I will defend our dividend to the death says Tesco boss

Tesco chairman John Allan says he will defend ‘to the death’ board’s decision to pay dividend after receiving tax break By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 10 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 10 October 2020 Tesco chairman John Allan said he would defend ‘to the death’ the board’s decision to … Read more

EastEnders star Jessie Wallace cuts a casual figure as she stocks up on groceries

EastEnders star Jessie Wallace cuts a casual figure as she stocks up on groceries during low-key supermarket run… after her character Kat Slater returned to the soap By Amelia Wynne For Mailonline Published: 18:20 BST, 10 October 2020 | Updated: 18:20 BST, 10 October 2020 EastEnders‘ Jessie Wallace cut a casual figure as she stocked … Read more

Asda is named Britain’s cheapest supermarket

Asda is CHEAPEST UK supermarket: B Basket of 43 everyday groceries costs £130.36 from the retailer – while Morrisons and Tesco are more expensive than Waitrose Alertr team tracked items from the government-based Consumer Price Index ‘shopping basket’ over a five-week period during the month on September Tesco was the most expensive last month, but … Read more

Tesco hikes dividend amid online shopping boom

Tesco has raised its dividend as a pandemic-fuelled surge in online grocery shopping boosted profits. Britain’s biggest supermarket will fork out a £313million interim payout to shareholders, worth 3.2p per share, as new chief executive Ken Murphy hailed last week as the ‘biggest in our history for home delivery’. In his first outing after taking … Read more

Tesco fined £175,000 for displaying out-of-date yoghurts and baguettes for sale at Bracknell store

Tesco is fined £175,000 for displaying out-of-date yoghurts and 30 3-day-old baguettes at a store in Bracknell Trading Standards officers found food at Bracknell North Superstore, Berkshire  Yoghurts were more than two weeks past sell-by and baguettes were three days Documents showed many food safety checks had been carried out incorrectly By Nicole Conner For Mailonline … Read more

Tesco becomes latest supermarket to install TRAFFIC LIGHTS system on its store doors

Tesco becomes latest supermarket to install TRAFFIC LIGHTS system on its store doors so shoppers know its safe to enter – after Aldi and Home Bargains did the same thing A new traffic light system at Tesco will tell customers whether it is safe to enter Supermarkets have had to control number of customers since … Read more

Salisbury father denies double murder after his wife and 18-year-old daughter had their throats slit

Father, 40, denies double murder after his wife, 40, and 18-year-old daughter had their throats slit in horrific attack in front garden of home Tesco worker Marcin Zdun allegedly killed his wife and daughter on June  1  The family were described as ‘quiet but friendly’ and lived in Salisbury for years Zdun pleaded not guilty … Read more

Bizarre moment Covid-wary woman sprays her dog with DISINFECTANT at Tesco Express

Bizarre moment Covid-wary woman chases her reluctant dog to spray him with DISINFECTANT… then jets herself with cleaning fluid at Tesco Express Footage shows shopper covering her dog in antiseptic outside the Stroud store  Bizarre incident was caught on Connah Roberts, 24, who was on his lunch break  Mr Roberts said: ‘I’ve no idea why … Read more

MARKET REPORT: New boss faces daunting task to keep Tesco on top

Tesco’s new boss takes over today with shares languishing – and online rival Ocado nipping at its heels. Ken Murphy replaces Dave Lewis, who bowed out yesterday after six years in the top job. But although Lewis led Tesco through a much-needed turnaround, Murphy is inheriting a company with a share price that is actually … Read more

A QUARTER of panic-bought food ends up in the BIN: Hoarders warned stockpiling is a ‘false economy’ 

One in four items bought by hoarders goes to waste as shoppers are warned stockpiling is a ‘false economy’ a study has revealed. The study, carried out by Topcashback, found that Britons spent nearly £10 billion a year on stockpiling items that are lost, forgotten or thrown away, causing unnecessary food waste and greenhouse gas … Read more