FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Tesco / 8 October 2026
Tesco (TSCO): news on Thursday 8 October 2026
+8.3 strongly positive
Coverage was dominated by half-year results in which Tesco raised its profit outlook and lifted its buyback, though sales edged lower in one report. Brand ranking wins and hedge fund support added to the positive lean, while a lost planning challenge was a minor negative.
What drove it
- half-year results
- raised profit outlook
- most valuable retail brand
The 29 stories
- +10.0 Tesco raises profit outlook and lifts buyback as supermarket records bumper half
Raised profit outlook and larger buyback - +10.0 Tesco Raises Profit Outlook After Strong First-Half Performance
Profit outlook raised after strong first half - +10.0 Britain's Tesco raises profit outlook floor after first-half rise
Profit outlook floor raised after first-half rise - +10.0 Tesco Raised Its Profit Floor After A Strong First Half
Profit floor raised after strong half - +9.7 Tesco H1 sales rise 1.6% at constant rates; lifts FY profit outlook
Sales up 1.6% and profit outlook lifted - +8.7 Tesco crowned UK’s 'most valuable retail brand' at £7.6bn
Valued as UK's top retail brand - +8.3 Tesco crowned UK most valuable retail brand by Kantar - Punchline-Gloucester.com
Named most valuable UK retail brand - +7.5 Tesco well-positioned for growth, says Murphy
CEO upbeat on growth positioning - +6.7 Tesco most crowded long in UK retail as hedge funds stay short on fashion sector
Most crowded long among hedge funds - +5.8 FTSE 100 grocer Tesco (LSE:TSCO): how is it stepping up rapid delivery with Uber Eats and Deliveroo?
Rapid delivery expansion with Uber Eats and Deliveroo - +5.0 Tesco helps drives sales of Black-owned brands with Black History Month showcase
Positive Black History Month supplier showcase - −5.0 Outer House rejects Tesco challenge to Sainsbury’s supermarket planning permission at Dumfries retail park
Lost court challenge to rival's planning permission - +5.0 Tesco looking for new sites for Express chain of stores
Expansion plans for Express stores - +4.7 Tesco spotlights Black-owned brands for Black History Month
Supports Black-owned brands, positive - +4.2 Tesco drivers can get 8p off every litre of fuel. Here’s how it works
Fuel discount for customers - +3.3 Tesco Narrows Outlook as Online Sales Offset Cost Pressure
Outlook narrowed; online sales offset cost pressure - +3.3 Tesco brings Northern Ireland-grown pumpkins to stores for the first time this Halloween
New local produce range in stores - +3.3 Tesco names Chris Blatchford as new chief technology officer
New chief technology officer appointed - +3.3 Tesco joins bidders for Majestic Wine and its 200 shops
Tesco among bidders for Majestic Wine - −3.0 Tesco sales edge lower as ‘uncertain backdrop’ weighs on shoppers
Sales edged lower amid uncertain consumer backdrop - +2.5 Interim Results Trading Statement 2026/27
Company's own interim statement, largely factual - +2.5 M&S veteran Alex Avisse-Williams takes on Digital Director for Home & Clothing position at Tesco
Senior digital hire from M&S - −2.0 Anyone with a Tesco Clubcard must beware of urgent 'expiring points' email
Clubcard scam-style email warning, reputational nuisance - −1.7 Glasgow Tesco targeted in daylight robbery as police launch probe
Robbery at a store, minor - +1.7 Who Will Be Leading Sustainable Transformation at Tesco?
Sustainability leadership profile - +1.7 Earnings Flash (TSCO.L) Tesco PLC Posts Fiscal H1 EPS GBX16.7
Factual EPS earnings flash - −0.8 Tesco worker dad, 33, died after midnight episode despite wife resuscitation attempts
Employee death, tragic but not about company - +0.8 Police powers granted over raid threat pressure Tesco stock price near GBX479.22 resistance
Share price technical note, mixed - +0.5 Thursday preview: Tesco and PepsiCo results due
Preview of upcoming results, neutral
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