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Dunnes was the only one of the three traditional retailers to record year-on-year growth this period

Grocery sales slow down slightly in early summer

Grocery sales have slowed down slightly in the 12 weeks to 14 July compared to the same period last year, according to the latest Kantar figures.

Business • 29 Jul 19

Tesco CEO Dave Lewis said that if there is a problem with tariffs then there could be interruption to supplies

An October no-deal Brexit 'more problematic' than March

Leaving the European Union without a deal at the end of October would be more difficult than the original March deadline, the Tesco CEO said today.

Business • 03 Jul 19

Tesco says no timetable for 'finest' store launch

Tesco, Britain's biggest retailer, said it is considering a trial of an upmarket convenience store under the 'Tesco finest' banner but has not disclosed when or where a pilot will be launched.

Business • 19 Jun 19

Tesco said its group like-for-like sales rose 0.2% with like-for-like sales in its Irish operations rising by 1.3%

Tesco's sales growth slows in subdued UK market

Tesco said its sales growth slowed in its latest quarter, blaming a subdued overall market that has been hampered by poor early summer weather.

Business • 13 Jun 19

Consumers spent a total of €44m on Easter eggs leading up to Easter Sunday, new figures show

Easter boosts Irish grocery market by 4.1%

Sales in the grocery market here hit record levels as shoppers spent €208.2m in the Easter week alone, new figures show.

Business • 07 May 19

Tesco is introducing IFRS 16, the new financial reporting standard on accounting for leases, for its new 2019-20 financial year

Tesco says IFRS 16 would have boosted operating profit

Tesco said today that a new accounting standard related to the treatment of leases would have increased its operating profit and margin in the last financial year, while decreasing pretax profit and earnings per share.

Business • 29 Apr 19

Tesco CEO Dave Lewis said almost every assumption made when he set recovery targets had been up-ended by events such as Brexit

Tesco's annual profits jump despite 'Brexit fatigue'

Tesco has announced a bumper full-year profits haul as the grocery chain continues an impressive turnaround under chief executive Dave Lewis.

Business • 10 Apr 19

Over €15m has been spent on Easter eggs so far this year, new Kantar figures show

Dunnes keeps top spot in supermarket rankings

New figures show that Dunnes Stores held its place as the top supermarket brand in Ireland for the seventh period in a row with a market share of 22.3% in the 12 weeks to March 24.

Business • 08 Apr 19

Dunnes had a 23% share of all grocery sales in Ireland in the 12 weeks to the end of February

Dunnes remains top retailer as grocery market up 3.5%

The grocery market here grew by 3.5% in the 12 weeks to February 24 as an upward trend in prices continues to make a significant contribution to growth.

Business • 11 Mar 19

Tesco said the introduction of the new IFRS 16 standard would have no bearing on the plans or financial ambitions announced in 2016

Tesco says new accounting standard won't affect plans

Tesco said today that a new accounting standard related to the treatment of leases will change the way assets and liabilities are presented, but will not have an economic impact on the group.

Business • 15 Feb 19

Tesco is Britain's biggest private sector employer with a staff of over 300,000

Tesco says changes to UK business to impact 9,000 jobs

Tesco said today it was making changes to its UK business that could impact up to 9,000 jobs.

Business • 28 Jan 19

A former senior director of Tesco was formally acquitted of fraud and false accounting at the supermarket chain in 2014

Former Tesco director Carl Rogberg cleared of fraud

A former senior director of Tesco was formally acquitted today of fraud and false accounting at Britain's biggest retailer in 2014.

Business • 23 Jan 19

Sales across Ireland and the UK were up 2.6% over the Christmas period

Tesco outshines rivals with best Christmas since 2009

Tesco today defied the UK retail industry gloom, saying improvements in its own-brand ranges helped deliver its best Christmas in nearly a decade.

Business • 10 Jan 19

The grocery retail market grew by 2.9% in the 12 weeks to 2 December

December grocery spend set to top €1bn for first time

Irish households are on course to spend more than €1 billion during the month of December for the first time as competition among grocery retailers intensifies over the Christmas period.

Business • 17 Dec 18

Tesco has assured customers that the Sligo store will remain open tomorrow from 8am to 10pm

Tesco workers to strike in Sligo, Leitrim over dispute

Tesco stores in Sligo and Carrick-on-Shannon will see strike action by Mandate members in the run up to Christmas in a dispute over issues including canteen facilities.

Connacht • 05 Dec 18

Dunnes claimed an overall market share of 22.1% in the 12 weeks to October 7

Dunnes reclaims top supermarket spot

Dunnes Stores has reclaimed the top spot in the Irish grocery market for the first time since February, the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel show.

Business • 22 Oct 18

The UK competition regulator will include Aldi, Lidl and online giant Amazon in its market probe of Sainsbury's proposed takeover of Asda

Watchdog includes discounters in Sainsbury's-Asda probe

The UK competition regulator will include German discounters Aldi and Lidl, and online giant Amazon, in its market probe of Sainsbury's proposed takeover of Asda.

Business • 16 Oct 18

Tesco posts a 24.4% rise in first half profit - lower than expected

Tesco H1 profit hit by weak sales in Europe and Asia

Tesco today missed first-half profit forecasts after weak trading in Thailand and Poland took the shine off accelerating sales growth in its main UK business, sending its shares lower.

Business • 03 Oct 18

Listeria monocytogenes were detected in batch of spinach leaves

Unwashed spinach recalled due to Listeria contamination

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has issued a recall of bags of unwashed spinach leaves and mixed leaves containing spinach after Listeria was detected and urged anyone who has bought them to dispose of them.

Spinach • 28 Sep 18

Jack's is named after Jack Cohen, who in 1919 founded the business that became Tesco

Tesco takes on discount rivals with launch of Jack's

British supermarket group Tesco has laid down the gauntlet to German discounters Aldi and Lidl by launching what it said would be the cheapest store in town.

Business • 19 Sep 18

The UK's Financial Reporting Council has updated its code of corporate standards for publicly listed companies

UK unveils 'short and sharper' code for companies

Companies in the UK must strive to rein in excessive executive pay and make boards more diverse under a new "short and sharper" corporate code, published today.

Business • 16 Jul 18

Andrew Yaxley, the boss of Tesco's Irish operations, is to become its new group chief product officer

Tesco names new UK boss after Wilson illness

Tesco said its recently appointed UK and Ireland boss Charles Wilson would step down to a less onerous role after being diagnosed with throat cancer three months ago.

Business • 10 Jul 18

Sales of 'summer essentials' such as sun care products, barbeque items and ice cream increased by 9% during the period

Ice cream and sun screen sales boost grocery retailers

Sales of summer items as a result of unseasonably warm temperatures added €27m to the grocery sector in the 12 weeks to 17 June, according to latest figures from market research firm Kantar Worldpanel.

Business • 02 Jul 18

The deal is the latest partnership within the European retail industry

Tesco and Carrefour join forces in strategic alliance

Tesco and France's Carrefour, Europe's two largest supermarket groups, plan to form a global purchasing alliance to cut costs in the face of competitive pressure.

Business • 02 Jul 18

Tesco said that like-for-like sales in its Irish operations grew by 3% in its fiscal first quarter

Tesco raises pressure on rivals with new price cuts

A new drive to cut food prices boosted Tesco's quarterly sales today, turning up the heat on rivals three years after Britain's biggest retailer started work on a turnaround plan.

Business • 15 Jun 18