expecting a bad set of results from supermarket giant Tesco, but the actual numbers were worse than even the most pessimistic predictions. A huge impairment charge resulted in net pretax losses for the

At the beginning of 2015, the group acquired Tesco's Blinkbox streaming service. Until recently, TalkTalk also offered an MVNO mobile service latterly through O2. It took the decision to quit this business

resigned at the end of 2017 to join cornerstone client Tesco, and the agency now reports directly to Havas UK CEO Xavier Rees. The agency also houses direct response media agency All Response Media. The

toppled from the top spot by aggressive innovator Tesco. A succession of new managers attempted to restore Sainsbury's to health, but the store struggled to match the growth shown by more forward-thinking

it lost that position to Tesco during 2013, before overtaking its troubled British rival again in 2014. Yet both companies, struggling to offload their weaker international operations, have in turn been

Grand Prix Media: Tesco "Food Love Stories" by Mediacom London Here's a quick round-up of the final batch of winners from Cannes Lions 2018. No point waiting till Thursday because the news will be as

between Unilever and the country's biggest supermarket Tesco. Unilever had told retailers it has to raise prices in the UK to compensate for the collapse in the value of sterling since the Brexit referendum.

offset by only a few notable gains. The loss of Tesco in the UK was a significant blow in 2015, and was followed by the departure of Hyundai and Kia in the US from Jan 2016. MillerCoors was a major loss

23m between them. This was despite a decision by Tesco to delist Kingsmill's sliced loaves for four months in Spring 2015. Allied continued to supply Tesco with private-label products as well as Allinson

fierce competition from supermarket retailers such as Tesco, while expansion into international markets was patchy at best. After several difficult years, Boots' position strengthened considerably in