco Fuel Save - No Petrol Stations for Aldi. · 17 March 2014
- News – Tesco to expand their Euphorium and Bakery Project hybrid. · 7 March 2014
- Tesco....Execution, Execution, Execution · 28 February 2014
- News – Tesco ‘bring forward’ some price cuts on Fruit & Veg · 25 February 2014
- Tesco UK - Self facing shelves? Here's an interesting cost saving idea. · 24 February 2014
- News – A very interesting Tesco replenishment development….. · 22 February 2014
- News – Tesco considering a logo change? · 13 February 2014
- News – Tesco Photo Shops to be operated by Max Spielmann? · 5 February 2014
- News – Tesco launch ‘defensive merchandising’ on Fresh · 22 January 2014
2013
- Tesco Watford – It’s got Extra…Part 1 · 24 September 2013
- Tesco Watford – Wow – Taster blog (Love Every Mouthful). · 8 August 2013
- Tesco 1 year on… Part 2 – What’s in store? · 17 April 2013
- Tesco – 1 year on – What’s in store? Part 1 · 15 April 2013
- Morrisons Sales Slide – Get Rid of Fresh Formats, Go Online! A Panic & Hysteria Special · 12 March 2013
2012
- Tesco to (re)launch ‘price promise’ and it includes own label… · 14 November 2012
- The Co-Operative – that good with food? · 2 July 2012
- Negative Q1 for Morrisons – What’s occurring at ground level? · 31 May 2012
- Get your tin hats on! It’s Morrisons Q1 results. What’s happening on the ground? · 2 May 2012
- Tooley St Metro – a sign of Tesco things to come? What about the rest? · 23 April 2012
- Long time no speak.. · 3 April 2012
- ‘Tes-go’ ‘big price flop’ – Forget the cliches, what are the real issues facing Tesco? – Part 2 · 9 March 2012
- ‘Tes-go’ ‘big price flop’ – Forget the cliches, what are the real issues facing Tesco? · 29 February 2012
- Sainsbury’s XL ‘big boxes’ – Food by no means secondary. · 11 February 2012
- Sainsbury’s seem to be trading well from their big box stores – Non food first! · 31 January 2012
- Morrisons 'disappointing' Xmas performance - +0.7%! What about 2012? · 16 January 2012
2011
- The end is nigh – what for Sainsbury’s, Tesco and the rest? · 24 December 2011
- Mid December... How are Morrisons set for the festive period? · 16 December 2011
- The future in store, showcased in Wrexham - Part 2 · 29 November 2011
- Q3 results are good but what’s going on in the stores? · 17 November 2011
- Tesco Bradford – does it have ‘extra’ ? · 2 November 2011
- M Kitchen fully launched – let o2o commence! · 13 October 2011
- Asda, ‘super’markets ‘super’ centres and pure EDLP? · 6 October 2011
- Tesco ‘big’ Price drop goes live….. · 27 September 2011
- The forgotten man reappears with £500m promise · 23 September 2011
- The first offensive by Phil Clarke? · 21 September 2011
- Good half year expected – what about the deeper picture? · 7 September 2011
- Bakery – Much more than bread. · 1 September 2011
- Own label to Morrisons own brand? · 28 July 2011
- M Local – an asset for any location. · 8 July 2011
- Morrisons ‘driving’ efficiency + a bit of M Local · 2 July 2011
- Asda slide again – Bentonville won’t be pleased. · 13 June 2011
- So….Convenience – done the Morrisons way… · 14 May 2011
- Morrisons Kirkstall Part 3 + York Productivity + a bit of Own Label · 3 May 2011
- So how do you save £100m in 3 years? · 29 March 2011
- Morrisons + Ocado – Sitting in a tree? · 16 January 2011
- What does the future hold for 2011? · 2 January 2011
2010
- Tesco’s unavailable Promotions – Skill or Will? · 16 November 2010
- Retail’s new King? What challenges face Simon King at Asda? · 4 November 2010
- Dalton’s got scope to experiment · 24 September 2010
- Asda’s purchase of Netto could be a wise move · 7 September 2010
- Justin King and Sainsbury’s – Stuff of business legend. · 27 August 2010
2009
- Tesco’s latest bright idea · 10 September 2009
- I for one am proud of Tesco (less so of Sainsbury’s) · 7 September 2009
- Sainsbury’s Basics Range · 1 September 2009
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