Tesco has defended its decision to label a children’s chemistry set a boys’ toy, despite criticism from gender equality campaigners.

Britain's biggest grocer Tesco has announced plans to launch a pension annuity comparison service. The move is seen as an attempt to tap into the lucrative at retirement market, in which more than 400,000 people each year buy annuities to pay an annual income for life.

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Listening to Philip Clarke, Tesco's chief executive, explaining on radio last week why the supermarket giant has just reported the first fall in profit in two decades left me feeling distinctly queasy.

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Morrisons is the latest big grocer to threaten to report Tesco to the advertising watchdog over its price-comparison claims and coupons.

It may have been cold outside recently, but inside Britain’s homes punters have been devouring Domino’s hot dog stuffed-crust pizza in huge numbers.

Just three months after a boardroom coup saw Stobart Group claim it needed an executive chairman, the haulier today said that role was “no longer appropriate” and the woman in the post would vacate it immediately.

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Sainsbury's will throw down the gauntlet to grocery market leader Tesco this week with strong sales figures.

Supermarket giant Tesco has bought restaurant chain Giraffe for £48.6 million under plans to transform its stores into family-friendly retail destinations.