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Tesco (TSCO)     

dai oldenrich - 01 May 2007 16:26

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.

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Upper graph = 12 month share price with 6 month moving average
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Balerboy - 23 Jan 2012 07:53 - 399 of 1721

Or div in April.,.

Mega Bucks - 23 Jan 2012 11:35 - 400 of 1721

just covered a quarter of TSCO +24 :o)

gibby - 23 Jan 2012 11:39 - 401 of 1721

nice one mega - well done - plenty more to come imo :-))

Mega Bucks - 23 Jan 2012 11:41 - 402 of 1721

oh yes,still have a big holding in them and all the stops have been moved up every hour this morning to lock in profits

skyhigh - 23 Jan 2012 21:22 - 403 of 1721

bought in today.. looking for 20% return in the SP over the next 6 months !

dreamcatcher - 23 Jan 2012 21:52 - 404 of 1721

Monday 23 January 2012

Telegraph.co.uk
Tesco is to tailor its price promotions and ranges to reflect the wealth of families who live near its stores.

Tesco is said to have begun talks with suppliers aimed at launching price promotions in less well-off areas, where it faces competition from the likes of Aldi, Lidl and Iceland. Photo: EPA/ANDY RAIN By Louisa Peacock
5:30PM GMT 23 Jan 2012
35 Comments
The shake-up will see customers in poorer areas pushed to buy Tesco Value products through various promotions, while those living in more affluent areas will see more discounts on higher-end goods, such as from retailer's Finest range.

Analysts said the move was "sensible" after disappointing Christmas sales and an admission from Tesco that its 'Big Price Drop' campaign failed to lure customers in the six weeks to January 7, causing a 2.3pc like-for-like sales drop, excluding fuel.

The UK's biggest supermarket has begun talks with suppliers aimed at launching range promotions in less well-off areas, where it faces competition from the likes of Aldi, Lidl and Iceland.

The new strategy, involving up to 300 stores initially, is being spearheaded by UK chief executive Richard Brasher – the man behind the Big Price Drop – after the retailer delivered its first profit warning in 20 years. The news wiped £5bn off the value of Tesco's shares.

Tesco sources said up to 100 stores had been earmarked in poorer areas and up to 200 stores had been identified in affluent postcodes, to win back customers who had defected to Waitrose and Sainsbury's.

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Tesco already tailors its ranges to the demographic and shopping habits of its customers, but the shake-up would see it take this one step further. Suppliers are nervous that the retailer will pass on the cost, according to retail magazine The Grocer.

However, the retailer ruled out using a "dual pricing" strategy, where the price of goods, excluding promotions, varied depending on where they were sold.

Richard Hunter, of Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "This reflects a scientific approach to marketing and could help reverse disappointing sales after Tesco effectively took its eye off the ball before Christmas."

dreamcatcher - 24 Jan 2012 10:00 - 405 of 1721

Tesco could pull the plug on Home Plus
Published on Tuesday 24 January 2012 08:01


EMBATTLED supermarket giant Tesco could close down its furnishing chain Home Plus as it turns its attention to winning back customers in its core grocery business after disappointing festive trading.


Tesco is understood to be keen to give up leases it holds on 13 Home Plus stores following weak sales at the out-of-town stores. It has been reviewing the Home Plus stores for six months and two branches are already being marketed.

Tesco saw billions of pounds wiped from its shares earlier this month after it admitted that its £500m price cut campaign had failed to bring in customers.

Chief executive Philip Clarke has promised to lead a change in the company’s expansion strategy, with less focus on massive out-of-town stores.

Tesco first opened Home Plus stores at retail parks in 2005. They contain no food and sell only furniture and soft furnishings.

Tesco will face difficulties as the leases on the Home Plus stores are for 15 or 20 years with unfavourable terms.

If Tesco is unable to find new tenants, it is likely to leave the stores open.

Tesco reported a “disappointing” 2.3 per cent decline in like-for-like sales excluding VAT and petrol in the six weeks to January 7, which came in below its own expectations.

