By John McCarthy

Tesco’s new chief executive Dave Lewis has issued a rallying call to troops, telling the company’s 500,000 employees to contact him directly with ideas on how to combat the retailer’s current market misfortune.

In his first official memo in the role, Lewis, a former Unilever executive, asked staff to help him help save Tesco – as it comes under siege from discount brands Aldi and Lidl.

Lewis this week replaced Philip Clarke, who resigned after the retailer saw a 33 per cent drop in stock in 2013.

Retail website, the Grocer, first posted Lewis’ open letter to staff where he informed Read full story ›

Source: The Drum