Poor old Tesco has been much in the news since its £640 million (€812.63 million) takeover of the Quinnsworth/Crazy Prices chain two years ago. There has been criticism of the store on many fronts including its treatment of Irish suppliers and its attempts to close a midlands store in favour of a newer location. For its part, the company has launched a vigorous fightback and has also invested considerable lucre upgrading specific stores. So it was with some pleasure that The Margin - ambling around what looked like a recently-revamped Tesco store during the bank holiday weekend and admiring the British retailer's wine offerings - happened upon an interesting and to-the-point notice on one of the shelves, the gist of which was: Due to customer feedback we have decided to divide our extensive wine range into two sections - red and white. If that's not rocket science, then what is?
If it's Tesco then it has to be rocket science
Poor old Tesco has been much in the news since its £640 million (€812
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