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    • Sunday, 19 December, 2021
      GSK PLC
      Ex-Tesco boss Lewis to chair GSK’s new consumer health division

      UK drugmaker prepares to spin-off unit making £10bn of annual sales

    • Sunday, 26 September, 2021
      Renewable energy
      UK start-up plans world’s longest subsea electric cable with Morocco

      Former Tesco chief Dave Lewis behind £16bn Xlinks’ project to take solar and wind energy from north Africa to Britain

    • Wednesday, 30 December, 2020
      UK honours system
      Retail bosses among business leaders given New Year honours

      List dominated by healthcare workers and public sector professionals in year overshadowed by Covid pandemic

    • Thursday, 16 July, 2020
      Food & Beverage
      The UK’s food strategy cannot be left to the market

      Standards must be maintained through trade negotiations, with action from retailers, government and farmers

    • Thursday, 2 July, 2020
      ExplainerUK retail industry
      Why UK supermarkets are not making super profits

      Despite booming food sales during lockdown, stores face extra costs from the pandemic

    • Friday, 26 June, 2020
      Tesco PLC
      Tesco shareholders deliver rebuke over pay policy

      Investors angered by UK retailer’s decision to change part of performance benchmark

    • Wednesday, 8 April, 2020
      Tesco PLC
      Tesco defends dividend amid warnings over profits hit

      Chief says needs of savers and pension funds should be considered in dividend debate

    • Wednesday, 8 April, 2020
      LombardKate Burgess
      Tesco has a little of everything for everyone on its shelves

      Dave Lewis treads fine line; Taylor Wimpey learns from past; Relx chairman is relaxed

    • Monday, 30 March, 2020
      Special ReportBoldness in Business
      How Dave Lewis fixed ailing supermarket giant Tesco

      Turning round the company was about dealing in simple concepts and listening, says its CEO

    • Wednesday, 2 October, 2019
      News in-depthTesco PLC
      Tesco incoming chief: tough but charming with bags of experience

      Tough, but charming Irishman Ken Murphy called a ‘great fish in the executive pond’

    • Wednesday, 2 October, 2019
      Tesco PLC
      Dave Lewis declares ‘mission accomplished’ at Tesco

      CEO ‘who saved Tesco’ to move on having restored profitability at UK’s largest grocer

    • Wednesday, 2 October, 2019
      Tesco PLC
      Tesco chief Dave Lewis to step down next year

      Former Walgreens Boots executive Ken Murphy to take over at UK’s largest food retailer 

    • Wednesday, 18 September, 2019
      Tesco PLC
      Consumers will not sacrifice food standards after Brexit, says Tesco boss

      UK’s biggest supermarket rules out sale of chlorine-washed chicken from US

    • Wednesday, 10 April, 2019
      LexRetail sector
      Tesco: rolls in the aisles Premium content

      The prospect of share buybacks or special dividends should support the share price

    • Wednesday, 30 January, 2019
      News in-depthTesco PLC
      Tesco investors still waiting for Lewis plan to bear fruit

      Chief executive’s big changes fail to lift supermarket group’s share price

    • Friday, 19 October, 2018
      Investments
      Tesco directors top up

      Supermarket’s share price dips following disappointing interim results

    • Friday, 5 October, 2018
      News in-depthRetail & Consumer industry
      Market pauses its applause for Tesco’s ‘Drastic’ Dave Lewis

      CEO may have brought back customers but shares trail those of food retailer rivals

    • Wednesday, 19 September, 2018
      LombardMatthew Vincent
      Funding Circle’s float price should be more fin than tech

      Peer-to-peer lender’s business model faces challenges

    • Wednesday, 19 September, 2018
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Tesco unveils discount chain Jack’s to take on Aldi and Lidl

      Britain’s largest supermarket group plans to open 10 to 15 stores during 2019

    • Monday, 2 July, 2018
      News in-depthEuropean companies
      Tesco and Carrefour team up in face of competitive pressures

      Three-year pact covers own-brand products — crucial to rebuilding profitability

    • Friday, 15 June, 2018
      UK retail results
      Tesco food price cuts fuel sales rise for tenth consecutive quarter

      Strong performance from food wholesaler Booker helps grocer defy wider high street gloom

    • Wednesday, 11 April, 2018
      UK retail results
      Tesco chief hails ‘progress’ as profits pass £1bn

      Dave Lewis says more people shopping at chain as ‘brand is stronger’

    • Wednesday, 11 April, 2018
      LexUK retail results
      Tesco: dancing in the aisles Premium content

      To secure his legacy, Dave Lewis must prove sceptics of the Booker deal wrong

    • Thursday, 11 January, 2018
      FT Alphaville
      FT Opening Quote – M&S sales fall, Tesco’s festive rise
    • Thursday, 11 January, 2018
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Tesco has best Christmas in 8 years
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