Tesco and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) are encouraging people across the UK to take a moment for their wellbeing this Heart Month by visiting a Tesco Pharmacy for a quick and friendly blood pressure check. High blood pressure is one of the leading risk factors for heart attacks and strokes, yet the BHF estimates that up to 5 million adults in the UK may be living with the condition undiagnosed. Because high blood pressure often has no signs or symptoms, the only way to know is to get tested.…
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Tesco launches free F&F Premature Sleepsuits to support families with babies born early
Tesco is deepening its commitment to families of premature babies with the introduction of free F&F Premature Sleepsuits, designed specifically for babies weighing 3 and 4lbs. Starting this week, new parents and carers can collect a complimentary three-pack of the specially designed sleepsuits, created in collaboration with Pampers, from any Tesco Pharmacy during opening hours. With more than 350 participating locations nationwide, Tesco is now the only UK supermarket offering free sleepsuits in these sizes. The initiative builds on the success of Tesco’s ongoing partnership with Pampers, which already provides…
Read MoreTesco trials new crime reporting platform to deter retail crime and keep colleagues, customers and local communities safe
From Monday 26 January, Tesco has beemnn trialling a new crime reporting platform across 40 of its stores. The 10-week trial will be conducted across Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, with the aim of driving down retail crime, protecting colleagues and increasing collaboration with the police and the wider retail industry. While even one incident is one too many, retail crime has continued to escalate sharply across the industry, with the latest BRC Crime Survey reporting that incidents of violence and abuse against retail workers now surpass 2,000 a day. The Auror…
Read MoreTesco’s Murray Bisschop to Chair IPA CPD Gold Judges
The IPA has named Murray Bisschop, UK Marketing Director at Tesco as the Chair of Judges for 2025 IPA CPD Gold Accreditation. Now in its eighteenth year, IPA CPD Gold Accreditation rewards agencies for their exceptional professional development programmes and outstanding investment in the development and wellbeing of their employees. Bisschop and the judging panel will examine CPD Gold submissions and honour those that demonstrate an embedded, effective and innovative culture of learning throughout 2025, bettering the professionalism, development and reputation of the industry and ultimately adding value to both…
Read MoreTesco announces two new nature partnerships as it ramps up plans to boost biodiversity across land connected to food production
Tesco has today reaffirmed its aim to protect and restore nature across key sourcing regions in its supply chain, as it revealed the progress it’s made during the first year of its Nature Programme initiative. The retailer launched its Nature Programme in 2023, with five projects now established in partnership with Forestry England, delivered in the Blackdown Hills; RSPB; the Rivers Trust, alongside beef and lamb supplier, ABP; Herefordshire Rural Hub; and ANSE (Asociación de Naturalistas del Sureste) and key fruit supplier AMFRESH in Spain. As part of the programme, land linked to the production of 18 high risk commodities is already benefiting from a range of initiatives, including creating habitats for key species, increasing pollinators, improving soil health and…
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