There are “encouraging early signs that inflation is starting to ease,” Tesco’s boss has said as the retail giant reported higher sales for the past quarter. Ken Murphy, chief executive of the UK’s largest grocery chain, suggested that rampant food inflation could have passed its peak, though he stressed that customers continue to face cost-of-living…

Britain’s biggest supermarket Tesco has said it will ditch Chinese-made surveillance cameras from its stores, heeding warnings from human rights groups that they pose serious security and ethical risks. Tesco revealed the decision in response to an appeal from campaign groups Big Brother Watch, Hong Kong Watch, Stop Uyghur Genocide, and Free Tibet urging the…

Tesco, the UK’s biggest supermarket, plans to ditch Chinese-made surveillance cameras from its stores, heeding warnings from human rights groups that they pose serious security and ethical risks. Tesco revealed the decision in response to an appeal from campaign groups Big Brother Watch, Hong Kong Watch, Stop Uyghur Genocide, and Free Tibet urging the retail chain…

Britain’s advertising regulator has banned ads for Tesco’s Plant Chef burgers over “misleading” claims that the products could make a positive difference to the environment compared with their meat equivalents. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled on June 8 that the supermarket chain does not hold any evidence to support the environmental claims made in…

LONDON—Tesco, Britain’s biggest retailer, said on Tuesday 1,600 roles were at risk of redundancy due to operational changes at stores, including the removal of night shifts to restock shelves. The group said it was moving its overnight stock replenishment into the daytime in 36 large stores and 49 convenience stores. In 36 stores, it will…

LONDON—British consumers enjoyed a blowout Christmas, results from the country’s biggest retailers show, treating themselves to upmarket food, drink, and clothes before the sober reality of surging prices hits home in 2022. Retailers Tesco, Marks & Spencer, and Next performed better than expected in the final weeks of 2021, as a rise in COVID-19 cases…

The UK’s advertising authority is currently reviewing whether an investigation is warranted against a Tesco advertisement featuring Santa Claus with a vaccine passport, after the ad prompted more than 1,500 complaints, the most received by an advert this year. Set to the Queen track “Don’t Stop Me Now,” the 90-second promo premiered on Saturday during…

Tesco’s website and app are up and running again after a suspected hack. The outage, which left customers struggling to shop for groceries or track orders, began on the morning of Saturday Oct. 23 Saturday and continued into Sunday. A spokesperson said: “Our online grocery website and app are now back up and running. Our…

Tesco’s website and app have gone down due to a suspected hack. The outage, which left customers struggling to shop for groceries or track orders, began on Saturday morning and continued into Sunday. The supermarket giant said the problem was due to an attempt to “interfere” with its systems but there is “no reason” to…

Tesco is launching its first checkout-free high street store where shoppers can pick up their groceries and leave without the need for a till. It is the latest retail giant to open a store where checkouts are replaced by high-tech cameras designed to track the items shoppers place in their baskets. The firm’s high street…