Tesco pledged to invest “hundreds of millions” in improving its quality and range and lowering prices.

skinny - 24 Jan 2012 15:05 - 406 of 1721

Panmure Gordon reiterates its Buy stance TP 440p

halifax - 24 Jan 2012 17:04 - 407 of 1721

recent reports suggest TSCO is ex growth in the UK and is planning to close smaller outlets which is the usual cost saving move in a contracting market.

Balerboy - 24 Jan 2012 17:40 - 408 of 1721

still good for £4 and div in april, that'll do me.,.

HARRYCAT - 24 Jan 2012 20:38 - 409 of 1721

h, I have just read the opposite. i.e. TSCO see the value of the smaller stores and realise that the large, out of town superstores are not attracting the customers who historically spent large amounts of money each visit. Also, the on-line shopper numbers are increasing, which reduces the footfall at the big stores.

skyhigh - 24 Jan 2012 20:55 - 410 of 1721

BB .. I'm with you.... £4 my target in the next few months :-)

Nar1 - 24 Jan 2012 20:58 - 411 of 1721

Balerboy- 24 Jan 2012 17:40 - 408 of 410
still good for £4 and div in april, that'll do me.,.

I AGREE

skinny - 25 Jan 2012 10:04 - 412 of 1721

Tesco PLC (the "Company")

DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING

The Company was notified on 24 January 2012 that on 17 January 2012, Paola Hanna, a connected person of a Director, Ken Hanna, purchased 25,000 Ordinary Shares of 5p each in the Company at a price of 313 pence per share.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of DTR 3.1.4.



Just above the 12 month low of 311.

TANKER - 25 Jan 2012 12:10 - 413 of 1721

buy

poo bear - 25 Jan 2012 12:11 - 414 of 1721

Would seem, (stating the obvious), that anyone taking a long term position would do well to copy the buy in price if it prersents itself again, ie 313 - 315 pence. Thats for you Edd.

Mega Bucks - 25 Jan 2012 12:26 - 415 of 1721

have been adding this morning @324-5

poo bear - 27 Jan 2012 15:27 - 416 of 1721

Should see 313p to 315p on Monday.

Balerboy - 27 Jan 2012 16:02 - 417 of 1721

Because of megabucks buy today??

dreamcatcher - 29 Jan 2012 10:52 - 418 of 1721

..Ocado set for price war with Tesco

By James Quinn | Telegraph – 2 hours 8 minutes ago

Ocado is to cut its prices on a range of products in a bid to steal a march on rivals such as Tesco (LSE: TSCO.L - news) in the battle for online supermarket delivery customers.

The Telegraph understands that the home delivery retailer will cut prices on around 600 products, making them 10pc lower than their equivalent at Tesco.

It is aimed at attracting cash-strapped shoppers to Ocado, which has traditionally been seen as a more expensive offering than that of the mainstream supermarkets.

The move is expected to be announced alongside the company's full-year results on Tuesday, and is set to form part of chief executive Tim Steiner's fightback against critics.

Ocado's share price has recovered somewhat since the turn of the year, despite news last week that finance director Andrew Bracey is to leave for the same role at Michael Page (LSE: MPI.L - news) .

The company's shares closed at 81½p on Friday, but remain way off their 180p float price in July 2010.

However, Mr Steiner, one of the company's co-founders, is believed to be set to tap into the growing trend of customers searching for grocery bargains online.

As a second flank, he is also expected to use the company's results to demonstrate its decreasing reliance on Waitrose its original supermarket partner.

A number of analysts have pinpointed Ocado's reliance on Waitrose as a reason not to support the shares historically. At flotation, as much as 75pc of items sold came from the John Lewis Partnership-owned grocer.

But Tuesday's presentation is likely to focus on that number having decreased to 40pc of total sales, with just 20pc of Ocado's range now coming from Waitrose.

Part of the reason behind this is due to the increased demand for Waitrose's own-label products, which are now understood to account for approximately 13pc of its total own-label sales.

For the year to November (Stuttgart: A0Z24E - news) 2011, consensus forecasts predict total sales for Ocado in the region of £600m, up from £551m in 2010
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