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).

Santa needs to keep his livestock well fed; he wouldn't get far without his reindeer. Rudolph loves a carrot and I am sure his boss must be a customer of Tesco, the company that sells more carrots than any other in the UK.

Tesco's growth in the last 20 years has seen it become one of the UK's biggest companies. The shares have been a great investment, too. Dividends enjoyed by Tesco shareholders have been increased every year for the last 27 years -- that's a record for a FTSE 100 company.

The shares have rallied recently and are ahead 8.4% in the last month alone. Tesco stock comes with an expected yield of 4.3%.

i'm in.,.

balerboy
i think thats bad timeing with the divi (4.63p) being paid out friday, the share price will probably drop that much!

I'm not sure that divi payments hit prices that much. It's the xd dates that cause the damage.

Goody, £4 by xmas.,.

well looks like i was wrong today. but still think its on its way down to low 320s, over this next month. then i will be back in.

I think Tesco will rise fast in January if the company update shows Tesco are turning the ship around, which up until now they seem to be doing. The christmas trade as always is going to factor in this. They must pull back market share as well.

ps not so sure of £4 by christmas Bb. May be a happy christmas but not that much . :-)) Happy christmas Bb

Same to you DC. Seems you have had your share of luck this year so it's round to yours xmas eve....... lol ok ;)

Cheers Bb.

i'll pick 3m up on the way.....see you 7.30..... oh by the way.... I 'd like Sex on the beach..... not sure what 3m drinks........ lol

No beaches round here, you will have to do it in the garden.:-))

After a few drinks and 10pm ........ I usually do :o)

Not on a frosty night. lol

Despite concerted efforts by Tesco and Morrison to freshen up the appearance and improve the quality of their offers broker Espirito Sanyto latest UK consumer survey found shoppers perceptions of them are deteriorating. It suggests shoppers favourite Sains, with 26% of customers doing most of their shopping at Sains, up from 9% in the first quarter. She suggests no like for like growth at Tesco in 2013-14 and to warn on profits in the next twelve months.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2252760/Tesco-spends-28MILLION-private-jets-flying-executives-world.html#ixzz2FyJFvZ1r

£4 by xmas.,.

Touched 350 earlier.

All looking good £4 soon. trading statement 10/01

For retail market leader Tesco, which updates on Thursday, analysts forecast like-for-like sales, excluding fuel and VAT sales tax, to grow 0.5-1.5 percent in its home market, having fallen 0.6 percent in its third quarter.

That said, Tesco is up against a weak comparative - a dismal Christmas performance in 2011 resulted in its first profit warning in 20 years and a move to spend 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion) on a recovery plan.

While the world's No. 3 retailer may show some progress in its home market, its overseas problems are mounting. Though the group has flagged an exit from the United States, in South Korea - its biggest overseas market, legislation allowing local governments to impose shorter trading hours is hurting. Also, trade in eastern Europe is being hit by euro zone instability.