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New market figures from Nielsen show a strong boost to sales following a  period of good weather across the UK. In the four weeks to 20 July, sales were up by 6.4% year on year, well ahead of the June period which showed growth of 2.3%, according to Nielsen. Weather drives drinks categories Not unexpectedly, the category showing the strongest growth were soft drinks, with a 27% value increase...

With retailers placing increasing importance on expansion in London and the South East, we share our highlights from our recent visits to three of Tesco's Express stores in the capital. London Focus In February Tesco appointed Andrew Yaxley to the position of managing director for London in a clear signal of the retailer's belief the capital holds more opportunity for development. ...

According to reports Tesco is extending its click & collect service to general merchandise sold by third parties through Tesco direct online. Another piece of the multichannel jigsaw Tesco is driving forward the development of click and collect solutions in both grocery and general merchandise. It provides a convenient service for shoppers, and is at the intersection of stores and interne...

The e-commerce sector in China is booming and set to become the largest in the world. IGD's Head of Asia, Vicky Santini, updates on the key players dominating the market. The e-commerce sector in China is booming and set to become the largest in the world. It already has 214 million online shoppers, more than any other country. By 2015, it is predicated that those consumers will be spending $1,0...

Investment from retailers in China including Lianhua, Yihaodian and Tesco has recently extended the fresh food offering available to Shanghai's online shoppers. Lianhua launch a broad online offer Lianhua's e-commerce platform LHmart.com which launched on 18 July includes a broad range of grocery products including organic vegetables, a selection of fresh meat and seafood as well as dai...

With the summer now in full swing, and schools broken up for the next six weeks, we take a look at the mix of promotional angles being used by retailers across the UK. 1. Summer savers Morrisons and Tesco are both offering summer promotions to support their broader value messaging. Morrisons "Hot Deals" cover a wide variety of seasonal and core products, while Tesco is offering a "Sum...

Tesco is rebranding its previous Clubcard Rewards and Exchange initiatives, consolidating them into one service under the banner "Clubcard Boost". Exchange scheme extended Within the new Clubcard Boost branding, shoppers will still be able to partake in the Exchange scheme, which has been extended to the end of the year. This allows shoppers to trade in £5 worth of Clubcard vouchers for £...

As Tesco prepares to open its first in-store Giraffe restaurant, rollout plans for next 12 months are announced as part of the retailer's broader push to develop revenue streams beyond its core businesses. Watford first of ten planned in-store restaurants Tesco's first in-store Giraffe restaurant is set to open at Tesco Extra Watford as part of a major redevelopment of the store which will o...

Tesco has launched a major new marketing campaign design to communicate its increased focus on fresh produce, quality and provenance. A new approach for fresh The ads strike a personal tone, with staff from across Tesco's stores talking about their favourite foods and produce they grow in their gardens and allotments. Some of Tesco's suppliers also make appearances in the ads to communica...

Aldi and Lidl continue to be the success story of 2013 in Ireland, as challenging market conditions and an ever improving offer send shoppers through discounters' doors in droves, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks to 07 July.   12 weeks to 08 July 2012 (% share) 12 weeks to 07 July 2013 (% share) Sales growth (Y-o-Y %) Tesco ...