All Tesco articles – Page 5

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    Council advised against approving £40m Tesco store

    2011-05-18T00:00:00Z

    Plans for a £40m Tesco store in Nottingham are hanging in the balance after council officers advised against approving it planning permission.

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    Riot at Stokes Croft Tesco store

    2011-04-26T00:00:00Z

    A Tesco Express store in Stokes Croft, Bristol was the scene of a riot last Friday involving 160 police officers in riot gear and over 300 protestors.

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    Stand up to Tesco

    2011-02-16T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is increasing its brand presence across the country, but successful local action and a growing national campaign offer hope for c-stores

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    Last indie in ‘Tesco town’ loses the fight

    2011-02-16T00:00:00Z

    The competition proves too much for the only remaining Bicester c-store

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    Tesco wins Sheringham store war

    2010-10-29T00:00:00Z

    A bitter 14-year battle by small shopkeepers to keep Tesco out of the Norfolk town of Sheringham has been lost by a hair's breadth. To the bitter disappointment of residents and local businesses who opposed the application, North Norfolk...

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    Tesco makes U-turn over garden site

    2010-10-01T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has backed out of plans to build a store on the site of a community garden in Brighton, East Sussex. Following a long-running battle with the community and local Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, Tesco community and government director...

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    Go to Tesco, Daily Mail tells readers

    2010-10-01T00:00:00Z

    The Daily Mail is under fire for excluding independent retailers from its free DVD offers.

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    Sheringham Tesco goes to public vote

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    The long-running battle to keep a national supermarket chain out of the Norfolk town of Sheringham will take a new turn next month when residents vote on the future of the development.

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    Dear Jac: Putting a spanner into Tesco’s works

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Ian Layton, who runs Maple Street Stores in Bracebridge, Lincoln, has put together a letter intended primarily as information for local councillors in the hope that they'll want to put a spanner in Tesco's works

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    Communities take a stand against Tesco

    2010-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Scores of pro-community protesters besieged a new Tesco store in Norwich on its first day of opening following a bitter seven-year battle.

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    Anti-Tesco protestors stand strong

    2010-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Demonstrators have attempted to stop bulldozers moving in on the site of a community garden in Brighton, East Sussex, in protest at plans to build a Tesco store.

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    Head to head with Tesco Express

    2010-06-11T00:00:00Z

    You can moan about the retail giants or, like Arul Masilamany, you can reign on their parade. Dave Visick visits an independent store with a mult next door.

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    Local council calls on Tesco to keep out

    2010-05-14T00:00:00Z

    One of Britain's most passionate struggles against the growth of the multiple supermarket chains has received the backing of local councillors

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    Tesco reveals massive expansion

    2010-04-29T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has announced plans to open 2.4million sq ft of selling space - equivalent to 80 superstores - in Britain this year.

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    Tesco self-scan ‘dehumanises’

    2010-04-02T00:00:00Z

    A supplier of epos systems has urged convenience retailers to take advantage of their ability to offer customers meaningful interaction at the till. Phil Lee, business director of Torex P&C, told visitors to last week's Food and Drink...

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    Sheringham says no to Tesco... again

    2010-03-21T00:00:00Z

    The Norfolk town of Sheringham has taken its battle to keep out Tesco into its 14th year with its latest refusal of the multiple's planning application.

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    Harefield retailers unite to fight new Tesco store

    2009-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Despite a joint effort from Londis and Spar retailers to keep Tesco out of Harefield, London, the supermarket chain has re-applied for planning permission to build a new store in the area.

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    2,000 hours to see off Tesco

    2009-11-29T00:00:00Z

    A convenience store retailer who has spent more than 2,000 hours and thousands of pounds battling a Tesco development in Ottery St Mary, Devon, is about to find out if all his hard work has paid off.

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    Tesco to take Express route for expansion

    2009-11-27T00:00:00Z

    Tesco has suggested it is preparing a new assault on the convenience sector which would see it double its existing portfolio of small format Express stores.

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    Blues for Tesco and Everton after stadium plan rejected

    2009-11-27T00:00:00Z

    A £400m football stadium and retail park development in Liverpool has been refused permission on the grounds that it would have had harmful effects on the “vitality and viability” of the local community