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• Tesco's Fresh & Easy Enjoying Fruits of Its Summer of Enhancements

  BNET - 2009-09-29

  Fresh & Easy has had a busy summer, as the evidence of its revised website suggests, not to mention a slew of new product introductions and resort to old as well as new media. Revised has a two-fold meaning in this case. On the one hand, the...

  Tags: Food, Brand, Tesco, Media, Retail Company, Retail, Food & Beverage, Advertising & Promotion, Manufacturing, Marketing, Mike Duff

• Fresh & Easy Sales Jump in Tesco Turn Around

  BNET - 2009-06-16

  Tesco sales in the United States gained 174 percent in the latest quarter and it’s claiming traffic gains as an international strategy to provide lower priced products seems to be paying off. In announcing first quarter sales, Tesco said it had regained some momentum. Comparable stores sales...

  Tags: Tesco, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Retail, Sales, Mike Duff

• Tesco Twitters Its Way to Family Success at Fresh & Easy

  BNET - 2009-04-30

  Wonnacott said tweets have been part of the customer feedback that helped Fresh & Easy develop a line of 40 to 45 ounce family-sized prepared meals that have, in turn, become a hit with shoppers. by Mike Duff

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• Eastern C-Stores Pursue Shoppers Tesco's Fresh & Easy, Wal-Mart's Marketside Target Out West

  BNET - 2009-04-22

  Giant spokesperson Tracy Pawelski said Giant To Go provides more than 100 fresh produce items in single-serving sizes and family packs. by Mike Duff

  Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Tesco, Mike Duff

• Recession's Impact on Fresh & Easy Drags Down Tesco Results

  BNET - 2009-04-21

  Investors may insist that Tesco, which spent about 300 million pounds, about $438 million, on capital expenditures in the U.S. last year as it was suffering 148 million pounds in real losses, apply its resources where it can expect better returns. by Mike Duff

  Tags: Pound, Tesco, Recession, Financial Accounting, Finance, Mike Duff

• Labor Act Hits Wal-Mart Prematurely

  BNET - 2009-03-14

  Call it the Employee Free Choice Act or the card check bill, but if new legislation amending labor laws to make it easier for unions to organize does squeeze through the United States Senate, it could have some interesting and unintended consequences for Wal-Mart, among others. The...

  Tags: Union, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Tesco, UFCWU, Food & Beverage, Benefits, Retail, Manufacturing, Human Resources, Mike Duff

• Tesco Covets the Cost Conscious, So Fresh & Easy Bulks Up Bargains

  BNET - 2009-03-13

  Clearly, Fresh & Easy has positioned the 98-cent Produce Packs to be a bargain that will stick in the customer’s mind and convince one and all that it offers a better alternative to canned and frozen fruits and vegetables even for those keeping tight hold of money these days. by...

  Tags: Tesco, Store, Bargain, Retail, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Mike Duff

• Staying on Top of Recession, Wal-Mart Adds Tesco-esque Financial Services

  BNET - 2009-02-18

  In the midst of a recession it is handling pretty well, Wal-Mart is establishing a financial services program for its customers with a particular emphasis on lower income consumers who might not have a checking account. The move in financial services calls to mind Tesco in the...

  Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Tesco, Recession, Financial Service, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Finance, Mike Duff

• Tesco Claims a Victory for Fresh & Easy Discounting

  BNET - 2009-02-09

  Tesco’s strategy of focusing on the value element at its Fresh & Easy stores may be paying off as it’s reporting that fruit and vegetable sales have increased more than 11 percent since it introduced 98-cent produce packs in January. As reported here previously, the produce packs...

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• Tesco Approaching 120 Fresh & Easy Stores, Despite Challenges

  BNET - 2009-01-22

  Despite experiencing some bumps in the road, Tesco’s Fresh & Easy operation is poised to reach 120 stores in the United States by the time the company’s financial year ends in February, which puts it about a third of the way to profitability. Based on earlier company...

  Tags: Tesco, Store, Retail, Food & Beverage, Financial Accounting, Manufacturing, Finance, Mike Duff