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• Tesco, Game: The Fortunes of the Few Won't Help the Many

  BNET - 2009-04-22

  The stellar results coming from the retail sector over the last couple of days might cause you to wonder what all the fuss is about over the economy and it's certainly good for the retailers concerned, but is it helping the sector as a whole? Yesterday, Tesco...

  Tags: Game, Tesco, Retail Company, Retail, Government, Julian Goldsmith

• Irish schools calling for voucher review

  - 2007-03-17

  Growing opposition to flee school equipment promotions has prompted Ireland's Department of Education to review policy. Primary school principals have threatened to boycott the schemes, which are run by Tesco and SuperValu and offer sports equipment and computers in return for vouchers. The principals claim an item such...

  Tags: Government, PRODUCTIVITY, SOFTWARE, Tesco, U.S. Department of Education

• The cutting

  - 2006-12-02

  The collapse of Farepak and the implications for thousands of savers who invested in the company is a story that the papers just won't let go. While the Financial Times took up the Conservative Party's call for tougher regulations to protect savers in such schemes, The Mail an Sunday seemed...

  Tags: Financial Times, Government, Regulations, Retail, Tesco

• Thai supermarkets face biggest burden in retail curbs.

  - 2004-08-25

  Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 25--The country's big three hypermarket chains -- Tesco Lotus, Carrefour and Big C -- will bear the brunt of a cabinet resolution yesterday to restrict the operating hours of retail outlets as part of...

  Tags: Bangkok Post, Government, IBM Corp., Retail, SALES, SOFTWARE, Tesco

• TSI upbeat on property projects, BUSINESS TIMES

  - 2004-03-06

  Business Times Malaysia 03-06-2004 URL: http://www.btimes.com.my/ MALAY Businessmen and Industrialists Association Perdasama wants the Government to reconsider its decision to prevent hypermarket operator Tesco Malaysia from running a 24- Business Times Malaysia 03-06-2004 ...

  Tags: Government, Tesco

• IPO market to stay hot for rest of 2003, BUSINESS TIMES

  - 2003-10-20

  Business Times Malaysia 10-20-2003 THE expansion plans and profit targets of major retailers such as Tesco Stores M Sdn Bhd, Jaya Jusco Stores Bhd and Carrefour Malaysia may be affected by the Government's latest regulation. While the im...

  Tags: GOVERNMENT, IPO, Tesco

• The Saturday essay: who is now in charge of regulation asks Tim Lang, professor of Food Policy at City University

  - 2003-08-23

  I admit to being in some shock. A most interesting split has emerged over GM. No, I don't mean between those who are for it and those who are against. I refer to the split between government and the big retailers. The symbolism of the chief executives of Tesco,...

  Tags: City University, food, General Motors Corp., Government, Manufacturing, regulation, Regulations, Retail, SOFTWARE, Tesco

• Ministry prefers data compilation to be group initiative, BUSINESS TIMES

  - 2003-03-07

  Business Times Malaysia 03-07-2003 THE Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry is ready to help the Malaysia Retailers Association MRA gather a more comprehensive report from the retail sector. Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin Business Times...

  Tags: Government, Tesco

• Evening Standard, London, Anthony Hilton Column.

  - 2003-01-22

  By Anthony Hilton, Evening Standard, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 22--Sir Edward George, Governor of the Bank of England, got a lot of publicity yesterday when he warned of the dangers of "gloomsters" exaggerating the risks to the economy. Risks ...

  Tags: Bank of England, financial, FSA, Government, Hilton Hotels Corp., MARKETING, mobile, Regulations, regulator, Safeway Plc., Sir, Tesco

• Big Stores Rush to Get Approvals for Construction in Thailand.

  - 2002-11-21

  Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 21--Amid mounting controversy over the direction of the country's retail business, about 40 superstores have already been approved for construction this year, according to the Interior Ministry's Town and Country Planning Department. ...

  Tags: Bangkok Post, Government, Regulations, superstore, Tesco