Tesco is one of the worlds leading international retailers. Since the company first the trading name of Tesco, in the mid 1920s, the group has expanded into different formats, different markets and different sectors. The UKs leading retailer Tesco was floated on the stock exchange in 1947 and in 1995 took over rival Sainsburys position as the UK number one. The principal activity of the group is food retailing, with over 2,000 stores worldwide. Tesco has a long term strategy for growth, based on four key parts: growth in the Core UK business, to expand by growing internationally, to be as strong in non-food as in food and to follow customers into new retailing services. The company launched a home shopping service in 2000, allowing customers to order their shopping online. Tesco is now expanding its convenience stores and overseas into areas such as Taiwan, Malaysia, Poland, the US and Ireland.

Upper graph = 12 month share price with 6 month moving average
Lower graph = 12 month volume (red line = volume average).

bob robbins must be an idiot to sell so close to profit warnings - all i can say is he is a fool and must have been desperate - desperate people usually take desperate measures - hope they sack him and fine him heavily - not professional at all!

worral thompson

i saw some posts backing him in what i consider a misguided way - he is not sick at all - he is a cunning calculating man - the only thing wrong with him is his jumbo sized ego - he thought he could get away with anything because of his 'fame'

when he was working in butlins frying hundreds of eggs swilling in massive trays of fat he wouldnt have dared do anything like he does now - no sympathy for him at all - he only said he would seek help as he knew it was the only way he might can sympathy from some suckers in the general public - he is an ego maniac LOL

keep the worral thompson gags coming imo - he is in the public eye and should expect it - equally he should conduct himself better - chefs oddballs!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2086515/Antony-Worrall-Thompson-tesco-thief-Stole-friends-wife.html

bob robbins also desperate and greedy man!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/9015008/Why-struggling-Tesco-needs-to-repeat-its-Jubilee-moment.html

Again does not read good above. I said in Sept last year did Leahy jump ship at the signs of Tesco wavering.(post 106 22nd sept) Are the shares going to take a time to recover or indeed will they, as Tesco has major problems. To start to lose market share is major. As said in the article above they are squeezing the suppliers to the bone at the expence of quality. Just hope not to many of their customers walk .
Tesco has always argued that (their words)shoppers vote with their feet and if they did not like Tesco, they would simply shop elsewhere. Words are coming back to haunt them.
Time will tell if the management can stop the rot and turn Tesco round. If they are not interested in being no1 Sainsbury are.

Apparently when Anthony Worrall Thompson had a range of Pork BBQ sausages there was a mistake with the packaging design and underneath his pictures was written “Prick with a fork”… apparently it was the cooking instructions, but he is rumoured to have taken great offence

Chef Antony Worrall Thompson and TV host
Richard Madeley have announced plans to launch
a surprisingly cheap wine and cheese supply
business.
The cook and former This Morning presenter were
both keen to stress that the cut-price business will
offer a selection of hand picked wines and cheeses
that are definitely not stolen from the nearest
Tesco.
“I have personally selected all of our stock,” said
Worrall Thompson. “Each item we sell has been
hand picked by me and has certainly not been
slipped into a sports bag at the self service till.”
“We also offer a very affordable bottle of
champagne,” added Madeley. “Although it took me
ages to remember the name, as you know how
forgetful I can be when browsing the shelves in a
supermarket.”
Worrall Thompson expanded on the business
model he and Madeley will use. “It ’s still early days
– at the moment it’s just me and Richard going
around pubs with a carrier bag quietly asking
people of they’d like to buy some wine or cheese.
If things go well, we’ll soon also be offering pirated
DVD’s and counterfeit cigarettes.”

http://www.cheesechap.com/

I feel Sainsbury have got it right with quality food. Dont forget they have the price match at the till, done for you. I feel they will erode into tesco for years to come.
Did leahy see the big picture. He rode a year or so into the recession and jumped ship.
Tesco has been cut to the bone at a cost. Sainsbury do not admit to being the cheapest but have quality food. Tesco have attracted people that now due to recession have had to cut their spends dont get me wrong by no means all their
shoppers. Huge out of town stores, with the price of petrol now ? They sold off a lot of the in town small stores, starting to reopen them now. Tesco have sadly lost touch with the customer. Leahy was the head of the uk stores side and did he see this coming erh ?
Tesco have a huge headache not only with the share price. They took years to become no1, will this now change in the future?

Still falling

Did not time by entry in this, well....for once I step out of the oil arena...remind me not to....will be patient as this is a hell of a clever company !....

Same here bought in 330 thought that was low.

RF,

"will be patient as this is a hell of a clever company !...." In the past maybe.. but past performances are not always a guide to the future as they say!

Anyway did you ever get money on those Clarets for promotion?.. "still" only 10's with Corals.: http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/promotion

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mn,

" then the zenith has been reached and where from there.....?" To another one maybe, but "not" if an when they learn to.. see below.

"Still a good company in which to invest though." Not unless they adapt they aren't IMHO.

" then the zenith has been reached and where from there.....?" To another one maybe,

is that possible?

Most things are (within reason) if you want it enough.

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Its a bit like reaching a crescendo - many would argue that's an oxymoron :-)

.. Oh alright then