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Tesco chief earns £4.6m in year where 9,000 jobs put at risk

Pay packet, which includes £1.6m bonus, is 226 times median wage of Tesco employee

Tesco’s Irish sales up 1.3% annually after declines in second half

Group reports increased volumes and basket sizes

Tesco appoints Irishwoman Christine Heffernan as group communications director

She will join the key executive committee of the British supermarket chain

Huge spike in personal insolvencies in England and Wales

London Briefing: fears that any increase in short-term interest rates will send insolvency numbers ‘through the roof’

Thousands of Tesco jobs at risk as grocer looks to cut costs

Supermarket giant to scrap meat, fish and deli counters in store overhaul, reports say

Underwhelming sales performance from Tesco Ireland as Aldi sees boost

Irish arm of Tesco reports flat like-for-like sales over the 19 weeks ending January 5th

Amazon’s pay rise: perfect PR or leading a reluctant pack?

Online retailer has raised its US minimum wage to $15 per hour

Space tourists, money launderers and the vogue for ‘customer obsession’

Planet Business: In a week of no-deal friction, Tesco’s new store is a Brexiteer’s paradise

Tesco unveils new discount chain ‘Jack’s’ to compete with Lidl and Aldi

Grocery chain plans to launch 10-15 stores in the UK in 2019

Carrefour and Tesco join forces to boost purchasing power

Alliance will cover relationships with global suppliers

Tesco’s Irish sales growth buoyant on the back of lower prices

Retailer recorded like-for-like sales growth of 3% in the first quarter in the Republic

Brexit: Britain will be ‘fully prepared’ for any no-deal exit from EU

Theresa May to meet senior business figures amid concerns about progress in Brexit talks

SuperValu regains top slot in supermarket league ahead of Tesco

Tesco and SuperValu enjoy big jump in sales in Dublin, while Aldi and Lidl see growth too

Tesco beats guidance with 28% full-year profit increase

UK supermarket group recorded yearly profit of £1.644bn

Tesco fraud trial abandoned after defendant’s heart attack

Jury discharged in case centred on 2014 revelation retailer overstated profit by £250m

Amazon debuts the store without a checkout

Ecommerce pioneer aims to write another chapter of its retail revolution

Tesco Ireland records highest market share growth in five years

Strong figures from Tesco Ireland but wider group misses Christmas trading forecasts

Red faces at Bank of England as inflation forecast misses mark

Inflation now running at 3% in UK, less than had been predicted just two weeks ago

Tesco wins provisional approval for Booker takeover

UK’s regulator has provisionally cleared the €4bn purchase without asking for concessions

Tesco turnaround continues as half-year profits jump

Supermarket giant reports growth of 1.1 per cent in Irish sales and 2.1% in UK sales

Trial of Tesco three adjourned until September 25th

Three former senior executives face charges of fraud and false accounting at Britain’s biggest retailer

Tesco’s UK growth outpace rivals despite squeeze on shoppers’ income

Food prices have been rising due to drop in sterling

Theresa May to launch Brexit business advisory group

Government trying to build bridges with industry, says Downing Street

Tesco reports strongest quarterly sales in seven years

UK grocer saw like-for-like sales rise 2.3% in the 13 weeks to May 27th

Tesco boss takes 10% pay cut despite growth

Dave Lewis nets €4.8m as retailer reports first full-year sales growth for seven years

€1.5bn operating profit at Tesco as recovery continues

Irish sales dipped 0.1% - retailer remains committed to €4.3bn Booker merger

The Barclays boss and the whistleblower

London Briefing: Punishment needed if Threadneedle Street codes to be enforced

AIB plans to purge €1.8bn in non-performing loans

Seen & Heard: Post-Brexit relocation, multinational reassurance and jobs plan scrapped

Tesco buying UK wholesale giant Booker in €4.3bn deal

Booker shareholders will each receive 0.861 new Tesco shares and 42.6 pence in cash

Tesco hails 0.7% rise in sales over Christmas period

British retailer has been locked in battle with rising German discounters Aldi and Lidl

Ulster pip Exeter in Ravenhill thriller

Late Paddy Jackson drop goal denies opposite number Gareth Steenson the glory

London Letter: Britain wakes up to realisation that price rises are inevitable

Quite what they thought would happen to cost of imports with pound worth a fifth less is something of a mystery

Tesco removes Unilever goods from website over price row

Disagreement over prices follows Brexit-driven slump in sterling

Tesco reports second straight quarter of UK sales growth

Resumption of dividends on cards as new ranges of cheaper fresh foods prove popular

Timing of UK energy report icing on cake for ‘Big Six’ suppliers

Claim energy providers overcharged customers by £1.7bn a year will likely be dropped

Restructuring sees Tesco sell Dobbies Garden Centres

Divestments mean that Tesco now only has overseas businesses in Thailand, Malaysia, central Europe and Ireland

Tesco announces sale of Giraffe restaurant chain

As part of major overhaul supermarket chain also ditches Turkish business

Tesco group boss gets £3m bonus for stemming decline

Dave Lewis replaced Philip Clarke at top of retail giant in 2014

London Briefing: Tesco returns to the black after gloomy year

Retailer expected to report first increase in quarterly sales in more than three years

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